NAMES
What is the name of the narrator in the story?
Flurry Sullivan
Who tricked the narrator into drinking the medicine?
Dooley
What words did they use to describe the shopkeeper?
Seedy man
What is the name of the road at the timme according to th narrator?
Old Youghal Road
What theme would you use for Flurry and his mother?
Love and family relationship
What is the name of the neighbour in the story?
Minnie Ryan
What did the narrator plan to do with the penny his mother gave him?
He planned to buy a candle for the Virgin Mary with the penny his mother gave him
What words did the narrator use to desbribe the medicine?
Sweet and sticky
What is the name of the church/cathederal that the narrator passed?
Shandon Church
What theme would you use to describe how flurry felt when he got home crying to his mother?
Guilt
What is the name of the girl mentioned in the story?
Dooley
What did the narrator do with the penny instead of buy the candle?
He bought sweets
What words did the neighbour use to describe the children 'nowadays'?
They're more like savages than Christians
Where was the narrator's mother when he heard her coughing?
Below in the kitchen
What theme would you use to describe Flurry's actions when he wanted to help his mother?
Responsibility
What is the name of the bartender mentioned in the story?
Johnnie
What did the narrator get when he went to the bar?
He got whisky/whiskey
In the exact words, how was the neighbour described in the story?
"She was a middle-aged woman, very knowledgeable, gossipy, and pious."
What is the name of the lane the little girl mentioned in the story?
Blarney Lane
What theme would you use to describe Flurry when the girl told him to lie to his mother?
Innocence
What is the name of the 'pal' the narrator mentioned in the story?
Bob Connell
What did he do with the whisky/whiskey?
Mix it with a squeeze of lemon and gave it to his mother
What colour was the shawl that the little girl was wearing?
Green
Where was the story set?
In Ireland
Given the sentence, "We were living on the Old Youghal Road at the time." What theme was the narrator trying to portray in the story?
Childhood experiences