Vocabulary
What does the word 'maggots' mean?
Vers de terre
On what holiday did the plane crash ?
On Christmas Eve (24th December)
Who is Suzanne ?
The main character; a girl who survives a plane crash in the jungle.
Was Suzanne afraid of the jungle itself?
No, she loves the jungle. She is only afraid of large cities. She knows the jungle.
What does the word 'to mend' mean?
What did Suzanne find in a parcel after the crash ?
A bag of sweets and a Christmas cake
What does Suzanne's father do when he arrives at the hospital?
He comes to see her.
Why did the hunters take Suzanne to a doctor?
Because she was very sick from her time in the jungle, especially from the maggots.
What does the word 'painful' mean?
How many days was Suzanne alone in the jungle before being rescued?
10 days
Who is Pépé?
The family bird
Did Suzanne want to go home after the plane crash?
Yes, she wanted to find her way to Pucallpa where her father was waiting for her.
What does the word 'swollen' mean?
Gonflé.e
How did Suzanne make a knife in the jungle?
She made it from a ring she found.
Who finds Suzanne in the jungle?
A group of hunters (men who hunt in the jungle)
When did Suzanne cry for the first time since the crash?
When her father told her that her mother and Pépé had died.
Suzanne shows 'resilience' during her time alone in the jungle. What does this word mean?
Ability to recover from difficulties or bounce back.
What serious problem happened to Suzanne's foot in the jungle?
Flies laid eggs in her foot, and the eggs grew into maggots under her skin.
Why was Suzanne NOT afraid of the jungle but WAS afraid of the hunters when they first found her.
She knew the jungle, but the hunters were strangers she didn't know. She was afraid of the unknown (the hunters), not of the jungle.
What sad news did Suzanne's father tell her about her family ?
Her mother died in the plane crash and that Pépé (her pet bird) also died.