A major motif in the novel involving writing.
Robbie kept this in his jacket pocket in the Army.
Robbie had two drafts of these to give to Cecilia.
What are letters?
100
Robbie's mother who works for the Tallises.
Who is Grace Turner?
100
Character that says "Come back to me. I'll wait for you"
Who is Cecilia?
100
The site where Briony first misinterprets what she says. She thought it was a proposal of marriage.
What is the Fountain (Triton)?
100
Story that uses to narrative voices predominantly throughout the novel: the "black dialect" and formal narration.
What is THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD?
200
The theme of the author being all powerful makes the novelist equal to ________.
Who is God?
200
The twins; Lola Quincey's brothers.
What is Jackson and Pierrot?
200
(2 Parts)
Person who says "Bite IT. You have to bite IT."
Who is Paul Marshall?
What is chocolate?
200
The location where Robbie and Cecilia proclaim their love for one another.
What is the library?
200
The narrative structure used in HEART OF DARKNESS, where there is an unnamed narrator at the beginning, before Marlow takes over the narration.
What is frame narrative?
300
This play by William Shakespeare is alluded to in the novel.
What is "Twelfth Night"?
300
The man that Robbie and Cecilia originally believed to attack Lola
Who is Danny Hardman?
300
A _______ is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and note easily mended.
What is a "person"?
300
The metafiction that makes an appearance in both Part 1 and and London 1999.
What is "The Trials of Arabella"?
300
Two books that involve either of the World Wars.
What are ATONEMENT and SUN ALSO RISES?
400
Robbie saw this during his journey to Dunkirk, which is used to symbolize the devastation caused by war.
What is the leg in the tree?
400
The two soldiers that accompany Robbie in his journey to Dunkirk for evacuation.
Who are Corporal Mace and Corporal Nettle?
400
“HE was looking at HER with amused suspicion. There was something between THEM, and even she had to acknowledge that a tame remark about the weather sounded perverse.”
Who are Robbie and Cecilia?
400
The three words spoken between Robbie and Cecilia in the library.
What is "I love you"?
400
The thing that Robbie Turner and Jake Barnes have in common, relating to the books.
What is service in the army?
500
The theme that accompanying the accusation of rape against Robbie due to his place in the social hierarchy.
What is the theme of the impossibility of avoiding class distinctions? (answers can be varied; presenter's discretion)
500
The French soldier who asked Briony if she loved him before he died.
Who is Luc?
500
“No atonement for God, or novelists, even if they are_______. It was always an impossible task, and that was precisely the point. The attempt was all.”
What are atheists?
500
The reason that Briony decided to publish her novel in 1999.
It ensured that she wouldn't be sued.
What is vascular dementia?
500
Of all the other books, person that is most closely related to Briony in being an unreliable narrator.