What is the time span of the novel?
Two years
Three days
Five days
Which of the following is a major part of the plot?
Duror's descent into madness, murder and ultimately his own death
Neil wanting to become a soldier
Neil leaving Calum to cope on his own in the woods
The cone-gatherers are catalysts in the novel. What does this mean?
They are minor characters
They bring about and speed up the action in the story
They are the only characters in the novel
Which of the following are NOT key incidents?
The storm and the beach hut scene
The deer drive
The visit to Lendrick
What is the first outward display of Duror’s evil?
When he slits the deer’s throat
When he hits his dogs
When he murders his wife
Why does Neil break into the beach hut?
He is cold and he feels he has a right to keep himself alive
He is being chased by Duror
He left the cones inside it
Why does Lady Runcie-Campbell banish the cone-gatherers from the beach-hut?
She doesn’t want them to see how untidy it is
She thinks they are presumptuous and impudent for breaking in
Her children are scared of them
What is Duror’s final motivation to kill Calum?
Neil shouts at Duror and provokes him
Roderick tells him to kill Calum
The fact the cone-gatherers refuse to help Roderick
What does Duror do after he has killed Calum?
He walks home
He shoots himself
He hides in the woods
What does Lady Runcie-Campbell do when she finds the brothers?
She runs to get Roderick
She asks Baird to help them and then falls to her knees
She hides in the beach hut