quotes

Question 1

(1) E –

Answer 1

“Earth animal not a bird”

Question 2

(2) c- n –

Answer 2

“chlosraphobic “

“numbness of their grief”

Question 3

(3) R –

Answer 3

“rush of vertigo”

Question 4

(4) Y –

Answer 4

“Your first snake. Now you can call yourself a local”

Question 5

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(5) D –

Answer 5

“dream-like threshold”

Question 6

(6) B –

Answer 6

“breathing mold and damp”

Question 7

(7) W –

Answer 7

“world is spinning away from her”

Question 8

8) L –

Answer 8

“Luke was the couch potato”

Question 9

(9) f –

Answer 9

“ she is frozen”

Question 10

(10) T –

Answer 10

“this is not Eden”

Question 11

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(11) S –

Answer 11

“Sir Fredrick treves”

Question 12

(12) C –

Answer 12

“can this be the Promised Land?”

Question 13

(13) M –

Answer 13

“mournful bird cry”

Question 14

(14) S –

Answer 14

“seemed suddenly shabby”

Question 15

Body Paragraph 1 (Catalyst):

Answer 15

A trigger for change or growth.

Lohrey illustrates how the fire-prone landscape catalyzes the protagonist’s identity and emotions, showing how external crises shape human experience.

Question 16

Body Paragraph 2 (Catastrophe):

Answer 16

A disruptive crisis or turning point.

The text explores how trauma and grief become catastrophic forces, distorting the protagonist’s reality and creating tension between memory and present life.

Question 17

Body Paragraph 3 (Catharsis):

Answer 17

Catharsis is the release of intense emotions, providing relief and renewal.

Lohrey depicts the protagonist’s path to healing through communal bonds, revealing catharsis as resilience and solace emerge from shared hardship.

Question 18

q

Answer 18

“queer beauty”

Question 19

p

Answer 19

“plant their new sapling”

Question 20

s

Answer 20

seemed suddenly shabby

Question 21

b

Answer 21

“boy choose to encomponey them”

Question 22

Anomalies

Answer 22

Messages appear on hard-to-reach places (16th floor window)
Dry writing on glass defies physics
Persist across locations, hinting at something beyond physical explanation

Definition: Unusual events or things that don’t follow expected patterns or laws.

Question 23

Inconsistencies

Answer 23

their relationship, the boys presence,

Question 24

Paradoxes

Answer 24

Vertigo: paradox of nature as peace and source of pain
Couple moves for refuge; nature mirrors grief
Healing not instant, external changes don’t erase trauma
Nature comforts, threatens; beauty and danger coexist
Unpredictability of healing, resilience amidst suffering

Question 25

Human Experiences

Answer 25

grief, loss, love, relationship, friendship, pain, relief,

Question 27

Connections

Answer 27

Supernatural/Unknown: links to god, ghost, or demon
Social disconnection: protagonist’s isolation despite relationships
Memory: “I like your shoes” connects to past memories, like teen girl observations

Definition: Links between things, people, or ideas, whether physical, emotional, or symbolic.