Knowing the novel (A)
What does Cam call his grandmother?
Nan
What is the name of the girl that Cam likes?
Julie
What is the average weight of a heart in human males?
a) 280-340g b) 340-400g c) 400-460g d) 460-520g
a) 280-340g
She is busy as a bee.
alliteration and/or simile
Add the two other forms of the verb "to shrink":
"shrink", ..., ...
shrink, shrank, shrunk
What is the name of the author?
Malorie Blackman
What is the pig called whose heart will be transplanted to Cam?
Trudy
At one point in the novel, Doctor Ehrlich explains to Cameron that he will be receiving dextrose and saline so he won't get dehydrated. What is he getting?
sugar and salt (water)
He's coming around, his walls are crumbling.
metaphor
What part of speech (Wortart) is "excitedly"?
adverb
What is the name of Cam's class teacher?
Mr Stewart
Cam starts some creative writing. What does he write?
poetry
The belief that some living beings are morally more important than others is called...
speciecism
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
tricolon
Give the English word for "Chirurg".
surgeon
What is Cam's mom called?
Cathy
After the transplantation, Cam is attacked by an animal rights activist. What does she do to him?
She empties a bucket of blood over his head.
When was the first successful human-to-human heart transplantation performed? (Spoiler: The patient died of pneumonia 18 days later though.)
a) 1917 b) 1941 c) 1967 d) 1989
1967
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
parallelism
Replace the relative clause with a participle construction:
The man who was sitting at the front desk gave them a welcoming smile.
The man sitting at the front desk gave them a welcoming smile.
When first visiting Dr Bryce's clinic, the Kelseys arrive at a train station. Give the name of the town/village where the train station is located.
Beaconsridge
The term xenotransplantation consists of two parts: xeno + transplantation. What does xeno stand for?
foreign or strange
The bees are buzzing.
(Not looking for a device that starts with an 'a' here!)
onomatopoeia
What is a "valve" in German?
Tip: It's part of your body.
Herzklappe