David's Route
Where does the story begin?
In a labor camp somewhere in Bulgaria
Who raised David in the camp and what happened to him in the book? What happened to him in the movie?
Johannes who died of a heart attack in the book and sacrificed himself for David in the film.
When does David determine that he does not want to die? What changes him?
When he woke up on the mountainside after coming ashore from the ship. He is changed by beauty.
Special things David received from The Man while in the camp.
Milk and vitamins
What direction does The Man tell David to go after he escapes the camp?
Southwards to Salonika
What are the names of Maria's siblings?
Andrea, Carlo, Cecha and Guglio
Who is being described in this passage? "He just managed to catch sight of a boy, a blackhaired boy with spiteful, ill-natured eyes..."
Carlo
What caused David to call out to a God and which God did he choose?
Loosing his compass. He chose the God of the green pastures and the still waters
Name the items David bought after he received the money from the American couple.
Loaf of bread, a cake of soap and a comb.
Who gives David his first real human connection and as a result what does does he do for the first time?
Maria. He smiles.
Recite is the Scripture verse David recalled that he had heard Johannes say came from the other David.
‘He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.’
What does David encounter for the first time after coming ashore in Salerno and how does it change him?
Beauty. It makes him want to live.
The fruit he ate for the first time after his escape.
An orange.
Where does Angelo take David?
Perugia
Who paints David's portrait?
Sophie Bang
Complete the quote with the missing word.
"Johannes had once said that violence and cruelty were just a ________ person's way of making himself felt, because it was easier to use your hands to strike a blow than to use your brain to find a logical and just solution to a problem."
Stupid
Why did 'The Man' help David escape the prison camp.
He loved David's mother
The one thing David asked the man for the day he was told he could escape.
A piece of soap
What Sea does David have to cross in the beginning?
The Mediterranean Sea
This man is keeps David captive as a kind of servant.
The Cruel Farmer
Identify the source of this quote. "Not all strange boys are honest, you know...but we are sorry we suspected an honest boy. We did not mean you to understand what we said, and we would be glad if you would make use of this money to show you have no hard feelings toward us."
The American man in his letter.
What is David experiencing for the first time when Carlo interrupts him?
Music
What object made David stay at the house?
Books
Name the Italian City where David talks to the priest.
Balogna
David's companion on the farm and after.
King the dog.
Who said, "What kind of young thief is this staggering about in this sort of weather!"
The mean farmer
Why did the American woman that David met on the side of the road not want David to take the money to buy petrol?
She thought he might steal the money
Where does he stumble onto the Farm where he is kept as a servant?
Somewhere in the Swiss Mountains
The name of the Children's mother.
Elsa
Fill in the blanks and identify the speaker. "Yes . . . And his ______ frighten me, too. They're the _______ of an old man, an old man who's seen so much in life that he no longer cares to go on living."
Eyes. Elsa.
What does David believe a free country needs?
It must have a king.
True or false. Italian is spoken in Lugano, Switzerland.
True
What was the name of David's mother?
Edith Hjorth Fengel
Name the one David is speaking to when he says, "Oh, You shouldn't have done it!"
God
What does David realize about himself after the encounter with the woman and her baby?
That he could feel fear for others or concern for others.
What does David steal and who does he steal if for?
Food for King
Name the Italian Cities David travels through.
Salerno, Naples, Florence, Perugia, Milan, Bologna
The name of Maria's father
Giovanni
True or false. Giovanni says the following to David. "You thief, forcing your way into people’s grounds in broad daylight!"
What object represents freedom, cleanliness, and purity for David?
Soap
He ate this food for the first time when he met the French speaking English couple.
Sandwiches
What was the street that David's mother lived on?
Strandvejen 758
These five characters help David the most.
The Man, Johannes, Maria, Sophie, & King
Fill in the blank. “David looked at the ________ for a long time. He felt it had some meaning for him, but he could not tell what.”
Church
True or false. When David hears the children saying "She's on fire" he thinks they are talking about the shed and not the girl.
True.
David didn't know what he looked like until what incident occurred in which city?
The woman dropped her mirror and he kept it in Naples