Prologue - 'Montana 1948'

How old was David in 1948?

• David was 12 years old

• David was 10 years old
• David was 52 years old

• David was 25 years old

What Native American tribe is Marie from?

• her background is actually English

• the Navajo

• the Sioux

• the Cherokee

How does David feel about Marie's condition and why?

• she is very sick and he is hungry

• she is very sick and he is scared she will die

• she is too energetic she might fall

• she is very sick. and he might catch something

David remembers his father

(a)  

What literary feature does Watson use in the passage?

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

• irony

What does David remember smelling and hearing?

• rotting vegetables and breaking glass

• rotting vegetables and kids laughing

• flowers and birds chirping

• freshly baked cake and Marie's laughter

David describes his father's death as horrific because (use a quote)

(a)  

Why does David decide to finally tell the story of the summer of 1948?

• he wants to make money from selling the book

• Marie, his father and his mother have all died.

• he fears he might forget what happened.

• he is a retired teacher

How does David describe the memories of that summer?

• "vivid" but boring

• uneventful

• blurry and doubtful

• "vivid", "lasting" and "indelible"

What is implied by the way David describes his father's death compared to his mother's death?

• Mother lived with less regret and inner conflict than Wesley, who suffered both emotionally and physically

• both his parents had good deaths because they were honourable and fair people

• his father was morally diminished by the weight of his decisions, while his mother died with her dignity intact

• his father died peacefully because he left a good legacy while his mother had regrets