Character and Relationships
10 going on 11
Frank and Patricia are patients in this type of hospital.
Fever Hospital
According to the nurse, the English feasted on this while Irish children starved.
Roast Beef and Wine
Patricia reads Frank verses from a poem about this type of criminal on horseback.
a highwayman (or thief on a horse)
The Latin root "confiteri" means this, helping define "confession."
"to admit" or "to acknowledge"
Patricia is this many years older than Frank
3 or 4
Frank has this disease while Patricia has diphtheria.
Typhoid
Irish children were so hungry during the Famine they tried to eat this, turning their mouths green.
grass
The highwayman promises to come to his love by this time, "though hell should bar the way."
moonlight
In the context of the Famine, "blight" refers to this plant disease.
What is a disease that destroys potato crops?
This character carries Frank upstairs and whispers "Ah, God, I'm sorry, Frankie.
Seamus
The ward Frank is moved to was used for patients during this historical Irish tragedy.
The nurse says if the English didn't put this on the potato, they didn't help remove it.
Blight
Frank compares the highwayman poem favorably to these "two lines" he knows.
William Shakespeare
Confraternity" refers to this type of religious organization that prayed for Frank.
What is a brotherhood (or religious association)
The nurse says Patricia will "never know" this, implying she will what?
Die young
Frank is moved to this location in the hospital as punishment for talking to Patricia.
the big ward upstairs (or the far end of the ward against the wall)?
Sister Rita calls the highwayman poem this type of literature, showing her disapproval.
Pagan English poetry
Sister Rita suggests Frank should be reading this religious publication instead of poetry.
The Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart
This prayer involves counting beads, which Sister Rita wants Frank to say.
What is the rosary?
Frank describes Patricia as having this type of head when he glimpses her as he's carried away.
"a blur of dark head on a pillow"?
The Kerry nurse describes hearing these sounds in the hospital at night during the Famine.
Cries and Moans
The nurse shows this attitude toward the English regarding their treatment of the Irish during the Famine.
No pity or no feeling at all
Frank says he loves the poem because it has this quality, making it almost as good as Shakespeare.
exciting
The nurse warns Frank he could damage this body system by laughing too hard.
internal apparatus