Why does Sirene not get accepted to the university?
She passed the deadline
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What term was Sirene trying to get into at City University?
Winter Term
100
Moderation:
Page 81: “You have to approach these things with a certain moderation.”
The quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
100
Lena Horne:
Page 81: "It's just a shame they couldn't get Lena Horne for the job."
Popular singer, noted for her beauty
200
What is Sirene’s job?
She works as a nurse’s aide in a hospital
200
Where did Sirene and Mr. Brent meet for the first time?
In the hospital
200
What order was the staff directory in City University arranged in?
It was arranged according to departments
200
Seldom:
Page 81: “…It seldom occurred to her that anyone was waiting for her to say something.”
On only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often.
200
Squawk:
Page 94: "A silence then a squawk."
A loud, harsh or discordant noise made by a bird or a person.
300
Who is Miss Bowler?
One of the floor nurses
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What did Sirene occasionally imagine in her dreams?
That a man might somebody come into her life and rescue her from the nurse’s aide routine.
300
What was the name of the person in the admissions buildings? (First name is enough)
Tony Mewhirter
300
Dumbfounded:
Page 83: “Sirene choked again at the dumbfounded expression on Miss Bowles’s face.”
To be speechless with amazement; astonish.
300
Numbly:
Page 95: “Sirene, watching him numbly, was still able to notice that he was just as happy as he had been before…”
Lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent.
400
What is Mr. Brant’s occupation?
He is a professor at City University
400
What book did Sirene open in the library?
Pride and prejudice
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Where were Sirene and Mr. Brant having coffee?
In the Staff room
400
Grinds:
Page 86: “The few classmates of hers who crossed the river to City were considered by the neighborhood to be either grinds or flibbertigibbets…”
Excessively diligent students.
400
Ebbing:
Page 93: “She felt it ebbing now.”
To decline or decay; fade away.
500
Who did Sirene meet at the hospital (Full Name please!)
Aloysius Brant
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What did Sirene notice on Mr. Brant’s table?
His book
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What did Mr. Brant’s doctor plan to remove?
A cyst
500
Flittering:
Page 94: “His eyes were now flittering from spot to spot on the counter, his brow deeply wrinkled.”
To move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate.
500
Sulkiness:
Page 80: “Sirene dropped her eyes and shuffled toward the desk with a pang of shame for her own sulkiness.”
To remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood.