58 years old and a ex-mental patient often seen around the library dressed shabbily yet flamboyantly in layers of mismatched clothing.
What is the madman
100
What do Bruno and the narrator have in common?
What is they like reading books
100
Why couldn't the narrator escape from the madman?
what is she couldn't move he outweighed her by more than one hundred pounds
100
adj. Startling and sensational causing shock or disgust
What is Lurid
100
adj. Openly hostile and aggressive toward another
What is antagonistic
200
He's short temper led him into arguments and feuds with the neighbors and customers. Had three sons,two daughters, a wife who spoke virtually no English. Was driven with rage when his store was vandalized and died an unusual death
What is Mr. Sokolov
200
How did Bruno's father die?
What is killed by the Mafia defending his store (parts of his body was discovered around where they live)
200
What kind of books does Bruno enjoy to read
What is adult science fiction "the kind that makes you think, scares you into thinking, the weirder the better" ex.Dracula
200
n. Completely carried away by foolish or shallow love
What is infatuation
200
adv. unfitting manner
What is incongruously
300
Heft and swagger of a near-grown man, had a strangely scarred forehead, spoke English with strong accent and was famous for intimidating or harassing his classmates.
What is Bruno Sokolov
300
Who was actually held hostage?
What is Bruno. Since he never had a true friend that he could talk to in order to express his emotions(from father's death to the incident) he was held hostage within himself.
300
What happened to Bruno after the attack?
What is he got 6 months of probation and was obliged to seek psychiatric therapy
300
synonyms: slick,tricky, and beguiling
What is subtle
300
adj. mocking or ridiculing; scornful
What is derisive
400
Small, brainy, and invisible. Observed Bruno scrupulously in classes and was a victim of a random act of violence.
What is the narrator
400
How was the madman after the incident?
What is he didn't die but he couldn't recall what had done, his only memories concentrated on his late childhood. He was now was living on a disability pension from the U.S. Navy in a hotel for transients.
400
How did the Narrator feel toward Bruno in the beginning of the story?
What is a strong attraction that was hardly love wanted to be noticed by him and often fantasized about his death.
400
antonyms:clear, obvious, and nonambigous
What is obscure
400
She stared at us in disbelief and cried out for the madman to leave me alone.
What is incredulously
500
Never called him Bruno but Sokolov, or Sokkie
What is "his friends"
500
How could the narrator and the other students have responded following the violent event to produce a more favorable outcome?
What is the narrator would've thank him instead of ignoring him acting like nothing happen and the students should have acknowledge Bruno's heroism
500
How did Bruno's character shift after the incident?
What is he became increasingly withdrawn and sullen, unpredictable display of temper, childish violence and had no high spirit.
500
abrasive
What is harsh and rough
500
He addressed the rowdy crowd with the self-confidence of a politician.