Quotes
"We exist as long as someone remembers us"
Julian Carax
Who does Julian become after he discovers Penelope's death?
Lain Coubert ( the devil) (either is acceptable)
Who killed Fumero's mother?
Fumero did
How does Mr Aldaya die? (Penelope and Jorje's father)
Sharks ate him
Who did the infamous Fountain Pen historically belong to?
Victor Hugo
"Books are mirrors. You only see in them what you already have inside you"
Julian Carax. Bea also said a very similar quote to this. So either is acceptable.
There are many similarities between Julian Carax and Daniel Sempere. Name one
- Both worked for fathers. Both are solitary children who love books. Both aspire to become authors. Both fall in love with. Both fell in love with their friends sister. Both impregnated their girlfriend. Both owned a fountain pen that belonged to ____ ____.
What did Fumero carve a figurine of when he was in high school?
Penelope
What disease does Miguel Moliner have at the end of his life?
Tuberculosis
Name three characters that played the piano in the book.
Clara. Julian. Sophie (Julian's mom). Gustavo Barcelo. Neri (Clara's tutor).
"You don't know what life is like until you undress a woman the first time - a button at a time. Like peeling a hot sweet potato on a winters night"
Fermin Romero de Torres
What was the occupation of Julian's father?
Hat maker
Why did Fumero hate Julian so much?
Fumero was in love with Penelope also and jealous of Julian.
What was the name given to the Aldaya mansion?
The Angel of the Mist
How many Children did Fermin Romero de Torres have?
Four boys
"Sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are"
Daniel (when talking to Bea)
Julian's father was sent to the morgue to identify a body with Julian's passport on it. Whose body was it really?
Miguel Moliner ( Julian's best friend)
Why didn't Fumero ever kill Fermin?
"I never kill an informer. There are worse things than death. I let them rot alive"
Daily Double -- Why did Anthoni Fortuny (Julian's father) hang crucifixes everywhere?
He was convinced that the devil had sneaked into his home & also between his wife's thighs. Anthoni decided that Julian's father must be the devil.
Nuria said two sentences when she was dying in the policeman Palathios's arms. Can you come close to reciting either of them?
"There are worse things than words" "Let her go"
"Those who really love, love in silence with deeds and not with words"
Jacinta ( Penelopes nanny)
DAILY DOUBLE - What was the name of Julian's son?
David
What did Fumero wear to Jorge Aldaya's 18th birthday party?
A sailor suit.
The first few sentences of the book and the last few sentences of the book are very similar. Describe what you know about it.
beginning:Danielle and his dad, Mr Sempere are walking toward the Cemetery of Forgotten books so Dan can pick out a book. "You can't tell anyone about this place" "Not even mommy?" You can tell her- we have no secrets from her. At end it was Daniel and son Julian doing the same thing when son was ten.
Fermin had scars on his back. What was he burned with? OR What was Fermin's job during the Spanish Civil war?
A welding torch.
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