Stones in Water Questions and Answers
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What are the main characters/short disc. in the novel Stones in Water? What is the Plot-exposition,rising...
Roberto, the self-effacing younger son of a Venetian gondolier, and his steadfast friendship with Samuele, soon to be called Enzo to hide his Jewish origins from their Nazi "supervisors." The main...
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Why were only the Jews circumcised? I know this has to do with God's promise to Moses regarding the "Promised...
The original reasons for circumcision are unknown, but several cultures have practiced genital mutilation of both boys and girls throughout history. For the Jews, they borrowed the custom from...
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How does the metaphor "All you need is stones" pertain to Partriagani movement? "All you need is stones, If you...
The metaphor is one of hope, which is all that the Patriagiani movement has at this stage of the war. Nevertheless, the waters are shallow, meaning that the foundations of Mussolini's Fascist...
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What is the summary of chapter 5? i just need to know if there are any flashbacks, what is the plot, conflict of...
Roberto and Enzo struggle to survive in the work camp. Enzo is being blackmailed into giving a nameless boy who has discovered he is Jewish his food. Roberto shares his food with Enzo, and Enzo...
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In her novel Stones in Water, how does Donna Jo Napoli create the world so effectively? Refer to techniques, ideas...
A story involving children that sees them transported from their once-tranquil lives in Venice to the harshness of the Ukraine during the greatest war the world had ever experienced cannot help but...
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In Stones in Water, why doesn't Roberto tell Mamma about going to the movies with Samuele?
Roberto tells Sergio that he's heading off to a cinema in Mestre to watch a movie. When pressed for further details, he says that "we" will get there by walking. This raises the inevitable question...
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In Stones in Water, what is an example of the conflict Man vs. Man?
Stones in Water is a 1997 young-adult novel by Donna Jo Napoli about a pair of young boys in Venice who are captured by Nazis and sent to a work camp. A good example of the Man vs. Man conflict...
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What happens in the story? How Roberto gets away from the camp, what happens to Samuel. does anyone die?
This is a story about a friendship between two Italian boys with the backdrop of WWII. One of the boys is Jewish and his friend goes to great lengths to conceal this fact. Both boys are sent to...
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How did Roberto make a difference in the world in the book Stones in Water?
Stones in Water is a novel written by Donna Jo Napoli. It takes place in the early 1940s, during World War II, when Nazi rule and soldiers were present in many European countries. It is a story...
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What makes this story historical fiction, what part of history was fictional?
"Historical fiction" simply refers to books and films that, while involving fake characters and a made-up story, take place during events that actually occurred. Books and films that use that...
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What is the symbolism of the stones? site examples
According to the quickNotes guide, "(t)he picks and stones remind the reader of the rubble... lifted day after tortuous day." Furthermore, "(s)tones will always speak to Roberto of a little girl,...
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Did the Germans actually use Italians for forced labor? I've googled it and I can't seem to find anything that says...
Yes, they did. You can find information at the sites below. Germans called them "military internees" (rather than prisoners of war), and forced many to work for them. There were also a number of...
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What is the summary of this book?
This is the story of two boys, Roberto and Samuele in Venice, Italy in WWII. Samuele is Jewish and must hide this fact from the German soldiers who take him, Roberto, and other boys and force them...
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What is the setting in the novel Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli? (year to be exact...)
It's set in Venice in the early 1940's.
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What is the eighth most important event in the book Stones in Water?
First of all, I must say what a curious question. I cannot think of a time I ever came across a question which refers to the "eighth" most important event in a novel.That being said, allow me to...