22-62 QUIZ I Must Betray You Flashcards
(38 cards)
what is a turnator?
traitor
why is Cristians mom so defensive in chapter 22? Why does she not want him walking her home?
She is defensive bc there is nothing they can do about it so she ignores the problem. She also does not want him to get in trouble
why does Christians mom slap him?
he calls her out and she does not like it.
how was the portrait of Ceasuscu used as a disciplinary toolo when cristian was younger?
he is watching and sees everything.
what happens during the school day in chapter 23? what does Cristian notice about the others in the room?
a student yelled that he was an informer. everyone does absolutely nothing.
what does Cristian believe that he is failing at?
he hasn’t gotten medicine for his grandfather yet.
bunu jokingly says “Romania is so efficient in the winter.” what does he mean by this?
they never take their coat off.
why do they need the radio fixed in chapter 25?
so they can listen to what has happened on the news.
what can the regime not exist without?
the Secu/Securitate
how did Bunu feel about the mysterious arrival of medicine?
He took it and it’s either gonna kill him or help him.
if liliana and Cristian lived in the, what do they wish they could do for a living?
Liliana would work in a library/be a librarian and Cristian would be a writer
who does Cristian fin din the stairwell in chapter 27? what has happened and why is she bleeding?
his mom, she fell and the bottle broke and she cut her legs.
why does no one come running to help Cristians mom when she yells out?
they might be questioned and don’t want to be involved or ask the questions.
what does Cristian tell the readers about Christmas and Santa Claus?
Christmas is a day of labor and Santa Claus is considered too religious. They don’t celebrate it.
why do you think Mr. Van Dorn told the boys to read the latest issue of TIME magazine?
something is going on.
what does Cristian plan to do in chapter 28?
he wants to give me van Dorn his journal and outplay the Securitate/agents.
why does Cristian envy Dan?
because he has the courage to be himself in public.
what does Cristian find in the book in the American library?
pictures w/ US presidents and mickey mouse and Disneyland.
how did nicolae ceausescu outwit the whole world?
he pretends to be a good dictator.
what did Cristian learn from the TIMEs?
Hungary is free from Communism and is no longer communist.
what type of magazines did Dan read? what does he do to one and why does this shock Cristian?
Sports and music magazines. Dan had torn one of the pages out of it and it shocks him bc it isn’t allowed and its illegal.
what did Dan think about the Kent economy and standing in line?
he says it would be interesting to write about/cool.
how did dan and his parents end up in Romania in the first place?
his dad was demoted
identify the figurative language in the statement below and explain its meaning. “A lie is like a snowball. it rolls, becomes bigger, heavier, and eventually, it;s difficult to lift”
metaphor, lies are going to be hard to live with.
