David's Gut
What literary device is: "Then I hear a strange, high-pitched noise...cough, cough, yip, yip."
What is onomatopoeia?
When teaching Colin about social interactions, Louisa tells Colin that before talking to someone, he should
What is try taking a step back?
These people perceived the tigers as a threat to their livestock and created a cash bounty for their pelts
Who are the European settlers?
This character had the idea to go to Convict Rock to capture Ellie
Who is Louisa?
The basalt soil gives this wood a red to pinkish hue
What is myrtle, also known as myrtle beech?
What anyone at the camp would use to reach Mel at the lodge
What is the shortwave radio?
Colin had been friends with Mick since
What is kindergarten?
The Irish-born convict escaped from prison several times, and during one of these escapes, he allegedly became a cannibal. He was hanged for murder in Hobart in 1824.
Who is Alexander Pearce?
The Southern Cross, more accurately, forms the shape of what
What is a kite?
This invertebrae is endangered, can live up to 60 years, and can become as large as a small dog
What is a crayfish?
What is Epsilon, more recently known as Ginan, its aboriginal name?
Eleanor's journal was easier to read because
When trying to capture Ellie on film, Uncle Ruff's motion-sensitive camera captures footage of this instead
What are curious pademelon and pushy possums?
Eleanor's favorite sweet treat
What is lamingtons?
What are the white-lipped, lowland copperhead, and the tiger snake?
On Convict Rock, Louisa starts to play this piece that she's been practicing
What is Bach's adagio sonatas in minor G?
According to Louisa, Uncle Ruff looks like
What is large bear?
According to the book that Louisa reads, thylacines were once found all across
What is Australia and New Guinea?
This character communicates with the Aboriginal elders
Who is Mel?
After he was rescued, Jens Andersen said he was kept company by
What is a pair of striped dogs?
Eleanor goes home to Burnie for this holiday
What is Easter?
This will be Colin's last hurrah before going back to school
What is going on a sightseeing trip with Ruff and Louisa?
Eleanor's mother did not like messy places. She tacked a sign outside the food hall that said
What is "dirty boots will not be fed?"
What literary decide is: "a heavy fog has settled in. It hugs the forest canopy, obscuring the treetops."
What is personification and/or imagery?
Uncle Ruff is constantly using this item even though we never find out why
What is a laptop?