Hamlet
This is the author of Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare.
Not Bill.
This is the author of Almost Somewhere.
Who is Suzanne Roberts?
The majority of Beowulf takes place in this region, known for its misty moors and turbulent seas.
What is Scandinavia? (Denmark, Sweden, Geatland, etc.)
In his battle against the dragon, Beowulf is assisted by this one loyal companion who remains by his side.
Who is Wiglaf?
This is the author of The Glass Castle.
Who is Jeannette Walls?
Jeannette's complex relationship with her father, Rex Walls, is characterized by love, admiration, and disappointment. One of the most poignant moments in the book occurs when he gives her this as a present.
What is Venus?
"Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel?"
What is Hamlet?
This is the setting of Hamlet.
What is Denmark (the castle is Elsinore) in "Shakespearean times". Think 14th-15th century.
This is the setting for Almost Somewhere.
What is the John Muir Trail in 1993?
This recurring theme in Beowulf emphasizes the importance of loyalty, honor, and reputation.
What is heroism?
Before fighting Grendel, Beowulf boasts that he will defeat the monster using only this part of his body.
What are his bare hands?
What is Welch?
Despite their unconventional upbringing, Jeannette and her siblings are encouraged to pursue knowledge and education. Jeannette ultimately achieves academic success and becomes successful in this profession.
What is journalism? (writer)
"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home"
What is Almost Somewhere
These are the two things Hamlet asks of Horatio and the guards.
This is approximately the length of the John Muir Trail in miles.
What is 212?
Beowulf faces this monstrous creature, descended from Cain, in one of his most famous battles.
Who is Grendel? (those of you that are argumentative, Grendel's mother works too...)
In his final battle, Beowulf is mortally wounded while fighting this creature to protect his people.
What is the dragon?
What the dad calls it when he checks Jeannette out of the hospital without paying.
What is checking out Rex Walls-style?
As teenagers, Jeannette and her older sister Lori devise a plan to leave their home and start new lives in this city.
What is New York City?
"You can’t avoid the present tense for very long, a gift that escaped me at the time."
What is Almost Somewhere?
Be specific. This is what happened to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
What is, Hamlet faked a letter to the King of England to have them put to death immediately upon arrival.
True/False: This is the longest Dionne has gone without a binge since age 16.
True (page 122).
This stylistic device, commonly used in Old English poetry like Beowulf, involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
During his final battle, Beowulf is mortally wounded by the dragon's ___________.
What is venomous bite? (read up on the wording of "poisonous" vs. "venomous")
Poison - ingested (you bite IT)
Venom - injected (IT bites you)
This is the big request Jeannette makes for her tenth birthday.
What is for Rex to stop drinking?
This character stabs Rose Mary.
Who is Maureen?
"Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and a lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature."
The Glass Castle.
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
Who says this quote in Hamlet?
Who is Polonius?
"Do the PCT then...Besides, someone else has to give you your trail name."
Who says this quote in Almost Somewhere?
Who is Erika?
Beowulf uses this legendary weapon, loaned to him by Unferth.
What is Hrunting? (it is a sword)
Who is Wealhtheow? (not so fun fact, this is technically not her name --> it means foreign bride/servant)
“‘Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy...You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.'”
Who says this quote in The Glass Castle?
Who is the mom?
Who is Rose Mary?
Jeannette leaves Eric and ends up with this man.
Who is John?
"What a piece of work is a man! How noble in
reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving
how express and admirable! In action how like an Angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals! And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me; no, nor Woman neither; though by your smiling you seemto say so..”
What is Hamlet?