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1
Briony's writing is described by the publisher to have...
"emotional naivety"
"evident talent"
"unnecessary flourish"
"childish ambition"
2
What might the reference to “an older sister who was at Girton” symbolise?
metafiction and shakespeare
Briony's class status
Briony's inescapable past identity
Briony's likeness in writing style to her older sister
3
Why is Briony sent to sit with Luc Cornet?
She knows him
She speaks French
To test her nursing skills
He asked for her
4
Briony's writing style is said to take inspiration from..
Virginia Woolf
John Milton
Jane Austen
Colleen Hoover
5
What is meta fiction?
Fiction that draws attention to its own storytelling process
Fiction based on real historical events
A fictional story told through poems
Non-fiction pretending to be fiction
6
Why is the editor's letter an example of
embedded fiction
within the novel?
It is a fictional depiction of a real-life letter
It is a fictional document that exists within Briony's fictional narrative
It is written by Ian McEwan himself
It introduces a new point of view and
7
What college did Cecilia attend at Cambridge
Girton
Queen's
Girthton
St. Claire's
8
Whos birthday is it today?
Ms Ridge
Paul Marshall
James Oreo
Humphrey
9
Why has Briony gone nursing instead of to university?
She didn't get accepted to Cambridge
She had always wanted to be a nurse
So she can make up for her crime
To follow in Cecelia's footsteps
10
Fill the blank. The publisher's letter to Briony says that
"_____, as we remarked, is the enemy of creative activity"
Remorse
Youth
Guilt
Warfare
11
Why does Briony tell Luc that she loves him?
He was attractive
She was tired and mentally unstable
She met him before on a trip to France and fell in love with him
She is using a story (fiction) to comfort him in his dying moments
12
The letter’s commentary on “ignoring the war” ironically reflects which of Briony’s actions?
She actually uses fiction to face her own war-inflicted moral conflict
She romanticises war while ignoring its horrors
She is indifferent to Robbie’s suffering in the war
She is on the frontlines of the war
13
What is the name of the hospital where Briony is training to be a nurse?
St George's
St Bartholemew's
St Thomas's
St Anne's
14
Briony's manuscript is rejected by the publisher
True
False
15
Briony's manuscript submitted to the publisher is called...
Guilt
Atonement
Two Figures By a Fountain
Confession
