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1. Who does the Pomeroy family consist of?

The Pomeroy family is Mrs. Pomeroy, a widow with four children: Diana, Chaddy, Lawrence, and the narrator.

2. What is the relationship between the Pomeroy children?

The Pomeroy children are not close because all have gone their separate ways. The children are all in their mid-to-late thirties.

3. What are the Pomeroys feelings about seeing each other at Laud's Head?

The Pomeroy children are excited to see each other, regardless of past conflicts. The family catches up on each other's lives since the last meeting.

4. Why don't the other Pomeroy children like Lawrence?

The other Pomeroy children don't like Lawrence because he is especially critical. He is removed from the rest of the family.

5. What becomes evident about Lawrence at Laud's Head?

It becomes evident by his rude actions that Lawrence wants nothing more to do with the family. Lawrence also reveals that the only reason he has returned to Laud's Head is to sell his part of the house to Chaddy. He has no desire to have part of a house that is crumbling and built on the cliffs at the seaside where it is sure to sink.

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