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1. Describe the narrative perspective of "The Lost Year." Why do you think this chapter is related in this way?

"The Lost Year" is related from a third-person limited narrator and is focused on the point of view of the protagonist, an unnamed boy or man who is trying to put together a lost year in his memory.

2. What happens when the protagonist hears someone calling his name in "The Lost Year"?

When the protagonist hears someone calling his name, he turns but ends up facing the same direction. Eventually, he discovers that it is he who is calling his own name.

3. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?

Vignettes are short scenes that focus on a moment or a character. Vignettes are not plot driven but employed to evoke mood and meaning through imagery. In this novel they appear after every named chapter.

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