Year Od Wonders Question Booklet

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Year of Wonders By Geraldine Brooks Question Booklet Chapter Questions Epigraph 1. Why has Geraldine Brooks included the epigraph taken from the Dryden poem, Annus Mirabilis? 2. Who is the ‘audience’ for this particular excerpt? What does this tell us about the focus of Brooks’ writing? Part 1: Leaf-Fall, 1666 3. Examine the structure of the text. How would you describe it’s narrative structure? How have the chapters been structured? Ch1: Apple-picking Time 4. In the first section of the novel (pp3-6), Anna says, “We are all half asleep.” (p3) Describe her actions in these first pages of the story. Look at her interactions with other people. How do they belie these words? What are the reader’s first impressions of Anna? 5. What things does Anna do which would NOT have been considered appropriate in her role as a servant in this chapter? What does this tell us about her? 6. Describe Anna’s life when she is not at the rectory. 7. What did the smell of rotting apples once represent? What does it represent now? 8. Anteros was the of requited love, literally "love returned." He was also the avenger of unrequited love. Why would Mompellion’s horse have been named thus? Refer page 5. Ch2: Ring of Roses 9. Comment on the title of this chapter. What does it mean? 10. What does George Viccars bring with him to Anna’s house? 11. Describe how Anna’s relationship with George is different from her previous relationship with Sam, her husband who was killed in the mines. 12. What is Anna’s relationship with Elinor like? 13. What does Mr Stanley believe about sickness? 14. On p41. Anna polishes the Mompellion’s damascene chest. What is this? Why do you think this has been included in the story? Ch3: The Thunder of His Voice 15. What is meant by “the thunder of His voice”? p63 16. What

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