Small Things Like These
Town in which the novella is set.
New Ross
County where the story takes place.
Sligo
Yeah in which the last Magdalen Laundry closed.
1996
Where is Marianne's holiday home?
Trieste
“‘there’s girls out there that get in _________, that much you [Bill] do know.’ The blow was cheap”
“‘there’s girls out there that get in trouble, that much you [Bill] do know.’ The blow was cheap”
‘Everyone likes you. And unlike most people you’re actually a nice person.’ - Character who utters these words.
Marianne
“such things had nothing to do with them, and that there was nothing they could do [. . .] If you want to get on in life, there’s things you need to ___________, so you can ______ on”
“such things had nothing to do with them, and that there was nothing they could do [. . .] If you want to get on in life, there’s things you need to ignore, so you can keep on”
Who gets 600 points in their Leaving Certificate?
Connell
“[W]as there any point in being alive without _______ ___ _______?”
“[W]as there any point in being alive without helping one another?”
Which book do the two protagonists discuss?
The Communist Manifesto