Stuart : A Life Backwards Flashcards
Who is Stuart?
A thief, hostage taker, psycho and street raconteur
Who is Alexander?
Stuart’s friend and writer of the text
Who is Judith?
Stuart’s mother, real name Sonia
Who is Karen?
Stuart’s sister, real name Zoe
Who is Gavvy?
Stuart’s brother, real name Andrew
Who is Rex?
Stuart’s father, real name Andrew
Who is Sophie?
The mother of Stuart’s child
Who is Ruth?
The director of the charity Wintercomfort, jailed for five years
Who is John?
Manager of the charity Wintercomfort, hailed for four years
Who is Linda?
Stuart’s outreach worker
Who is Smithy?
Stuart’s criminal friend, the bubblegum king
What is Stuart’s full name?
Stuart Clive Shorter
When was Stuart born?
1968
When did Stuart die?
2002
What physical condition does Stuart suffer from?
Muscular Dystrophy
What recipe does Stuart make Alexander on his second visit?
Convict curry
What does Stuart call his son?
Littl’un
What is Stuart’s unmentionable crime?
He threatened to kill his son
How did Stuart’s brother die?
Suicide
Along with his brother, who else sexually abused Stuart?
His babysitter
What does Stuart call ‘bollocks boring’ on the very first page?
The manuscript
At what age did Stuart first discover violence?
12
What school did Stuart attend for disabled children?
Roger Ascham school
What business did Stuart and smithy raid, leading to conviction?
A post office
What does Stuart call ‘little strips of silver’?
Knives
What mental condition has Stuart been diagnosed with?
Borderline personality disorder
When was this book published?
2005
What genre is the text?
Autobiography
True or false - ‘Stuart: A Life Backwards’ was Masters first published book
True
Where did Masters first meet Stuart?
In a Cambridge doorway
What was Masters’ job at Wintercomfort?
Fund-raising assistant
In which year were Ruth and John convicted?
1998
True or false - It was Masters’ idea to write the narrative backwards
False, it was Stuart’s
Masters holds several degrees in which subject?
Mathematics
How did Masters record the interviews with Stuart?
On cassette tapes
True or false - Masters also interviewed members of Stuart’s family for the book
True
Masters affectionately calls Stuart his friend …
Psycho
Stuart tells Alexander he wants him to write the book like a …
Murder mystery
Stuart and Alexander stage a sleep-out outside which building in London?
The home office
Masters describes Stuart and belonging to what homeless group?
The chaotic homeless
True or false - Masters believes that Stuart committed suicide when he was hit by a train
False
