We Have Always Lived in The Castle-Flashcards
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How does Merricat feel towards villagers?
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dislikes them, wishes them dead (uncomfortable around children)
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How do the townspeople view her?
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dislike,strange
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What do you learn about Merricat's family (dead and alive)?
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dead(been dead for 6 yrs)
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How does she feel about change?
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hates change
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What did we learn about the murder of their family?
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killed with arsenic poisoning, Constance was accused for the murder
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What is the relationship like between Merricat and Constance?
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mother and daughter relationship
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What is Merricat not allowed to do?
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touch knifes,serve tea,go into uncle julian's room
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What is Constance not allowed to do?
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go past the garden
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What does Uncle Julian continue to talk about?
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the murder
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How do they talk about food?
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as a comfort,isolate them from the real world
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What does Merricat plan for Charles?
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to drive him away
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What does Charles's financial situation seem to be?
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he is poor
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How has life changed in the Blackwood house now that Charles is there?
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lots of change
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What do you think Charles's plan is?
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to marry Constance and to get into the families's wealth
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How does Merricat try to drive away Charles?
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break his mirror, change everything so that he doesn't know where he is
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What does Uncle Julian say about Merricat?
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she has been dead for the past 6 yrs
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What happens to Uncle Julian during the fire?
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he dies from a heat attack
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What has happened to their house and their food supply?
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the fire burns it down, burns to ashes
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Who comes to visits Merricat and Constance after the fire? What do they say?
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Mr. and Mrs. Clark, they said that the townspeople didn't mean what they did
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Why does Constance apologize to Merricat at the end of the chapter?
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she feels that it is her fault
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How do the townspeople treat the Blackwoods now?
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-they bring them gifts -feel guilt
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Why does Charles come back?
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money
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What happens in the final scene? Why is this significant?
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someone leaves fresh eggs ,talk about cooking/eating children
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How does each family member react to the fire?
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Constance and Merricat: run away(move on) Uncle Julian: dies Charles: disappears, first makes sure that the money is okay
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What do the sisters plan for their future? How does each feel about the plan?
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Both plan to never leave the house, Merricat is happy she gets Constance to herself
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What do you learn about each sister throughout this book?
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Constance: Worships Merricat(does anything to protect her) Merricat: worshiped(kills whoever doesn't worship her)
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How do you learn about characters in this book? Is it different from the way you learn about characters in other books?
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We learn about characters though Merricat,different from other books(only get one persons perspective on things)
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Why the book is called "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"?
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-they describe the house as a "castle" -offerings at the door→ separating the rich from the poor(different from the townspeople) -Merricat wants worshiped(queen of the castle) -Always live in that same house(generations→ food) -constant (house burned down→ they move on) -Constance→ beautiful fairy princess (held captive)
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Who wrote the book "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"?
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Shirley Jackson
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during the fire,what does U.J go back to save?
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his papers
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What killed the Blackwood family?
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arsenic in sugar
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What does Constance enjoy doing
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cooking
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Who does Merricat say she would save if she killed the whole town?
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Stella
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How old is Constance?
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28 years old
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How does the fire start?
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Merricat pushes charles pipe on the papers
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What does Merricat do when she is angry?
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breaks things, runs away
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What is Uncle Julian obsessed with?
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"that night"
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Which townsperson threw the first stone at the house?
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Jim Donnell
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What did Constance and Merricat do when Charles comes to visit after the fire?
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hide and listen
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What does the fallen notebook from the tree foreshadow?
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Charles coming to visit
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Who says this quote?"My niece is Merricat has been a long time dead."
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Uncle Julian
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Who says this quote?"Oh, Constance we are so happy."
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Merricat (says this at the end of the book,Merricat brainwashing Constance,last line of the book, now Merricat has what she wants; Constance to herself)
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Who says this quote?"I had no dinner last night."
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Merricat (important because the last time she was sent to bed with no supper she killed her whole family)
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What does Mary Katherine wonder about the library books?
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She wonders if she would have chosen different books if she had known that they would be the last books that she would check out of the library
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What was Mary Katherine's routine when she visited the village?
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Merricat's routine for visiting the village was to go every Tuesday and Friday, and to visit the library, grocery store, and to stop at Stella's coffee shop before heading home.
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What are Mary Katherine's thoughts about the Rochester house?
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Merricat says that the Rochester house is the nicest house in the village(Her mother was a Rochester, and so Mary Katherine believes that the house should belong to her sister Constance by rights)
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How Old is Merricat?
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18 years old
