How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
“That’s exactly what I am telling you!” cried the Air Force man. “Look for yourself. Here’s the very last map in the whole flaming atlas! We went off that over an hour ago!” He turned the page. As in all atlases, there were two completely blank pages at the very end. “So now we must be somewhere here,” he said, putting a finger on one of the blank pages.
“Where’s here?” cried the Head of the Army.
The young pilot was still grinning broadly. He said to them, “That’s why they always put two blank pages at the back of the atlas. They’re for new countries. You’re meant to fill them in for yourself.” (21.80-82)
And that’s your lesson in avoiding how to answer direct questions. It’s kind of ingenious the way Roald Dahl skips over the question of where exactly Giant Country is. It’s a land that has never been explored before, and by having his characters change the subject instead of talking about actual geography, he’s going to keep it that way.