During which war is the novel set?
World War Two
World War One
The Vietnam War
What is autumn a time of?
Energy and life
Death and decay
Growth and regeneration
What does the beauty and tranquility of the woods serve to remind the reader of?
Hell
Heaven
Eden
What does the first line of the novel describe?
A warship moving out of the loch
A small tree with branches as thin as bones
A good tree with branches as comfortable as chairs
What is it that ‘pollutes’ the woods?
A gas attack
Duror’s evil presence
Smoke from the mansion chimneys
What do the woods represent?
A microcosm of society at that time
The darkness of humanity
The restorative powers of nature
Why does Lady Runcie-Campbell house the cone-gatherers in the tiny hut?
The beach hut has been flooded in the storm
The tiny hut is the only place with running water
Duror talks her out of offering them the beach hut
How does Duror regard his home?
As a place of comfort
As a place to escape his troubles
As a miserable place
Through which door does Duror enter the mansion?
The front door
The servants’ entrance
He waits for Lady Runcie-Campbell to come to him
What kind of place is Lendrick?
It is a hostile environment, especially for the cone-gatherers
It is a bustling metropolis
It is friendly to the locals but suspicious of outsiders