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The Author
The Family
Sydney
Lyle
100
What is the name of the Author in Mercy Among the Children?
David Adams Richards
100
What is the last name of Sydney,Elly and their 3 kids?
Henderson
100
What's the name of Sydneys Wife?
Elly Henderson
100
Is Lyle the oldest or youngest child?
Oldest
200
What is the authors age?
64
200
What is the name of their son, the one who narrates the entire novel?
Lyle Henderson
200
What is the name of the friend Sydney pushed of the church roof as kids?
Conie Devlin
200
Who is Lyle very protective over?
His sister and mother
300
Where was the author born?
Newcastle, New Brunswick
300
Was the family poor or wealthy?
poor
300
What did Sydney say he would never do again if God let his friend live from falling off the roof?
Live a life without harming anyone
300
Why does Lyle feel hatred towards his Father?
Because Sydney won't stand up for himself when people insult him or hurt him and Lyle is not allowed to intervene.
400
What award did the author receive for Mercy Among the Children?
Giller Prize
400
What are the names of the other 2 children, besides Lyle?
Autumn and Percy
400
What is the name of Sydney's Father?
Roy Henderson
400
Who is the person Lyle threatens in a washroom?
Griffin
500
What is the name of the authors wife?
Peggy Richards
500
Is the family a well liked family, or hated by their community? And why?
Hated because of the accusations made by his community that Sydney is a criminal, they take out their anger on the whole family.
500
How did Sydney Die?
froze to death after connie left him in the woods alone
500
Why does Lyle obtain a violent personality throughout the novel?
He becomes over raged with all the tormenting his Father goes through, and begins to lash out at anyone who messes with him or his family.