Vocabulary
What means belief in more than one god?
Polytheism
What word means extended journey marked by wandering, adventures, and changes of fortune?
Odyssey
Which character is grieving but trying to get on with her life?
Vita's mother
What can you infer from Vita's description of her final line: "There is a prickly feeling up the back of my neck. And then applause. The noise surrounds me, filling me."?
She is deeply moved by her own interpretation of the line.
Who is Argus?
the dog
stifled
What means chant of words or phrases that is meant to produce a magical result?
incantation
Who thinks Vita has no acting talent?
Mr. Dodd
What does this quote by Vita's mother tell us: "No more burnt offerings when I'm not home."?
Vita's mother knows more than Vita thought she did.
Who is Marlowe?
the cat
What word means pronounce or articulate?
enunciate
What word means broad embankments surrounding a castle, fort, or city for defense against attack?
ramparts
Which character has these traits: imaginative and emotional?
Vita
Who said, "I made all these things happen with my offering."?
Vita
Who is John and John?
the birds
supplication
What word means repetitive prayer or recitation?
litany
Who is interested in a relationship with Vita's mother?
Old Farfel
What is this story mostly about?
A girl in a school play about Helen of Troy
What literary element is the cup that has a picture of an ancient Greek temple on is?
allusion
What word means serious trouble or great suffering?
scourge
What word means conveys the impression of; represents?
embodies
Who is traveling to unknown places while Vita is going through her experiences?
Vita's father
What does Vita do to get 3 wishes?
She makes a sacrifice by burning letters.
When does Vita's father return?
He does not.