Hana's Suitcase
Grammar & Syntax
HFTWP
Wild words
Westlake trivia
100

What was Hana's brother called?

George

100

A 'doing word' is called a 

verb

100

Who directed the film?

Taika Waititi

100

What does 'commence' mean?

Start or begin

100

Name the five Westlake houses:

Akoranga, Hauraki, Onewa, Pupuke, Wairau
200

What country is Fumiko from?

Japan

200

The name of a person, place, organisation or event is a

Proper noun

200
What did Ricky call his new dog?

Tupac

200

What does ambiguous mean?

Not having one obvious meaning, open to multiple interpretations, unclear

200

The 2025 Head and Deputy Head prefect are called:

Julia and Anahera

300

What country was Hana from?

Czechoslovakia

300

simply, very, soon, often are all

adverbs

300

Which of these is not listed with Ricky's crimes: Stealing. Running away. Shouting rude words. Defacing stuff. Burning stuff. Loitering. 

Shouting rude words

300

What does peruse mean?

Read or examine something in a thorough or careful way

300

The roll at WGHS is between: a) 1000 and 2000; b) 2000 and 2500; c) 2500 and 3000

b) between 2000 and 2500 (approx 2200)

400

Where was Hana murdered?

Auschwitz

400

'The cat and the mouse and the flea were living in harmonious joy' is a ____________ sentence

Simple

400

What was Hector in jail for?

Manslaughter

400

What does ostentatious mean?

showy, designed to impress, over-the-top

400

In which decade did WGHS open?

1960s

500

What word, meaning 'orphan', was painted on Hana's suitcase?

Waisenkind

500

'To be', 'to have', and 'to do' are all examples of ___________ verbs

Auxiliary

500

Who wrote the book the film is based on? a) Barry Crump. b) Hone Tuwhare. c) Keri Hulme

Barry Crump

500

What does defenestration mean?

The action of throwing someone out of a window

500

Our school motto is 'Virtute experiamur', which is Latin. What does it mean?

Let courage be thy test.
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