1. What phrase tells you that this part of the journey is easier than the descent down Satan’s Steps?

 

2. Why do the group not camp in the cool, shadowy clearing near the bridge?
3. Give two examples of Kevin’s boastfulness. (p. 29 & 30)

 

4. What do the bridge and the Wombegonoo walking stick have in common?

 

5. The group do not pitch their tents. However, Ellie tells us that they "strung up a couple of flies for protection against the dew". What do you think "flies" are?

 

6. Why does Ellie comment that "Fi seemed like an exotic butterfly"?

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1. What do each of the following do after their long breakfast/lunch?
• Kevin and Corrie ____________________________________
• Fi and Ellie ____________________________________
• Lee ____________________________________
• Robyn ____________________________________
• Homer ____________________________________
2. What is Kevin’s reaction when the snake slithers out of Homer’s sleeping bag?

 

3. How does Corrie’s reaction to the snake differ from the others’?

 

4. In the narrator’s description of the jets, what details make them seem sinister and threatening? (You should aim to find three points.)

 

 

5. According to Lee, why would Commemoration Day be an excellent day for an enemy army to invade Australia?

 

6. "When someone asks you that question, in that tone of voice, it can mean only one thing". What does Homer’s question mean?

 

7. Why are Homer and Fi a very unlikely couple?

Vocabulary Review

Match the following words with their definitions (as used in the novel).

BEWARE: There are more definitions than words. Some of the definitions are wrong!