Characters
The name Euphrosyne is given in attempts to strip her off her past Christian identity
Hillary
Which holiday/feast day is the Matthews family preparing to celebrate at the beginning of the book?
Pascha
In which state does this novel take place?
Alabama
Name two objects you would find in an Orthodox church that are named in the novel.
Answers vary.
Name the novel that Euphrosyne is reading that begins with "It was a dark and stormy night."
A Wrinkle in Time
Mimi
Describe a miracle associated with St. Nicholas that happens in this novel.
Blood trickling, saving her life, he appears to her
Where does Mr. Liakos take Euphrosyne to get food after he rescues her from her home?
McDonalds
Why does Euphrosyne feel funny ordering food at McDonalds when Mr. Liakos takes her there?
She has been fasting in preparation for Pascha.
How do Dr. Snead and Dr. Wilcott differ in their methods of attempted brainwashing?
What is Dr. Snead's motive in counseling Euphrosyne?
He is trying to help her leave behind her Christian way of live and conform to the new Era of Tolerance.
Mimi instructs Euphrosyne to visit a bookstore and ask for a world atlas because she is interested in _____.
Sinai
Where does Euphrosyne first meet Mimi?
The library
How do Orthodox Christians view icons?
They use them as a teaching tool and a tool for venerating the saint depicted on the icon.
At one point, Dr. Snead feels like Euphrosyne is making progress in therapy. What causes him to think this?
Euphrosyne curses and gets angry.
The saint on the icon that Euphrosyne hides in the tree
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Which event upsets Euphrosyne and happens right before Mimi takes her from her home?
Which place is being described here: There's a big cardboard box in one corner of the room. When I peek inside it, I see a bunch of clothes. I guess...doesn't have a dresser.
Mimi's home
Why did the Department of Religious Tolerance hate Orthodoxy so much?
They viewed them as judgmental and opposed to individual freedom.
What was the profession of Euphrosyne's patron saint, St. Euphrosynos?
He was a cook in the monastery.
Katerina
Whom does Euphrosyne meet after she is shot outside of the Department of Religious Tolerance?
Where does Euphrosyne's guardian angel first take her?
What are the words to the prayer that Euphrosyne repeats often throughout the novel?
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
What was ironic about the new name Hillary that Euphrosyne receives?
Hillary is also a saint name.