The Voyage Out - Flashcards

Front

Based on reading this excerpt, what does the phrase "in 1938 a journey like that was full of stepping-stones" most closely mean? 

Back

At that time, there were many interesting stops on that journey.

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The narrator is ....

Back

a man in his twenties going abroad to work at a new job.

Front

Major Griffiths and his wife begin to be unfriendly toward Dahl after he ...

Back

seems to be making fun of the game of polo

Front

Miss Trefusis's own dottiness is connected to her dislike of ...

Back

fingers and toes

Front

When Miss.Trefusis talks about her "boy," she's referring to her ...

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servant

Front

Which passenger did Dahl consider the most dotty?

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U.N. Savory

Front

Dahl discovers a mystery about his roommate when he sees him ...

Back

sprinkle something on his clothing.

Front

Dahl discovers the truth about the dandruff mystery when he...

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forgets his pipe in the room.

Front

Dahl soothes his roommate's feelings by telling him...

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he'll keep the secret and he thinks he's brilliant.

Front

Dahl's letter to his mother at the end of the chapter talks mainly about ...

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the heat and its effect on everyone.