The Characters of "Cloud Atlas" Quiz

Answer: Luisa Rey

Luisa Rey appeared in "Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery" and by name in "The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish".

Luisa was a 25 year old reporter who worked for the magazine "Spyglass" in Buenas Yerbas, California. Her narrative began in 1975. At the beginning, she was trapped in an elevator with Rufus Sixsmith. While speaking to each other, she found out that he worked at Seaboard Corporation. Later, when she went to Seaboard to interview him, she quickly began to discover a terrible conspiracy. She met many people involved in the company. Some, like Isaac Sachs and Joe Napier, tried to help her, but others, like Alberto Grimaldi and Bill Smoke, tried to kill her. Finally, while avoiding multiple murder attempts, she was able to reveal to the world what was going on and save lives.

Answer: Timothy Cavendish

Timothy Cavendish appeared in "The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish" and by name in "The Orison of Sonmi-451".

Timothy was a 65 year old book publisher. At the beginning of his narrative his client, Dermot Hoggins, killed a book reviewer for giving his book a negative review. That incident caused the book and Cavendish Publishing to make a lot of money. While Dermot was in jail, though, his brothers came to Timothy's house to get money they thought they deserved. However, Dermot had signed over the copyright of the book. The brothers demanded Timothy give them a certain amount of money by a certain time. He could not get the money though. When he told his brother, Denholme, about his situation, he sent him to Hull. Timothy took the train, with many issues, to the town and checked into what he thought was a hotel named Aurora House. But, when he woke in the morning, he found out it was a retirement home. When he tried to leave, he was told that he could not due to the papers he had signed when he checked in. After his first escape attempt, he had a stroke. He stayed in the home for several weeks until he was able to escape with three of his friends by stealing a car.

Answer: Zachry Bailey

Zachry Bailey was the main character in the "Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After" section.

Zachry was a teenager in the Valleymen tribe on Big Island. His narrative began with him telling the story of how he watched his father get killed and his brother get kidnapped by the Kona tribe. It then skipped forward to when he was older and a woman, named Meronym, from Prescience Island temporarily moved into his home. At first, he did not like Meronym. He thought she and the other Prescients were planning an attack on his village. Eventually, though, they became close. They climbed Mauna Kea together. Later, when the island was taken over by Kona, they escaped to another island. The rest of Zachry's family and village were either killed or captured.

Answer: Rufus Sixsmith

Rufus Sixsmith first appeared by name in "Letters from Zedelghem" and then in person in "Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery".

Rufus Sixsmith was the person who Robert was writing his letters to in the "Letters from Zedelghem" sections. In "Half-Lives" he worked as a physicist at Seaboard Corporation on Swannekke Island near Buenas Yerbas, California. While working there, he wrote a report on their HYDRA Project and how it would release radiation and kill people. When someone called and warned him that he was in danger, he went to the airport to fly back home to England. Unfortunately, he had to wait until the next day to get a flight. That night he was killed in his airport hotel room by Bill Smoke, who was hired by Seaboard's CEO, Alberto Grimaldi.

Answer: Sonmi-451

Sonmi-451 appeared in "The Orison of Sonmi-451" and was thought of a a god in "Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After". "The Orison of Sonmi-451" was written as an interview between Sonmi and an archivist.

Sonmi was a fabricant, or clone, designed to work in a restaurant named Papa Song's. She lived in a futuristic Seoul, South Korea whose name had been changed to Nea So Copros. When an additive to her food caused her to ascend, or become aware, she was taken to a university where she was able to learn. While there, she met Hae-Joo Im, who became her friend. The two of them ended up having to leave the campus abruptly after the government found out she was there. Sonmi and Hae-Joo then left the city and went into hiding. Eventually, though, they were captured. At the end of the interview she stated that everything that happened to her was basically a play created by the government. The resistance movement was made by them, too.

Answer: Adam Ewing

Adam Ewing appeared in "The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing" and by name in "Letters from Zedelghem".

Adam was a notary from San Fransisco, California. His job sent him on a voyage though the south Pacific Ocean. The portion of his journal the reader was shown began in 1850 while he was in the Chatham Islands waiting for his ship to be repaired. While he was there, he met Dr. Henry Goose. When his ship set sail again, Henry joined him on board. When Adam told Henry that he was having frequent migraines, he told him he had a parasite in his brain. Henry then started to treat him with medicine. However, the medicine ended up being arsenic. Henry was slowly killing him so he could rob him. Adam almost died, but a Moriori man named Autua saved him.

Answer: Vyvyan Ayrs

Vyvyan Ayrs appeared in "Letters from Zedelghem".

He was an old, sick, nearly blind composer. His wife was named Jocasta and his daughter was Eva. Robert Frobisher began to work for him in 1931. Robert assisted in composing many works. At one point Robert began to have an affair with his wife. Although Vyvyan seemed ignorant of the affair, it was later revealed that he knew the entire time.

Answer: Meronym

Meronym appeared in "Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After".

She was a fifty year old woman from Prescience Island. She came to Big Island on a ship and stayed for a while to learn about the Valleymen and the island. Like all the Prescient people, she had more intelligence and technology than the people of Hawaii. She ended up staying in the Bailey Dwelling with Zachry and his family because no one from their family was at the village meeting to disagree. At first, Zachry was suspicious of her and her motives, but they later became friends. Together they climbed a mountain and later escaped the island when the Kona attacked.

Answer: Robert Frobisher

Robert Frobisher appeared in "Letters from Zedelghem" and by name in "Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery" and "The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish".

After being disowned and kicked out of school, Robert traveled from England to Belgium to work for the famous composer Vyvyan Ayrs. While he was there he wrote letters to his friend (and previous lover) Rufus Sixsmith. He also had an affair with Vyvyan's wife, Jocasta, and later became infatuated with his daughter, Eva. Throughout this time, he composed "Cloud Atlas Sextet". Eventually, he was forced to leave Chateau Zedelghem. He ended up shooting himself with the gun he stole from Vyvyan in his hotel room when he found out that Eva did not love him.

Answer: Henry Goose

Dr. Henry Goose appeared in "The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing".

Adam came across him on a beach on the Chatham Islands. They quickly became friends. After setting sail on the Prophetess, Adam told him he had some sort of illness. Henry began to give him medicine for what he claimed was a parasite. But, it was later reveled to be arsenic. Henry then stole some of his money and escaped when the ship docked in Honolulu.