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