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Blueback, Tim Winton - NOVEL STUDY
Blueback, Tim Winton - NOVEL STUDY
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1
"Abel felt like a speck, like a bubble on the sea left by a breaking wave"
is an example of...
A metaphor
An extended simile
Personification
A conventional simile
2
Which of these people does Abel
NOT
see in his dreams?
Little girls
Mad Macka
Dead sailors
Costello
3
What was Abel's reaction when he saw the sea again in the school holidays?
He hooted and crowed
All of the above
His skin prickled
He cried
4
What did Allison use to make the floorboards in her diorama appear to be beating like a heart?
Aerodrome
Metronome
Styrofoam
Chromosone
5
How old is Abel at the start of the novel?
11
10
12
9
6
What are 'eyes' metaphorically compared to in the epigraph at the start of the novel?
Bays
Oceans
Lagoons
Harbours
7
Why did the ground near the orchard stink?
The local council had refused to collect their rubbish
Dora and Abel mixed up their own fertiliser in the sand
The cemetery had washed away in a storm
An oil tanker had split in two off the coast
8
What happened to the tiger shark after it died?
Piranhas gobbled it up in a flash
Abel towed it out to sea
It got eaten by a pod of orcas
It got eaten by other hungry sharks
9
In
The Simpsons
diorama episode, which character is awarded first prize by Principal Skinner?
Alison, for her Tell-Tale Heart diorama
Nelson, for his Grapes of Wrath diorama
Bart, for his Ghostbusters diorama
Ralph, for his Star Wars diorama
10
What theoretical movement most likely influenced Tim Winton's writing of
Blueback
?
Civil Rights Movement
Environmentalist Movement
Postmodernism
Modernism
11
How many lines was Abel given as punishment for daydreaming in class?
1000
100
20
50
12
What time was it when a whale swam up to Abel and Dora in their boat?
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
13
What was Abel's girlfriend's name?
Sylvia
Stella
Sabrina
Stacey
14
"A cloud of bubbles swirled around him, clinging to his skin like pearls" is an example of...
A metaphor
A simile
Personication
Irony
15
At what point did Abel decide that he would study fish and become an expert?
When Costello began stripping the reef
When he cut his finger the first time he met Blueback
When his dad was killed
When he was doing his homework by the open fire
16
Which of our classroom dioramas features the tiger-shark caught in Costello's buoy?
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
Chapter 8
Chapter 6
17
What did Abel and Stella name their baby girl?
Dorothy
Dora
Dory
Dortha
18
What type of cars did the businessmen and councillors in suits drive?
VWs
LBWs
KLWs
BMWs
19
What plans did the developers have for Longboat Bay?
All of the above
A golf course
Whalewatching tours
A resort hotel
20
Who is the author of Blueback?
Tim Winten
Tim Winton
Tim Wenton
Tim Wanton
21
What kind of environmental disaster struck of the coast of Longboat Bay?
Oil spill
Marine debris
Coral bleaching
Burst sewage pipe
22
Where was Abel's favourite place to swim with Blueback?
Yabby Creek
Longboat Bay
Robbers Head
Summer Bay
23
What does Abel learn to use on the boat?
Trimming the sails
All of the above
The echo sounder
Trimming the outboards
24
After Abel hosed the ducks down they shook their heads like what?
X-Factor contestants
Football fans
Politicians
Bankers
25
Many critics often regard Blueback as being what kind of narrative?
Fable
Biography
Autobiography
Folktale
26
Which of these objects is used to describe Blueback when Abel met him for the first time?
Golfball
All of the above
Pegs of teeth
Mosaic
27
The fictional inland town in the novel is most likely based on the real-life town of...
Fremantle
Katanning
Albany
Esperance
28
How many fish appear on the front cover of our copies of Blueback?
7
6
8
5
29
What was the big inland town surrounded by?
Barley
Wheat
Trees
Canola
30
How was the school bus personified in the story?
It was feasting on dust
It was spitting gravel
It was carrying passengers
It was chewing up the bitumen
31
What was the only place that Abel felt 'free' whilst living in the inland town?
In his sleep
At school
In the dormitory
In the national park
32
In the novel,
'engines'
and the
'sea'
are both symbolically associated with what object/idea?
A puzzle
A sportscar
A supermarket
A whale
33
What colour was Costello's boat?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Silver
34
Which of the following items did Dora
NOT
keep by the peppermint tree?
A wooden dolphin
Some pearl shells
A photograph
A candle
35
What did Dora and Abel do to 'make ends meet'?
Glass-bottom boat tours
They grew and sold organic vegetables
They sold shells as souvenirs
Writing letters
36
What is the first thing that Abel does at the start of the novel?
Grabs his wetsuit off the line
Pulls on his wetsuit
Eats his breakfast
Turns his alarm clock off
37
Which of these species of trees did the Jacksons
NOT
grow in the orchard?
Fig
Apricot
Cumquat
Mulberry
38
How did Abel feel during high school?
Like he was holding his breath
Like he was on fire
Like he was flying in the clouds
Like he was a celebrity
39
What was the main reason Abel went to university?
To get a job working for National Geographic magazine
To outsmart the businessmen
To find out what fish thought
To earn money to support his mum
40
What is Costello's first name?
None of the above
Trevor
Mohammed
Mark
41
What did Abel's dad do for a living?
Abalone Diver
Shark Whisperer
Pearl Diver
Fisherman
42
According to Dora, what was Costello?
A basket case
A suit case
A hard case
A nut case
43
Spot the poetic device:
"His dormitory was full of coughs and cries and the clanking of pipes"
All of the above
Alliteration
Repetition
Assonance
44
What did Abel 'think about' when his mum told him about the Jacksons whaling past?
The story of Moby Dick
All the crosses up behind the orchard
All of the above
How he would protect the whales
45
Who was Australia's Prime Minister when
Blueback
was published in 1997?
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Bob Hawke
Tony Abbott
46
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
47
How long had the Jacksons owned the land at Longboat Bay?
Since Federation
Since convict times
Since whaling times
Since the end of WWII
48
What Charles Dickens novel does Lisa base her diorama on?
Tale of Two Cities
Great Expectations
Bleak House
Oliver Twist
49
What do the crosses in the small graveyard suggest about the Jacksons?
That they are Muslims
That they are of the Jewish faith
That they are athiests
That they are Christians
50
How old was Abel when Mad Macka died?
12
11
10
13
51
How does Dora save Blueback from being speared by the greedy divers?
Bangs on the side of the boat
Waves her arms at him
Calls the Water Police
Punches him in the head
52
What sneaky, underhanded threats were made to try to convince Dora to sell up?
Mysterious bushfires in the middle of winter
Deliveries of diesel fuel and petrol had water in them
The mail was always late, wet or never came at all
All of the above
53
Where exactly in WA was Tim Winton born?
Katanning
Karratha
Kalgoorlie
Karinyup
54
What kind of tool does Dora use underwater to collect abalone?
Pocketknife
Spirit level
Hammer
Screwdriver
55
What is the name of the place where Abel and Dora live?
Longboat Bay
Longbow Bay
Roberts Head
Robbers Head
56
According to Abel, what was Costello's worst crime?
Abandoning his fishing gear
Grabbing all the undersized abalone
Not paying his fines
Drinking and driving
