Atonement Flashcards

1
Q

Briony’s was a _____ to her controlling _____

A

Briony’s was a shrine to her controlling demon

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2
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no one knew about the squirrels ____ beneath her ___, but no one wanted to _____

A

no one knew about the squirrels skull beneath her bed, but no one wanted to know

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3
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only in______ could she breathe life in the _____ _____

A

only in solitude could she breathe life in the lacerating details

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4
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_____ start in five minutes!

A

Rehearsal’s start in five minutes!

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5
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It was _____ away from her

A

It was slipping away from her

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6
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Was ______ else really as _____ as she was?

A

Was everyone else really as alive as she was?

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7
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The truth had become as _____ as _____

A

The truth had become as ghostly as intention

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8
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…_____ the _____ man on the shoulder and seemed to ____ them on their way

A

…patted the senior man on the shoulder and seemed to send them on their way

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9
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the _____ of his punishment. It had the look of eternal ______

A

the beginning of his punishment. It had the look of eternal damnation.

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10
Q

_____ in his presence, and she was _____ with herself

A

jittery in his presence, and she was annoyed with herself

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11
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a form of _____ or even ____

A

a form of challenge or even triumph

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12
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her ___ were ____

A

her movements were savage

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13
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She had noticed him ____ around the _____ lately.

A

She had noticed him hanging around the children lately.

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Marshall took ____ of the situation with a ten minute ______

A

Marshall took control of the situation with a ten minute monologue

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15
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She thought a ____ was being _____ that she did not _____

A

She thought a game was being played that she did not understand

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16
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_____ face, but his manner was ____, and this was an attractive _______

A

cruel face, but his manner was pleasant, and this was an attractive combination

17
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He would never ______ her. That was the lasting ______

A

He would never forgive her. That was the lasting damage.

18
Q

The story could ______

A

The story could resume

19
Q

Everyone was ____ and no one was

A

Everyone was guilty and no one was

20
Q

How can a novelist achieve _____ when with her ___ power of deciding ______, she is also ____?

A

How can a novelist achieve atonement when with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also God?

21
Q

But now I must ____

A

But now I must sleep

22
Q

Her doubts…

A

could be neutralised only by plunging in deeper

23
Q

Trapped herself…

A

marched into the labyrinth of her own construction

24
Q

Truth…

A

instructed her eyes