Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the draugr as a villain | English

Starter quiz

What is the name of the writer of 'The Twisted Tree'? Rachel ...
- 'Burge' ✓
In 'The Twisted Tree', what is the name of Martha's great-grandmother?
- Corrine
- Karina ✓
- Karen
- Callie
In 'The Twisted Tree', which two characters are found murdered at the end of Chapter 14?
- Stig and Martha
- Olav and Yrsa ✓
- Mormor and Karina
- Gandalf and Martha's mother
In 'The Twisted Tree' there are many references to Norse mythology. Match the names to their correct description.
- Odin
  
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  the highest of the gods and god of wisdom, knowledge and death ✓
- Hel
  
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  ruler of the underworld ✓
- The Norns
  
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  the three women in charge of weaving fate ✓
- Yggdrasil
  
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  the tree that connects all the realms and is centre of the cosmos ✓
- Huginn and Muninn
  
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  Odin's ravens who fly through the nine worlds and report back ✓
- Aslaug
  
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  tasked by Odin to water the tree he was hanged from ✓
In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha recalls Mormor telling stories about "corpses" who walk and "kill" those that are alive. What are these undead creatures called?
- a zombie
- a draugr ✓
- a dragon
- a death-eater
Which of the following best describes a cliffhanger?
- the introduction of a new character
- a technique where the story ends abruptly, leaving the outcome unresolved ✓
- a plot twist that resolves all conflicts
- a flashback revealing characters' past experiences

In 'The Twisted Tree', who or what could be considered the villain?
- Stig
- The Norns
- The draugr ✓
- Karina
- Olav
In 'The Twisted Tree', what does the draugr have as a head?
- a skull ✓
- a decaying human head
- a viking helmet
- the head of a mythical creature
Which word can be described as: 'behaving in a hurried, panicked or anxious way'?
- forlorn
- frantically ✓
- eccentric
- mortified
In 'The Twisted Tree', which adjective is used to describe the draugr's hair?
- twisted
- matted ✓
- dishevelled
- white
Which of these answers would not be considered a conventional trait of a villain?
- malevolence
- unpredictability
- deceit
- generosity ✓
Which word beginning with 'a' describes a character who is hostile or opposes another. It can be used to describe the villain in a story.
- 'antagonist' ✓

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Martha thinks the dead have escaped from the tree in the form of a draugr.
Martha can see faces appearing in the shadows around the cabin.
A howl sounds close to the cabin.
A villain can be considered an antagonist and has an evil and scary presence.
The draugr is an effective villain with its malevolent presence and unpredictability.

Villains are easily identifiable and will be always be introduced from the outset of a text.

Consider the draugr's subtle and encroaching presence. Burge uses this slow reveal to create tension.

Transfixed - motionless with horror or astonishment
Mortified - feel very embarrassed or ashamed
Inheritance - belongings, for example money and property, received from someone after they have died
Horde - a large group
Draugr - from Norse mythology, a ghost, spirit or reanimated corpse