Powers
Who can communicate telepathically beyond their district?
Petra Strorm
Why does the group object to Ann's marriage?
She is marrying a "norm" which could put the group in danger.
What is David Strorm's dad's name?
Joseph Strorm
The "mutant" with 6 toes.
Who is Sophie?
What point of view is the story written in?
1st person point of view (from David's perspective)
Aunt Harriet tries to swap babies with Emily; why?
Aunt Harriet has a deviant baby. We don't actually know what the deviation is.
Why does Ann commit suicide?
Her husband is found dead and she believes it was her friends who did it.
Why is Alan Ervin important at the start of the story?
He discovers Sophie's footprint by the river.
What is the first incident that illustrates Petra's "abnormality"?
The near-drowning experience in the river by the footbridge.
Name one thing that David dreams about?
He dreams about a city with a big blue bay, with streets, buildings, boats and air planes.
How come David is able to clarify Petra's visions of Sealand for the others?
He has had such visions himself of Sealand as a child.
Why does Uncle Axel kill Alan?
Alan had found out about the telepathic powers which would put the group in danger.
David's father is in a continuous rival with a neighbor; whom?
Angus Morton
Where do all the Deviations go?
The Fringes
The Waknuk community believes God punished the world with a nuclear war. What do they refer to it as?
Tribulation
What does Uncle Axel admit to?
Killing Alan
What is the role of the Inspector?
To inspect and ensure no deviation (in a crop, in a newborn baby, etc.).
Why is the book title "The Chrysalids" an appropriate title for the story?
David and the telepaths are a new people emerging from the ruins of the old.
Means "transformation."
What year was "The Chrysalids" first published?
1955
Why do David and Rosalind try to control Petra's powers?
because her powers are very strong and they put the group in danger. When she sends our her "distress call" everyone comes running to help.
Name the 2 important texts that are present in the Waknuk community.
The King James Bible and Nicholson's Repentances.
Name at least 2 of the signs in David's house.
1. Watch thou for the mutant
2. Keep pure, the stock of the lord
3. Blessed is the norm
4. In purity our salvation
5. the norm is the well of god
6. Reproduction is the only holy production.
A place that is deemed "perfect" but in actuality is undesirable or frightening, and full of great suffering or injustice is called a...?
Dystopia
Who is the author of "The Chrysalids"?
John Wyndham