OutlineDirections: While reading, identify important information about characters using the outline below. Identify facts about each of the characters such as descriptions, outcome, and role in the story.

I. Vahan Kenderian: In 1915 Vahan was ___________________years old.

II. SistersA.___________________________:

a. Commits suicide in an Inn to avoid being raped.B. Oskina:

a.III. Locations

A. Bitlis:a.

B. _______________________________:a. Earlier site of an Armenian massacre by the Turks.

C. Goryan’s Inn:a.

D. Sanis:a. Village Sisak and Vahn ran to after escaping from the march.

E. Diarbekir:a. b.

F. _______________________________:a. Corpse ridden; people drink from it and get sick

III. ParentsA. Father

a. ______________________:b. c.

B. Mothera. ______________________:b. c.

IV. Relatives and Other CharactersA. Uncle Mumpreh

a. B. Karnig

a. b.

C. ________________ ___ Family Cooka.

D. Selim Beya.

Forgotten Fire Chapter Questions:

ForewordIn the first paragraph of the forward, what was the perception of Christian Armenians?

Chapter 1Define the following words:Blighting:

Cobbled:

Integrity:

Consequence (as in man of consequence):

1. Read the description of Bitlis. Is Vahan idealizing it? Why or Why not?

2. Describe Vahan especially note how he sees his future.

Chapter 23. List and identify the people who share Vahan’s world.

4. Foreshadowing is a technique in which the author gives the reader hints of what will happen. What elements of this chapter suggest the dangers the Turks represent?

Chapter 35. How did Vahan’s father believe his children should face life (12)?

6. What is Vahn told about his father’s absence by the adults in his life?

7. List the situations and sights that belie the adults’ words.

Chapter 48. Describe Uncle Mumpreh. Why does his disappearance confirm Vahan’s fears?

9. Why do you suppose Karnig’s solution (p. 18) is significant in the plot?

10. What possible actions does the family suggest?

11. What are little bags?

Chapter 5Define the following words:Ominous:

Premonition:

Appraising:

Effrontery:

12. Why is this the last morning of the narrator’s childhood?

13. How do things change after that breakfast?

Chapter 6Define the following word:Stench:

14. How has the town changed?

15. What torments are there at the inn?

Chapter 716. How do Oskina and the grandmother act different from other prisoners?

17. Why might the color blue have a lasting impression on Vahan?

18. Reread the last paragraph that starts on page 43 and continues on page 44, Vahan refers to “there”- describe this scene.

19. Why does the author juxtapose the bodies to the wildflowers on page 47?

Chapter 820. What events precipitate the mother’s order that the boys try to escape?

21. Do you believe the mother was right to order her boys to escape-why or why not?

Chapter 9Define the following words:Gendarme

Sedition:

22. On page 55 there is a reference to “steel” and “fire”- what is important about these images?

23. How does Vahan’s father help him in this chapter?

24. Vahan says, “I did not realize that my brother and I had crossed a line.” What does this mean?

Chapter 10Define the following words:Sullen:

Predatory:

25. This chapter begins with a lasting memory for Vahan-how does this experience relate to what happened to the girls at Goryan’s Inn in chapter 6?

26. This chapter sees one more loss for Vahan. What is it?

Chapter 11Define the following words:Pristine:

Solicitous:

Devastated:

Pauper:

Haggard:

Haphazardly:

27. Why does Vahan choose to go to an occupied house?

28. Where did Vahan hide and why might this place have a powerful message?

29. What shows that this family too has suffered loss?

30. Under what conditions is Vahan allowed to stay?

Chapter 1231. What has become of Pattoo’s fathers and brother?

32. Why does Pattoo’s mother send Vahan away?

33. What aid does she give him?

Chapter 13Define the following words:Imperiously:

Authoritative:

Confiscate:

Debonair:

34. Why does he not stay in the house where he hid?

Chapter 14Define the following words:Forlorn:

Incoherent:

Dishevelment:

Refuse (noun):

Cursorily:

Futility:

35. What attitude must he take toward the bodies he sees? Why?

36. What happens to Sisak? How does this add to Vahan’s sense of helplessness?

Chapter 15Define the following words:Retrospect:

Scrabble (v):

37. Why does he return to Sanis?

38. Once imprisoned (and apparently uncaring), why does he then seek to escape?

39. What was his “avenue of escape” and why does “passage” have significance to the plot?

Chapter 16Define the following words:Cautionary:

Annihilate:

40. Once he has returned to Bitlis, he begins a new way of life. What is it?

41. How does he feel about the Turks?

Chapter 17Define the following words:Exultantly:

Officious:

42. Once Mrs. Altoonian has taken him in, what is his greatest fear? How does this influence her?

43. Why is Vahan horrified when he learns that Mrs. Altoonian has spoken to Selim Bey?

44. What is particularly bitter about his new position?

Chapter 18Define the following words:Succinctly:

Grovel:

Aloof:

Ingratiate:

Vivid:

Pervasive:

Phantom:

45. How does the soldier who brings Vahan food indicate his contempt for the Armenians?

46. Faced by Selim Bey, Vahan finds it hard to accept that this man is a beast. Why?

47. On page 124, Selim Bey offers justification of his actions in the advice he offers Vahan. Put his advice in your own words.

48. Why does his advice seem reasonable to Vahan?

Chapter 19Define the following words:Perceptibility:

Placid:

Edifice:

49. How does the trip to Kars affect Vahan? Why does he mention his search for the footprints of those who had walked that way?

50. At the bottom of page 123, a paragraph begins, “And it was not the war.” What is the “other” war?

Chapter 20Define the following words:Devalues:

Impervious

Ravenous:

51. How does his loneliness affect Vahan?

52. Who is Seranoush? Why is Vahan grateful when she arrives?

53. How does this incident change Vahan’s perception of Selim Bey?

Chapter 21Define the following word:Plunder:

54. What two reasons did the Turkish soldier give for a war with Russia being unjustified?

Chapter 22Define the following words:Debilitating:

Craggy:

Decrepit:

Abject:

55. Describe General Khalil:

56. Who is Mrs. Mahari and how does she influence Vahan’s actions both initially and at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 23Define the following words:Denuded:

Rigors:

Despicable:

57. Why does Vahan pretend to be deaf and dumb?

Chapter 24Define the following words:Fraternal:

Infidels:

Diffidently:

Callous:

58. Describe Mustafa.

59. Describe Sharin. How does Vahan feel about her?

60. What precipitates Vahan’s decision to leave?

Chapter 25Define the following words:Diffidently:

Spinsterish:

Surreptitiously:

61. Once in Sivas, Vahan finds sanctuary. Where?

62. Who is Serop?

63. What is the condition of Vahan’s remaining at the mission?

64. Like Selim Bey, Ara Sarkisian gives Vahan advice. Summarize it on page 188.Chapter 26Define the following words:Euphemistically:

Perplexed:

Funereal:

Demoralize:

Stolidly:

65. How does Vahan feel about Dr. Tashian? His wife?

Chapter 27Define the following words:Contemplative:

Panache:

Saunter:

66. Describe Seta:

Chapter 28Define the following words:Uninflected:

Beseechingly:

67. How do Vahan’s fantasies indicate his feelings toward Seta?

68. What is Seta’s position in the consulate? Why does he throw her out?

Chapter 2969. What becomes of Seta? The baby?

Chapter 3070. Why does Vahan now hate Sivas?

Chapter 31Define the following word:Callous

71. Why does Vahan hire himself out as a driver?

72. Why does he feel that he has to drive a wagon around the curve, despite his fears?

Chapter 3273. On page 245 Vahan listens-what would his new fear be when he hears people at the market talking?

74. How does Sprios Koulouris help Vahan?

75. What does Vahan do with his money that shows his naiveness?

Chapter 33Define the following words:Phalanx:

Insubordination:

Ethereal:

Monolith:

76. What sufferings awaited Vahan on the voyage?

77. How did Spiros’ advice help Vahan?

Chapter 3478. When Vahan approaches the man in the market in Constantinople, what tells him that he has

reached safety?

79. Even in this, his father is with him. How?

Chapter 3580. What did Vahan mean on page 270 when he said, “I knew that I was free and that I would never be

free.”

81. What has Vahan learned about life?

Character JournalDirections: You will complete a character journal for three different characters. Choose a scene in

the story, identify the page number, and write about the character’s feelings, thoughts, and reflections upon

this moment. You are writing in the first person point of view of the character selected. Use specific details within the story to reflect each character’s point of view.

Character Journal #1 Page #

Character Journal #2 Page #

Character Journal #3 Page #

Forgotten Fire Vocabulary

Lesson One: Chapters 1-121. Appraising- adj.- estimating the value of, rating2. Blighting- adj.- harming; destroying, spoiling3. Cobbled-adj. paved with small rounded stones4. Consequence- n.-importance 5. Devastated- adj.-destroyed, overwhelmed with shock or grief6. Effrontery-n.- impudent boldness7. Gendarme-n.-policeman8. Haggard-adj.-looking exhausted or distraught9. Haphazardly-adv.-randomly, by chance10. Integrity-n.-moral excellence, honesty11. Ominous-adj.-threatening12. Pauper-n.-poor person13. Predatory-adj.-victimizing or exploiting others14. Premonition-n.-forewarning15. Pristine-adj.- unspoiled, spotless, like new16. Sedition-n.-behavior inciting a rebellion17. Solicitous-adj.- showing interest or concern18. Stench-n.-foul smell19. Sullen-adj.- passively resentful, sulky, moroseQuiz Date: ______________

Lesson Two Part One Chapters: 13-22 1. Abject-adj.-miserable, wretched2. Aloof-adj.-distant, unsympathetic3. Annihilate-v.-to completely destroy or defeat4. Authoritative-adj.- reliable, official5. Cautionary-adj.-giving, serving as a warning6. Craggy-adj.- rugged7. Confiscate-v.-to take or seize by force or authority8. Cursorily-adv.-hastily, hurriedly9. Debilitating-adj.-weakening; enfeebling10. Debonair-adj.-stylishly self-assured or carefree11. Decrepit-adj.-weakened by age or infirmity12. Denuded-adj.-made naked, stripped13. Devalues-v.-reduces the value of14. Dishevelment-n.-untidiness, disorder15. Edifice-n.-building, esp. an imposing one16. Exultantly-adv.- joyfully17. Forlorn-adj.- sad, abandoned, in a pitiful state18. Futility-n.-useless19. Grovel-v.-lie or crawl in subservience (like a servant or slave)20. Imperiously-adv.- overbearingly, in a domineering way

Lesson Two Part II Chapters 13-221. Despicable-adj.-vile, contemptible2. Impervious-adj.-impenetrable, not responsive3. Incoherent-adj. unintelligible, lacking logic or consistency4. Ingratiate-v.-to bring oneself into favor5. Officious- adj.-domineering, meddlesome, intrusive6. Perceptibly-adv.-noticeably7. Pervasive-adj.-spreading throughout8. Phantom-n-ghost, mental illusion9. Placid-adj.-calm, not easily excited, serene, not easily irritated10. Plunder-v.- to rob or steal; noun- thing stolen11. Ravenous-adj.-very hungry12. Refuse-n.-waste material13. Retrospect-n.-looking back14. Scrabble-v.-to scratch or grope about15. Succinctly-adv.-briefly, concisely16. Vivid-adj.-strong, intense, clear, lively

Lesson Two Part I and II Quiz: _____________________________

Lesson Three Chapters 23-35

1. Beseechingly-adv.-asking in an earnest manner2. Callous-adj.-unfeeling, insensitive3. Contemplative-adj.-meditative4. Demoralize-v.-dishearten, destroy the morale of5. Diffidently- hesitant in acting or speaking; distrustful, reserved6. Ethereal-adj.- light and airy, heavenly, highly delicate7. Euphemistically-adv.-using a mild or vague expression that substitutes for a harsher one8. Fraternal-adj.-brotherly, comradely9. Funereal-adj.- dark, dismal, appropriate for a funeral10. Infidels- unfaithful, one who opposes beliefs11. Insubordination-n.-act of being disobedient, rebellious12. Monolith-n.-single block of stone, esp. a pillar, massive, immovable person13. Panache- n.-confidence of style or manner14. Perplexed-adj.- puzzled, bewildered, disconcerted15. Phalanx-n.-any mass or united band of people16. Rigors-n.-strictness, severity17. Saunter-v.-to walk slowly, stroll18. Spinsterish-adj. of an unmarried woman19. Stolidly-adv.-unemotionally, impassively20. Surreptitiously-adv.-stealthily, clandestinely21. Uninflected-adj.-unaccented

Vocabulary Quiz: _________________________