Characters
Who is the oldest slave on the plantation?
Whitechapel
"Don't make me remember. I forget as hard as I can".
Memory
"Forget. Memory is pain trying to resurrect itself".
Whitechapel
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
Who is the biological father of Chapel?
Sanders Senior
"Throw us the spool, let us unravel the thread".
Metaphor
"If you were white I would have wanted you as my father".
Sanders Jr. (AKA Overseer or Mr. Sanders)
These are people who own large agricultural estates where they enslaved people to work on them.
Plantation Owner
What is the name of the plantation owner?
Mr. Whitechapel
Violence
"Argued with Mr. Whitechapel about the treatment of his slaves. He thinks I am too severe with them".
Sanders Senior
In what year did the USA gain independence from the British Empire?
1783
Who is the half brother of Chapel?
Sanders Jr. (AKA Overseer or Mr. Sanders)
"They think I am a Judas and an old man who can make a great pepper stew when goaded to do so".
Religion or Religious Imagery
"My acquaintances tell me I am too lenient. They tell me I fatten up slaves too much with large, regular meals and decent quarters and I work them too little".
Mr. Whitechapel
Which state of the USA is the The Longest Memory set in?
Virginia
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Who is the love interest of Chapel?
Lydia
"They are lions, not men, and you are driving into their den".
Symbolism (Animal Symbolism)
"I say it is a shame to force a sapling to become a tree before it is ready to blossom".
Lydia
In which year did the American Civil War start?
1861
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden (270 000 islands!)