Number 1
Who is the author of this novel?
Laura Purcell
What is the name of the protagonist of this story?
Jennifer Wilcox
Why was Mrs. Dyer's real intention of giving Jenny the job as Lillith's dresser?
She gave Jenny the job so she could spy on Littith because she was having an affair with Mr. Dyer.
Name at least 2 plays the Mercury theater put on.
Macbeth, Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Faust.
Who is Oscar?
Oscar is a stage/se designer. At first he didn't ike Jenny because her brother had stolen his fiancé but now they are very good friends and romantically involved. They hope to adopt Lillith's son and open their own theater.
What is the setting of the novel?
Victorian London
What is our main character's dilemma?
She has lost her job because her brother stole from the family.
Who is Eurydice?
Lillith's dog.
What does Mrs. Dyer want Jenny to do with the watch?
Steal it from Lilith.
What happens with the Melpomene watch?
Jenny steals it from Lilith because she is obsessed and posessed by it and she gives it back to Mrs. Dyer.
What is the name of the theater?
The Mercury Theater
How's Jennifer's problem solved?
Mrs. Dyer has offered Jennifer (Jenny) a job to be a dresser for the lead actress in the next play of the Mercury Theater.
What special task does Mrs. Dyer give Jenny to do?
Leave hints about the auction of Eugene Grieve's possessions for Mr. Dyer so he can purchase the watch with Melpomene for her.
What happens when Silas gets the watch?
He falls from the scaffolding and is killed.
What happens to Lilith?
She switches the fake dagger in the death scene from Romeo and Juliet with a real dagger and kills herself.
What kind of plays does the Mercury Theater specialize in?
Tragedies
Who is the lead actress at the Mercury Theater?
Lilltih Erickson
What does Mr. Dyer do with Eugene Grieve's watch?
H gives it to Lilith.
Who is the leading male actor at the Mercury Theater and what happens to him?
Anthony Frosti s the lead male actor and he dies decapitated as Jenny is trying to spill a bucket of maggots on Lilith.
Who does Mrs. Dyer have replace Lilith?
Georgiana, Oscar's defiance and Gregory, Jenny's brother's new wife.
What is the name of the "whispering" muse?
Melpomene
What happened when Jenny went to see the play Doctor Faustus at the Helicon Theater?
Eugene Grieves, the main actor, dies a gruesome death on stage.
How does Lilith change after getting the watch?
Her acting skills improve but she seems possessed by Melpomene.
How does Jenny's behavior towards Lilltih change?
In the beginning Jenny doesn't like Lilith but later after she helps Lilith they become friends.
What happens when Jenny destroys the watch?
The Mercury Theater catches fire and burns to the ground.