Sunset Limited
What do the names of the characters represent?
Their races
Who was the author of Slaughterhouse Five?
Kurt Vonnegut
Which main character died at the end of the book and was screaming for three days before they died?
Ivan Illyich
"I been standing with you! I been right here with you, Troy. I got a life too. I gave eighteen years of my life to stand in the same spot with you. Don’t you think I ever wanted other things? Don’t you think I had dreams and hopes? . . . Don’t you think it ever crossed my mind to want to know other men? That I wanted to lay up somewhere and forget about my responsibilities? That I wanted someone to make me laugh so I could feel good? . . . But I held on to you, Troy. I took all my feelings, my wants and needs, my dreams . . . and I buried them inside you."
What book is this quote from?
Fences
Are worker bees male or female?
Female
What are the themes in Sunset Limited?
Faith in God, Nihilism, Purpose of Life, Suicide, Compassion
When was Sunset Limited written?
2006
Which character played the trumpet?
Gabriel (Fences)
"I don't believe in God. Can you understand that? Look around you man. Can't you see?"
What book is this quote from?
Sunset Limited
10 legs
What are the occupations of White and Black?
White - college professor
Black - ex-convict
ADGT for Fences
August Wilson's 1985 novel Fences
Which female character ran away from home (not at the end)?
Lena (Light in August)
"What bloody man is that?"
What book is this quote from?
Macbeth
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver
Metaphor for suicide
Sun sets in the west, which is where the train was going, indicating dying everyday
ADGT for Macbeth
William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth
Which character was abused by their father when they were young?
Troy (Fences)
"Always the same. Now a spark of hope flashes up, then a sea of despair rages, and always pain; always pain, always despair, and always the same."
What book is this quote from?
The Death of Ivan Illyich
Which geometric shape is used for the stop sign?
Octagon
From where to where does the Sunset Limited train go?
New Orleans to LA
ADGT for The Death of Ivan Illyich
Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Illyich
Torvald Helmer
"‘It is because a fellow is more afraid of the trouble he might have than he ever is of the trouble he’s already got. He’ll cling to trouble he’s used to before he’ll risk a change.’"
What book is this quote from?
Who said this quote? (+300)
What color is the "Ex" in FedEx Ground?
Green