Chapter 4 Flashcards
- Why does David feel uneasy in the forest?
“You could hide behind the tree-trunks … but so could they! He felt more at
ease when he was out in the open again.” (p. 76)
- Why did Johannes warn the others not to talk to David?
Johannes was afraid that the others would tell David things ‘they’ would
later try to worm out of him. (p.76)
- Did David know his own father? How do you know?
No. He says that he could not even imagine ever having had a father.
(p. 77)
- David is tempted to think all people are evil. What makes him change his
mind?
He reminds himself of the sailor and Angelo and the man who had given him
the loaves of bread. There were many people who were ignorant, but they
were not bad. (p. 80)
- Why is David afraid of children? What makes them dangerous?
Grown-ups could not really remember what children were like, but other
children would soon realize that David doesn’t know how to act like a
child. The one thing that would give him away was that he did not know
how to play. (p. 81 – 82)
- What, according to David, makes one smile?
Happiness. “Johannes had said there was a difference … joy passed, but
happiness never completely disappeared: a touch of it would always
remain to remind one it had been there. (p. 89)
- How does God ‘reward’ David for saving the little girl?
God ‘rewards’ David by showing him how to smile. (p. 90)
- Why did Johannes insist on David saying thank you to everyone?
It is the polite thing to do and it is something you owe yourself. (p. 95)
- Why is it so important to David to see himself in his new clothes?
He had never thought he would ever wear clothes like those and he
wanted to see whether he looked like an ordinary boy at last. (p. 99)
10.On what condition does David decide to stay?
David decides to stay if he can leave whenever he wants to.