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1
What was the big inland town surrounded by?
Wheat
Canola
Trees
Barley
2
What is Costello's first name?
Mohammed
None of the above
Trevor
Mark
3
What did Dora and Abel do to 'make ends meet'?
They grew and sold organic vegetables
Writing letters
They sold shells as souvenirs
Glass-bottom boat tours
4
What plans did the developers have for Longboat Bay?
A resort hotel
A golf course
Whalewatching tours
All of the above
5
What sneaky, underhanded threats were made to try to convince Dora to sell up?
The mail was always late, wet or never came at all
Deliveries of diesel fuel and petrol had water in them
All of the above
Mysterious bushfires in the middle of winter
6
What was Abel's opinion of university?
May the force be with me
Ugly and dreary and full of talk
This place shines with truth and knowledge
Everything is awesome
7
What was the main reason Abel went to university?
To outsmart the businessmen
To earn money to support his mum
To get a job working for National Geographic magazine
To find out what fish thought
8
How does Dora save Blueback from being speared by the greedy divers?
Waves her arms at him
Punches him in the head
Bangs on the side of the boat
Calls the Water Police
9
Where was Abel's favourite place to swim with Blueback?
Yabby Creek
Summer Bay
Robbers Head
Longboat Bay
10
How old is Abel at the start of the novel?
9
10
12
11
11
What is the name of the place where Abel and Dora live?
Longboat Bay
Longbow Bay
Roberts Head
Robbers Head
12
What kind of environmental disaster struck off the coast of Longboat Bay?
Burst sewage pipe
Marine debris
Oil spill
Coral bleaching
13
"A cloud of bubbles swirled around him, clinging to his skin like pearls" is an example of...
Personication
A metaphor
A simile
Irony
14
Who is the author of Blueback?
Tim Winton
Tim Wanton
Tim Winten
Tim Wenton
15
What are 'eyes' metaphorically compared to in the epigraph at the start of the novel?
Lagoons
Oceans
Bays
Harbours
16
What time was it when a whale swam up to Abel and Dora in their boat?
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
2 p.m.
17
What did Abel and Stella name their baby girl?
Dory
Dorothy
Dora
Dortha
18
Which of these species of trees did the Jacksons
NOT
grow in the orchard?
Mulberry
Fig
Cumquat
Apricot
19
Spot the poetic device:
"His dormitory was full of coughs and cries and the clanking of pipes"
Alliteration
Repetition
All of the above
Assonance
20
How was the school bus personified in the story?
It was feasting on dust
It was carrying passengers
It was chewing up the bitumen
It was spitting gravel
21
Which of these people does Abel
NOT
see in his dreams?
Dead sailors
Little girls
Mad Macka
Costello
22
At what point did Abel decide that he would study fish and become an expert?
When his dad was killed
When he was doing his homework by the open fire
When he cut his finger the first time he met Blueback
When Costello began stripping the reef
23
Which of these objects is used to describe Blueback when Abel met him for the first time?
Mosaic
Pegs
Golfball
All of the above
24
What did Abel's dad do for a living?
Fisherman
Shark Whisperer
Abalone Diver
Pearl Diver
25
"Abel felt like a speck, like a bubble on the sea left by a breaking wave"
is an example of...
A metaphor
A conventional simile
Personification
An extended simile
26
What is the first thing that Abel does at the start of the novel?
Grabs his wetsuit off the line
Turns his alarm clock off
Pulls on his wetsuit
Eats his breakfast
27
Why did the ground near the orchard stink?
Dora and Abel mixed up their own fertiliser in the sand
An oil tanker had split in two off the coast
The cemetery had washed away in a storm
The local council had refused to collect their rubbish
28
What happened to the tiger shark after it died?
It got eaten by other hungry sharks
Abel towed it out to sea
Piranhas gobbled it up in a flash
It got eaten by a pod of orcas
29
What was Abel's girlfriend's name?
Stella
Sylvia
Stacey
Sabrina
30
What did Abel 'think about' when his mum told him about the Jacksons' whaling past?
All the crosses up behind the orchard
All of the above
How he would protect the whales
The story of Moby Dick
31
In the novel,
'engines'
and the
'sea'
are both symbolically associated with what object/idea?
A supermarket
A whale
A puzzle
A sportscar
32
What type of cars did the businessmen and councillors in suits drive?
VWs
LBWs
BMWs
KLWs
33
How old was Abel when Mad Macka died?
10
13
11
12
34
How long had the Jacksons owned the land at Longboat Bay?
Since the end of WWII
Since Federation
Since convict times
Since whaling times
35
According to Dora, what was Costello?
A basket case
A nut case
A hard case
A suit case
36
What kind of tool does Dora use underwater to collect abalone?
Screwdriver
Hammer
Spirit level
Pocketknife
37
Which of the following items did Dora
NOT
keep by the peppermint tree?
A photograph
A wooden dolphin
Some pearl shells
A candle
38
What colour was Costello's boat?
Yellow
Red
Blue
Silver
39
After Abel hosed the ducks down they shook their heads like what?
Politicians
Bankers
Football fans
X-Factor contestants
40
How did Abel feel during high school?
Like he was holding his breath
Like he was a celebrity
Like he was flying in the clouds
Like he was on fire
41
What does Abel learn to use on the boat?
Trimming the outboards
The echo sounder
Trimming the sails
All of the above
42
According to Abel, what was Costello's worst crime?
Drinking and driving
Not paying his fines
Abandoning his fishing gear
Grabbing all the undersized abalone
43
What was Abel's reaction when he saw the sea again in the school holidays?
He hooted and crowed
He cried
His skin prickled
All of the above
44
Many critics often regard Blueback as being what kind of narrative?
Biography
Fable
Autobiography
Folktale
45
What was the only place that Abel felt 'free' whilst living in the inland town?
In his sleep
In the dormitory
In the national park
At school
46
How many lines was Abel given as punishment for daydreaming in class?
100
50
1000
20
47
How many fish appear on the front cover of our copies of Blueback?
6
5
7
8
