Who is the narrator of the story?
Bill
Andrina
Sigrid
Which of these characters, from the other selected Brown stories, does Bill share some things in common with?
Hugh (The Wireless Set)
Barclay (The Eye of the Hurricane)
Mr Sinclair (A Time to Keep)
Bill (as well as Captain Stevens in The Eye of the Hurricane) often compares things to…
The sea
Pub culture
Farming
What does Bill refer to himself as?
‘a tough old seaman’
‘a mingling of innocence and heartlessness’
‘a victim’
At the start of the story, how does Andrina raise Bill’s spirits?
By providing medication
By telling stories
By providing light and warmth
Which of these words best describes Bill and Sigrid’s relationship?
Passionate
Enduring
Distrustful
What does Andrina symbolise?
Regeneration
Vulnerability
Love and forgiveness
What does the setting of Seleskay share with other settings in the selected Brown stories?
Anonymity
Gossip
Decay
What did Bill experience a sense of following his rejection of Sigrid?
‘Rootlessness’
‘Sweetness’
‘Hopelessness’
Which of these descriptions best suits Bill?
Charismatic
Evil
Flawed