Characters
Who is the main character of the novel?
August
True or false: "This is a memory." is a quote that frequently appears.
True
The man from NOI says, "Your ____ is a temple"
Body
True or false: a penguin is a bird.
True
What are the names of the girls August wants to be friends with?
Angela, Gigi, and Sylvia
When August is 8 and her brother are 4, where do they move?
Brooklyn
How does August feel when the man from NOI talks about her body?
She feels embarrassed and exposed, "An unlocked temple. A temple exposed."
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
What is August searching for?
August is searching for female companionship because she doesn't have any women/girls present in her life.
How do you know August is traumatized?
She recalls memories of difficult times she's been in like when her brother was in the hospital.
What does August's brother do to go to the hospital?
He leaned on a window and the pane broke, making the glass come down and shatter. The broken glass cut his arm very badly.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats meat.
August's father struggles to make ends meet as a single parent, where does he live with the children.
On the 3rd floor of a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, NY.
August recalls a memory about her mother received a telegram from the military. What did it say?
It said that her uncle, Clyde, had died.
August talks about "presence in shadow." Who is she talking about?
Brother and father.
What is the evolved form of Pikachu?
Raichu
What is the name of August's uncle who died?
Clyde
Why did August become an anthropologist?
She studies other cultures' responses to death to help ease her trauma related memories.
Based on August's mother characterization, we can tell what?
Her mother suffers from mental illness and is not present in the family.
Rouge is the French word for what?
Red