Characters
This is the main protagonist of I Must Betray You.
Who is Cristian Florescu?
I Must Betray You takes place primarily in this country.
What is Romania?
This theme involves constant surveillance and lack of privacy experienced by citizens.
What is government control?
Cristian is forced to become an informer after being caught with this item.
This is used to join an independent and dependent clause.
What is a comma?
She is Cristian's close friend and love interest who supports him throughout the story.
Who is Liliana?
The story takes place during this year.
Cristian struggles with this, having to choose between his morals and protecting his family.
What is betrayal or loyalty?
Cristian's secret acts of rebellion include writing about his experiences using this object.
What is a notebook or journal?
This is used to join two related, independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
This character is Cristian's grandfather, who holds onto forbidden Western items.
Who is Bunu?
This is the oppressive leader of Romania.
The novel explores how people find this, even in the darkest times, through small acts of kindness.
What is hope?
Cristian's family listens to forbidden news from this international broadcaster.
What is Radio Free Europe?
This is the type of figurative language that uses like or as to compare things.
What is a simile?
He is the Securitate agent who tries to force Cristian to become an informer.
Who is agent Paddle Hands?
What is the name of the city where this story takes place?
This theme is seen in how people risk their saefty to tell the truth or fight injustice.
What is courage?
Who does Cristian discover is the informer with the code name MARIA?
Who is Cristian's mother?
This type of figurative language involves repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words. (words that are back to back)
What is alliteration?
He is the person who sells blackmarket goods to the neighborhood and organizes movie nights.
Who is Starfish?
This major historical event in December 1989 serves as the story's climax.
What is the Romanian Revolution?
The book highlights the power of this, showing how information and stories can inspire change.
What is the power of knowledge or truth?
At the end of the novel, this happens to the Ceausescu's.
They are executed by firing squad.
This is the rhetorical appeal that appeals to emotions.
What is pathos?