merci$Irma compares Sara to a deer. What does this comparison foresees about Sara’s fate in the story? Irma mentions a deer which had the same frightened eyes as Sara. Irma tried to look after it but her mother told her it would never survive captivity. This echoes Sara’s confinement at Appleyard’s College. What does Irma hear before the girls see the monolith? What happens to the girls straight after? She hears a sound similar to the beating of far-off drums. Then they see the monolith and fall asleep. How do Marion, Miranda and Irma react when Edith wakes up? What do you think is happening? The three senior boarders walk up the rise and disappear behind the monolith. Neither girl seems to be hearing Edith calling their names. What is Edith’s reaction to all this? She is terrified and screams. Why do you think Lindsay wrote that “Nobody did hear them” when referring to Edith’s cries? Miranda, Irma and Marion do not hear Edith’s cries and it seems like the junior boarder is alone in a timeless and warped environment. Give your own interpretation of what happened at the end of the chapter. Miranda, Irma and Marion seem to have entered another dimension. Edith is most likely on the edge but not quite in it, which would explain why no one can hear her. Another explanation might be that Edith is in a state of shock and hallucinates the three girls’ disappearance.