Characters (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What transformation does Bill Furlong undergo?
What transformation does Bill Furlong undergo?
Passive observer to active moral agent
What aspect of Bill's background shapes his perspective?
What aspect of Bill's background shapes his perspective?
His mother's unmarried status
What was Mrs. Wilson's religious background?
What was Mrs. Wilson's religious background?
Protestant widow
What would have happened to Bill without Mrs. Wilson's help?
What would have happened to Bill without Mrs. Wilson's help?
He'd have gone to the nuns
What question marks Bill's moral awakening?
What question marks Bill's moral awakening?
Was there any point being alive without helping one another?
How is Sarah's physical condition described?
How is Sarah's physical condition described?
Trembling, barefoot, hands with sores
How does Sarah connect to Bill's past?
How does Sarah connect to Bill's past?
Her situation mirrors his mother's fate
What did Mrs. Wilson believe everyone should have?
What did Mrs. Wilson believe everyone should have?
A vocabulary
What does Eileen say about their social position?
What does Eileen say about their social position?
'We have to stay on the right side'
How does Sarah function as a character?
How does Sarah function as a character?
More as symbol than fully developed
How did Mrs. Wilson approach helping others?
How did Mrs. Wilson approach helping others?
Without fuss or noise
What does Sarah ask after her rescue?
What does Sarah ask after her rescue?
'Where is my baby?'
What is the novel's central moral dilemma?
What is the novel's central moral dilemma?
Doing what's right vs protecting what's safe