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The Boy at the top of the Mountain 1 to 9

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  • Who was Pierrot´s friend? What was special about that friendship?
  • What happened in each train journey?
  • What change did Beatrix make to Pierrot´s identity? What did she tell him?
  • What does the name "Three Read Spots on a Handkerchief" represent?
  • What was Pierrot´s impression of his aunt? Where did she work?
  • Who were the Durand sisters and what did they do?
  • Why did Pierrot struggle to fit in at the orphanage? Give examples
  • What happened to his connection with his past (e.g., Anshel)?
  • What was Berghof? How was life there?
  • What influence did the adults at the Berghof have on him? How did he start to change?
  • What does the name "A letter from a friend and a letter from a stranger" represent?
  • Who was Mme Bronstein? Why couldn´t she keep Pierrot?
  • What is the significance of Pierrot being renamed “Pieter”? How can names influence identity?
  • Who did Pierrot meet that increased his sense of importance? How did he feel?
  • Explain why chapter 4 is called "Three Train Journeys".
  • What does the novel suggest about how easily identity can be shaped or manipulated?
  • In what ways does admiration for authority figures influence moral judgment?
  • Pierrot is told to “choose the right side. What does this mean?
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