Friends of Figurative Language
What is simile?
Where is the textile factory?
Method used by Romanian people to find out about the freedoms in the west.
What is Radio Free Europe OR American movies OR American magazines
The three colors of the Romanian flag.
What are red, yellow, and blue.
Nickname of agent who interrogates Cristian when he acts as an informant.
Who is Paddle Hands?
"Fear sucks me in and out of mangled dreams."
What is personification?
Cristian's code name in the informant report.
What is Oscar?
Christian got a picture of this rocker in the American library.
What is executed?
Who is Bunu?
*Literary Terms:
The ending of the novel begins with chapter 1.
What is irony?
Who was on the poster in Dan Van Dorn's room?
Who is Bon Jovi?
The reason why Bunu died.
What is he was beaten to death and probably given poisoned coffee.
Best friend who lost an arm during the protest.
Who is Luca?
A double agent for both the Americans and the Communists.
Who is Cici?
"We couldn't stop laughing, drunk on contraband and sugar."
What is hyperbole?
The sign on the wall said this was the bright future of mankind...
What is communism?
In Romania, this is how Christmas is celebrated (sarcasm).
What is working in factories?
The name of the jail where protesters were kept and tortured.
What is Jilava?
Free to move in and out of the country because of his father's political position.
Who is Dan Van Dorn?
"Empty static buzzed from the radio"
What is onomatopoeia?
Cristian and Dan both collect these items.
What are stamps?
The two gifts Dan gives Cristian as Christmas gifts.
What are Twinkies and stamps.
Although published as anonymous, this is the author of Screaming Whispers: A Romanian Teenager in Bucharest.
Who is Cristian.
Hosts the illegal movie nights.
Who is Starfish?