1. The message on the fridge says: "Gone where the bad people go" (p.156). Where is that?

 

 

2. Mention two precautions the group take which show that they have "learned new ways" (p.157-158).

 

 

 

 

3. Why does Ellie stop kissing Lee?

 

 

 

 

 

4. Explain Ellie’s odd behaviour: yelling at Chris, shivering, telling people to be careful, eating ravenously (but thinking she had refused all food) (p.162). Why do you think she behaves like this?

 

 

 

1. Why had Corrie never received a signal on her radio?

 

2. Which aspect of the news report do Corrie and the others find comforting?

 

3. Why do they feel pleased by the expression "international outrage"?

 

 

 

4. Robyn says (p.170): "There’s countries a crow’s spit away that have people packed in like battery hens". Look at a map of the region around Australia. Which countries could Robyn be referring to?

 

5. Explain what Kevin and Robyn argue about (p.170-171).

 

 

 

6. Homer says (bottom of p.171): "Maybe it’s time to decide what we’re all going to do". Explain what the group are trying to decide.

 

 

 

7. What plan of action do they finally adopt?

 

 

8. Draw a diagram showing Ellie, Fi, Homer and Lee’s feelings for each other. For example, you could use dotted lines and unbroken lines, or different thicknesses of lines between characters, to indicate different degrees of friendship/love.

 

Frankie Meehan