Chapter One Flashcards
1
Q
In what month does the book begin?
A
May
2
Q
What weather foreshadows the events of the book?
A
May - A drought
June - Wind blows away all clouds = no rain
Soon engulfed in furious dust storm
3
Q
What does the author say the land looks?
A
‘Pale’
4
Q
What are families concerned of considering the weather?
A
Women - their husbands will ‘break’
Children - their mothers and fathers will ‘break’
5
Q
What reassures the women and children?
A
The men are angry instead of passive - catastrophe does not destroy a person but giving up does.
6
Q
What quote summarises the beliefs of women and children?
A
‘Women and children knew deep in themselves that no misfortune was too great to bear if their men were whole’.
