PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The ultimate reading test
1. List the names of the 8 key teen survivors in the novel.
-Ellie Linton
-Corrie Mackenzie
-Kevin Holmes
-Lee Takkam
-Homer Yannos
-Robyn Mathers
-Chris Lang
-Fiona Maxwell
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2. Whose car is it that the teens use to go on their camping trip?
The teens use Ellie's dads land rover which Ellie's dad only lets Ellie drive.
3. What celebration day are the teens missing to go on their camping adventure?
The teens miss the local commemoration day and also the fair that all the town attends.
4. What makes Lee think that World War III is beginning?
Lee thinks World War III is beginning because he saw hundreds of foreign war planes fly over the teens campsite one night and started to become skeptical.He also thinks they attacked the show because it was an easy target.
What does the fax message found by Ellie advise the teens to do?
The fax message advises the teens to 'go bush', stay away from the soldiers and hide out until it is safe to return to Wirrawee. Corries Dad wrote this message for Corrie as a warning.
Who goes with Ellie to the showground?
Kevin and Corrie go with Ellie to the showground to find out whats happened.
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Whose house was blown up and why?
Corries house was blown up by the foreign invaders because they thought they saw signs of life in her house
when the teens were hiding out.
What do Robyn, Ellie and Homer use to rescue Lee?
They use a bulldozer truck to rescue Lee from in town because he is injured and the teens use a bulldozer because it was 'indestructible' and they were safe when travelling through the town.
protected from the soldiers.
Who is the hermit and why is his home of such significance to the teens?
The hermit was an ex-murderer from Wirrawee whose name was Bertram Hubert Sexton Christie. His home in Hell is very significant to the teens because the teens think they are in a similar situation with the hermit as it is
them against the world.
What is the name of the river that is under the bridge in Wirrawee that is blown up by the teens?
The name of the river underneath Heron Bridge is called the Wirrawee River. The teens manage to blow up the bridge by getting a petrol tanker and placing it under the bridge while Homer and Lee distract the guarding soldiers with a paddock of cows that are on a rampage running across the bridge.
Name the couples who 'became romantic' during their ordeal.
The couples were:
- Ellie and Lee
- Fiona and Homer
- Kevin and Corrie
