to justify his feelings towards Calum

How does the Beach Hut show class conflict?

The cone Gatherers could have stayed there, but were made to live in a shed, When discovered sheltering there, Lady RC cast the CGs out into a storm

The Conscientious Objectors

Are disliked initially, but this hatred fades (unlike C by D

How are the "silver cones" a symbol of class conflict

The silver firs surround castle RC like a private fence, The cone gatherers are forbidden to pick them

"This was the terrifying mystery, why creatures he loved should kill one another."

Calum, struggling to understand nature

How does Jenkins introduce the presence of the war into the setting?

the forest seems calm but the presence of war intrudes

in the background of all events in the novel

wants to be in the army but was rejected

How is Neil isolated?

He sacrificed much to be Calum's carer, He cannot discuss matters properly with his childlike brother

Why does Roderick climb the tree?

To pick the silver cones the CGs are forbidden to collect

he doesn't want to think about it

How are the Runcie-Campbells affected by war?

Lady RC is left to run the estate as her hubby is away

"yonder is a house with 50 rooms" Whose house, and who is forbidden from visiting?

The Runcie-Campbells, and the Cone Gatherers

Who is the only character to develop animosity towards the cone-gatherers?

Duror- he is "alone in his obsession"

Duror’s desire to make Calum suffer, wishing on him

a destruction, an agony, a crucifixion.

Finish the quote: "after the war...

...the lower classes will be frightfully presumptuous"

The brothers gather cones because

the trees will be chopped down for the war

How is Lady Runcie-Campbell isolated?

Separated from her husband because of the war

Calum is innocent and child-like – as if without sin. He sees only the good in people.

His skills as a carpenter are a nod to Jesus, His attitude to the injured rabbit and deer show his compassion.

Duror, in his role as gamekeeper, asserts power over nature. We see this in ...

his setting of snares and his treatment of his dogs.

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1
Duror uses the war
to escape from his home
to advance his status
as an opportunity to be a hero
to justify his feelings towards Calum
2
Finish the quote: "He heard that the Germans were putting idiots and cripples to death...
...he refused to believe it"
...he couldn't bear to think on it"
… he profoundly approved"
...he was horrified"
3
How does the Beach Hut show class conflict?
Only the rich can afford beach houses
The cone Gatherers could have stayed there, but were made to live in a shed
When discovered sheltering there, Lady RC cast the CGs out into a storm
It will be getting pulled down in the Spring
4
The Conscientious Objectors
Are loved for their japes and capers (like C by Lendrick)
Are despised by all in the novel, forever (like C by D)
Are not significant
Are disliked initially, but this hatred fades (unlike C by D
5
How are the "silver cones" a symbol of class conflict
The silver firs surround castle RC like a private fence
Onlly the rich can afford to grow silver trees
The truly rich have golden cones
The cone gatherers are forbidden to pick them
6
"This was the terrifying mystery, why creatures he loved should kill one another."
Roderick, on the deer hunt
Calum, struggling to understand nature
Duror, struggling with his own mortality
Neil, hating being outside
7
How does Jenkins introduce the presence of the war into the setting?
opens with a war bulletin
the forest seems calm but the presence of war intrudes
immediately relates the characters to military rank
uses the date significantly
8
Neil sees war as...
... a reminder of his own sacrifices
...a hopeful opportunity for socialism
all of the above
...the terrible nature of man's desire to destroy
9
Neil uses the opportunity of Roderick stuck in a tree to make Lady RC humble herself
False
True
10
War is...
hell
of no significance to the novel
raw spelled backwards
in the background of all events in the novel
11
Duror
encourages the others to be cruel to the cons objectors
does not want any part of the war
wants to be in the army but was rejected
is frightened of the war and tries to forget it
12
How is Neil isolated?
He is a conscientious objector
The people of Lendrick view him with suspicion
He sacrificed much to be Calum's carer
He cannot discuss matters properly with his childlike brother
13
Why does Roderick climb the tree?
Growth mindset
To escape from Duror
He wants to be a cone gatherer when he grows up
To pick the silver cones the CGs are forbidden to collect
14
Calum sees war as...
exciting, like a game of soldiers
he doesn't want to think about it
terrifying- he is frightened they will be bombed
the inevitable outcome of Nazi ideology
15
How are the Runcie-Campbells affected by war?
They have to live as the common folk do
Lady RC is left to run the estate as her hubby is away
They aren't- their class protects them
Roderick is evacuated from his school
16
"yonder is a house with 50 rooms" Whose house, and who is forbidden from visiting?
Mr Tulloch and Duror
Duror and Mr Tulloch
The Runcie-Campbells, and the Cone Gatherers
The RuncieiCampbells, and Duror
17
Throughout the novel, how is War explored?
War is terrible and evil
War causes big changes
All of the above
It is an allegory
18
Who is the only character to develop animosity towards the cone-gatherers?
The Lendrick Policeman- he is "alone, despising them"
Roderick - Alone, he watches them, hoping for them to fall
Duror- he is "alone in his obsession"
Lady RC- "she alone saw their grime and alll it represented"
19
As Duror descends into madness he blames
Lady RC
Calum
God
The war
20
Duror’s desire to make Calum suffer, wishing on him
to be pecked to death by birds.
that dastardly creature, a long painful death.
a destruction, an agony, a crucifixion.
I'll get you, and your little dog too!
21
"a destoyer had steamed seawards with a sailor singing cheerfully" (ch.1) is...
onomatopoeia
assonance
imagery
alliteration
22
Finish the quote: "after the war...
...we will all be speaking German"
...there will be 70 years of peace then Brexit will ruin it"
...we shall return to normality, thank goodness"
...the lower classes will be frightfully presumptuous"
23
According to Neil, Monty the dog is treated better than the Cone Gatherers
True
False
24
The brothers gather cones because
the Runcie-Campbells collect rare trees
they are needed for food
the cones will be burned for the war
the trees will be chopped down for the war
25
The natural world dominates this novel. character has the closest affinity with nature?
Duror
Neil
Lady RC
Calum
26
How is Lady Runcie-Campbell isolated?
Separated from her husband because of the war
Nobody likes her because of her religon
She is the only woman in the novel
She is in a big castle cut off from the world
27
The Deer hunt chapter
contrasts nature with violence
uses the language of warfare
compares the deer to Holocaust victims
is a nice break from the war
28
Calum is innocent and child-like – as if without sin. He sees only the good in people.
His love of trees shows humiltiy
His skills as a carpenter are a nod to Jesus
His attitude to the injured rabbit and deer show his compassion.
His love of his brother shows he is dependent on him
29
Duror, in his role as gamekeeper, asserts power over nature. We see this in ...
when he tricks Lady RC into making the CGs live in a shed
the way he tries to climb the tree into the cone gatheers' domain
the way he cuts the deer's throat
his setting of snares and his treatment of his dogs.

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