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