ILLEGAL
MIGRATION
GRAPHIC NOVEL
MAPPING DATA
COMPREHENSION
100

What is the form of the text, Illegal?

Graphic Novel

100

What is a migrant?

A person who moves from one place to another, often in search of better living conditions.

100

What is the term used to describe a framed image in a graphic novel.

A panel

100

What does BOLTSS Stand for?

BORDER
ORIENTATION
LEGEND
TITLE
SCALE
SOURCE

100

Who does Ebo leave behind at the beginning of Illegal?

His uncle
200

Who are the authors of Illegal?

Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
200

Refugees and Asylum Seekers are the same thing. True or False?

False.

200

What are the gaps between panels called?

Gutters

200

On a standard map of Australia, which compass direction would you use to describe 'the left part of Australia'?

West(ern)

200

What do the men on the truck take from the passengers before they take them across the Sahara?

Their water.

300

Who illustrated Illegal?

Giovanni Rigano

300
Is it illegal for a person to seek asylum in a foreign country if the person has no passport or visa?

No. Seeking asylum is a human right. 

300

How can we tell the difference between words that a character is thinking, and words that a character is saying in a graphic novel?

Speech bubbles usually have tails that connect to the person speaking, while thought bubbles are often cloud shaped and have a tail of smaller bubbles connecting to the person thinking. 

300

What is the purpose of a legend (key)?

A legend displays the meaning of the symbols, colors and styles used to represent geographic data on the map. Legends consist of examples of the symbols on the map with labels containing explanatory text.

300

Why does Ebo risk his life to go back into the flooding drain?

To collect the money he and Kwame had saved up to get out themselves out of Tripoli.

400

Where are the main characters trying to migrate to? 

Europe (Italy)

400

Which international organisation was founded in 1945 to discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity?

The United Nations (UN)

400

What is the term used to describe illustrating something in a way that makes it seem important or stand out? 

The image has been given graphic weight.
400

When a map is printed, which compass direction should be at the top?

North

400

According to the boat captain, why does he allow Ebo and the other boat asylum seekers onto his ship. 

He says his wife is from Ghana, and he asks for all of the money they have. 
500
What does Helen, the real person interviewed by Women for Refugee Women, want to do?

Get an education and become a nurse.

500

How does an asylum seeker become a refugee?

By applying for, and being granted, refugee status by a foreign government.

500

What are the three terms used for describing the distance of things that are far or close in an image?

Foreground

Midground

Background

500

What is the name given to the details on a map that show the height and depth of landmasses, such as mountains and valleys? 

Topography

500

Who dies under the truck in the Sahara?

Cammo

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