Theme & Setting
What time frame does this story take place in?
1910's
The two sisters names were?
What is Luella and Effie Tildon
Was Mabel's up bringing the same as Elffie's?
NO Effie was born wealthy. Mabel grew up in extreme poverty with trauma.
The House of Mercy is ran by who?
What is the Sisiters of Mercy. These nuns show very little mercy to these girls entrusted to their care. These girls stay a minimum of a year, though many girls have been there much longer.
The girls from the House of Mercy are picked every year to go to work on a____?
What is a farm, which turns out to be as bad if not worse than the home.
The city this book takes place in is?
What is NYC
The outright rebellious sister is_________and the sick sister is_______?
What is Luella and Effie.
What event occurred in the House of Mercy that won over Mabels trust for Effie?
What was the escape through the window guards. but the dogs got them and they ere placed into a makeshift hospital in the House of Mercy. where they were drugged until they recovered.
The House of Mercy is a place where "____" girls were taken.
What is "bad" girls are taken and put to work by the sisters in charge. The girls were fed very little, cheap food and are expected to join the regular prayers and be truly thankful for what they are being given.
Mabel was in charge in the laundry room. Effie's assignment was very hard initially or lighter?
What was lighter, Mabel took it easy on her, she may of recognized her as being sickly.
The theme of this book is?
What is: Historical fiction
Survival & Sisterhood- story of resilience, hope and the power of female bonds in overcoming oppression.
Real history- its fictional but it is based on the real House of Mercy and of women imprisoned in such institutions, honoring their silenced stories.
The rebellious act the sisters did before they were caught by their parents?
The snuck off to through the woods to spend time with the gypsies that are camped nearby for the summer.
Was Efffie and Mabels relationship genuine friendship or one of pure necessity?
At first Effie felt used. Then it evolved to genuine relationship.
The girls were assigned during the day to work long tough hours doing?
What is the laundry. They wash, dry and iron all the laundry the sisters take from the rich people. The sisters are paid for the services so basically the girls treated like slaves.
Unlike her relationship with her sister Luella, Effie missed her sister terribly. WHo else did she become close with to fill those shoes?
WHo was _______ (young girl who slept with her every night) @ the house of Mercy, and then Mabel after the escape from the farm.
The Romani community was called?
What was gypsies.
The secret the girls found out about is?
What is the affair their dad is having with Idenz.
What crime had Mabel committed?
What was dropping her baby into the river. Question is was the baby really dead?
The punishment you received if you did not follow rules and everyone was afraid of this was?
What is placing the girl into darkness in the basement as they refer to it as the Pit.
The true relationship bonding of Mabel and Effie happen when?
What was When they made the escape from the farm. But Effie was sick and could not go on and needed medical treatment. Mabel took care of her, slept with her and opened up to Effie.
The girls with no names were and why did they have no names?
It was reference a few times; once when Mables mom had many (12) misscarriages and all girls buried in the yard, the 2nd time- the fire that occurred where Mabels mom worked with her neices who were twins. All the people were lined up on the pavement dead which were woman where not identified. THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES
The miscalculation was and who made it?
What is Effie suspected her father has made good on his threat to send Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she miscalculated now that she is in the House of Mercy, but now no one believes her.
What occurred at the end of the story with Jeanne and Mabel?
What occurred Jeanne brought Mabel to the Romani community in order to hide her and let her live her life free. She ended up marrying the guy Effie liked and having a family with 4 children.
This institution, a real life "Magdalene Laundry" is portrayed as?
What is a harrowing, abusive facility run by the nuns that enslave "fallen" women. hey were inmates subjected to long days of work. The staff were heartless, aiming to break the spirits of the women through strict , abusive discipline. Mabel and Effie navigated the cruelty of the institution and fought for survival.
******DAILY DOUBLE******
What was Mabels secret?
What Iwas her name, it was not truly Mabel it was change so she could not be charged for her crime.