Ms. Munro

Oct 7 - Chpt 12 (pg 64)

PART ONE -TRIPLICATE

Chapter One - Connor

1. Why is this chapter called ‘Triplicate’?

Chapter Two – Risa

1. What hurts Risa the most of all about being unwound?

2. Why do you think that Risa is being unwound over all the other children at the State Home?

3. Do you think Risa is brave when she runs for the door of the bus? Why?

Chapter Three – Lev

1. Is Marcus right to disrupt Lev’s party like that?

2. What signs are there that Lev is not entirely comfortable with being a tithe?

Chapter 7 – Connor

1. Who do you think Humphrey Dunfee is? What clues are you given about him?

Chapter 9 – Mother

1. What does this chapter teach you about the society of the novel? What is wrong / right with it?

Oct 11 - Chpt 13-19 (pg 112)

Chapter 19 – Connor

1. Summarise Chapter 19 in 5 bullet points.

2. Why do you think this chapter is so long?

Oct 16 - Chpt 20-23 (pg 147)

Chapter 20 – Risa

1. Which do you think is worse?  Tens of thousands of babies nobody wants? Or to silently make them go away before they are even born?​​

Chapter 22 – Risa

1. Who is the "Akron AWOL"? Why do the other Unwinds talk about him?

Chapter 23 – Risa

1. You find out the reason Connor has been looking for Lev: what is that reason? What does it tell us about Connor as a person?

Oct 23 - Chpt 23-28 (pg 177)

1. WRITE – how would YOU behave if suddenly all the rules of ‘normal’ society were removed and you had nothing to lose?

Guiding Questions:

• think about the reasons all of them are there – all abandoned by parents / etc

• are they the extreme version of themselves because of the pressured situation?

• How would you feel at being locked up like that in a holding pen, not knowing what was going on around you or if you might be discovered at any moment?

• Which character would you most likely be like? Why?

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PART FOUR - DESTINATIONS

2. Examine the response from Ebay on page 155.  Imagining for a moment that you all agreed a soul existed; would you purchase a ‘human soul’? Why or why not? What are the ethical implications of purchasing someone’s soul?

Oct 30 - Chpt 28-35 (pg 226)

Chapter 28 - Risa

1. This is the first impression both the characters and you get of The Admiral. Write down what your impression of him is.

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Chapter 30 - Cy-Ty

1. How do you feel reading this chapter?

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Chapter 35 - Lev

1. What is the group's philosophy for doing what they mysteriously do? Do you think this is a good reason?

Nov 5 - Chpt 35-45 (pg 248)

Chapter 37 - Emby and the Admiral

1. What do we find out about the Admiral in this chapter?

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Chapter 38 - Mob

1. Why is this chapter called Mob?

2. What does the Admiral's arm ache indicate?

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Chapter 43 - Mob

1. What gives the mob its power?

2. Why are the chapters leading up to the climax so short?

Nov 12 - Chpt 45-55 (pg 274)

Chapter 46 - Connor

1. Why is Connor's quote 'you should all be unwound' so shocking? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

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Chapter 47 - First Year Residents

1. Why does Roland want the Juvey-Cops to come?

2. How is the first year resident's reaction typical of a lot of adults in the novel?

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Chapter 49 - Roland

1. Why is Roland's plan of turning in the whole campt of Unwinds quite futile? Why can't Roland see that?

Nov 18 - Chpt 55-63 (pg 300)

Chapter 57 - Lev

1. How has Lev's attitude towards tithing changed since the very start of the story?

2. Make a note of how Lev feels about being a clapper (pg 284)

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Chapter 60 - Harvest

1. The final paragraph of the chapter says "What does it take to unwind the unwanted?...It takes three hours." How does this make you feel?

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Chapter 62 - Lev

1. How is the tree a metaphor for the Unwinds? Use a quote from page 295 to support your answer.

Nov 22 - Chpt 63-END (pg 335)

Chapter 64 - Connor

1. Do you think the way Connor faces his unwinding is brave? Or do you think he has given up? Explain.

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Chapter 65 - Clappers

1. The author of the novel intrudes at this point when he says that clappers do their 'evil deeds'. Why does he say that their deeds are evil?

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Chapter 66 - Connor

1. How does the author keep you in suspense in the first page of this chapter?

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Chapter 68 -Lev

1. Why does Lev's lawyer talk to him about insanity like it's a good thing?

2. What is ironic about Lev's final destructive actions in the end?

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Chapter 69 - Unwinds

1. Do you think it is fitting that Connor has taken over the Graveyard? Why or why not?

2. Is the final message of the novel a positive one? Why or why not?