Transcript Heroes quiz - Royton and Crompton School

‘Heroes’
Robert Cormier
Quiz
Quick Questions
What is Francis talking
about when he describes
his ‘caves’?
His nostrils
What is the Silver Star?
A medal for bravery
Where is Francis
stationed during the war?
France
Where is Larry LaSalle
from originally?
New York
What is Nicole often
compared to?
A statue of St Therese
Who does Francis meet
whilst he is in hospital?
Enrico
When does Japan attack
Pearl Harbour?
7th December 1941
What is the correct name
of the Wreck Centre?
The Recreation Centre
Where is the novel set?
Frenchtown, in the city of
Monument, in New England
Where do Francis and
Nicole go on their dates?
The cinema – The
Plymouth
In Which Chapter..?
Identify the events
In which chapter…
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Does World War 2 break out..?
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Chapter 7
In which chapter…
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Do Francis and Larry meet for the last
time?
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Chapter 14
In which chapter…
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Does Francis describe the French
village..?
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Chapter 3
In which chapter…
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Does Larry attack Nicole..?
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Chapter 11
In which chapter…
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Does Francis consider committing
suicide?
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Chapter 12
In which chapter…
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Do Nicole and Francis meet for the last
time?
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Chapter 16
In which chapter…
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Does Francis win the table tennis
tournament?
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Chapter 7
In which chapter…
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Does Larry LaSalle arrive in
Frenchtown?
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Chapter 5
In which chapter…
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Does Francis find a drunk Arthur Rivier
in Pee Alley?
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Chapter 8
In which chapter…
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Is Nicole introduced to the novel?
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Chapter 2
Who Says This..?
Identify the person who
says the following
quotations
Who says…
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“You’re a big hero,’ he said. ‘A Silver Star
hero”
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Enrico (Chapter 1)
Who says…
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“But he still beats kids up in the
schoolyard”
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Joey Leblanc (Chapter 5)
Who says…
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“You deserve to be recognised, Francis,’
he whispers. ‘You’re a goddam hero…
How many men were you willing to die
for.”
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Arthur Rivier (Chapter 6)
Who says…
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“I’m not supposed to play favourites,
Francis, but you and Nicole are special
to me”
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Larry LaSalle (Chapter 7)
Who says…
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“No heroes in that scrap-book, Francis. Only
us, the boys of Frenchtown. Scared and
homesick and cramps in the stomach and
vomit. Nothing glamorous like the write-ups in
the papers or the newsreels. We weren’t
heroes. We were only there”
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Arthur Rivier (Chapter 8)
Who says…
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“Stay close to me”
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Nicole (Chapter 11)
Who says…
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“Does that one sin of mine wipe away all
the good things?”
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Larry LaSalle (Chapter 14)
Who says…
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“Write about it Francis. Maybe you can
find the answer that way”
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Nicole (Chapter 16)