Ripped from the Pages
What is the genre of I Must Betray You?
Historical Fiction
Where does Cristian sleep?
In a closet on a bed of rags.
Which building at LSRHS -- A, B, or C -- is home to the rock climbing gym?
Annotation: C
Cristian is spying on the son of an American diplomat with the last name Van Dorn. What is the son's first name?
Dan
Life in Romania is hard for most people in 1989. What do Cristian and his family have to do in order to get food?
Wait in long, long lines.
In which country does I Must Betray You take place?
Romania
What is Cristian's name for the one-eyed neighbor who hosts video parties in his apartment (for money)?
Starfish
Which one of the following is NOT an English class at LSRHS that you can sign up for next year?
A. LITERARY NONFICTION
B. SCIENCE FICTION
C. SHORT FORM LIT.: SONGS, POETRY, STORIES
D. RULERS AND REBELS
C.
What is the name of Cristian's best friend?
Luca
What material is used for the apartment buildings in Cristian's part of Romania? (What are the buildings made out of?)
Cement
1989
What special treat does Liliana share with Cristian that she had been saving since Christmas?
A can of Coca Cola.
What is the exact wording of Lincoln-Sudbury's motto?
HINT: This saying begins with the word "Think"
THINK FOR YOURSELF, BUT THINK OF OTHERS
What does Cristian call his grandfather?
Bunu
What is Cristian's code name as an informer?
OSCAR
What is Nicolae Ceausescu's wife's name?
Elena
How many channels are on the Romanian television in I Must Betray You?
One.
In what year was Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School founded?
1954
What does Cristian call the Agent who he reports to as an informer?
Agent Paddle Hands
Instead of using money, Cristian and his family use a Western brand of cigarettes, as currency. What is this brand called?
Kents
What is unique about how the chapters are numbered in I Must Betray You?
Underneath the Arabic numbers, they are written in the Romanian language
"Joking about the regime was illegal and could ferry you straight to Securitate headquarters. But people told jokes anyway. In a country with no freedom of speech, each joke felt like a tiny revolution. Some jokes were relayed through a fictional character named ___________" (29).
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE FICTIONAL CHARACTER THAT CRISTIAN AND HIS GRANDFATHER MAKE UP IN ORDER TO TELL JOKES ABOUT THE COMMUNISt REGIME?
Bula
Within 50 students, how many pupils are enrolled right now at LSRHS?
1,404
Cici calls her little brother "Pui" as a nickname. What does this name mean?
Little Chick
Cristian thought that Romania's fields were overflowing with bountiful crops. Instead, he found a "scrawny field" with almost nothing to harvest. The State television showed misleading visuals of fields that were NOT in Romania. What is this government tactic called?
Propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.