The Home Front
What is a home front?
The population (families, widows, etc.) that gets left behind in their home country during a war
What is the general attitude towards food in the novel?
They were embarrassed
True or False: Australia and its home front were well prepared for World War 2.
False
What is the façade that the dressmaker's store was hiding?
The Abortion Clinic
Were there slums in Melbourne before WW2? (True or False?)
True
Did the employment rate in ww2 go up or down while they went to war?
Up
What is the name given by The 'Women's Weekly' for the recipe Annabel made? Eg: _____ sausages
Mock
Where did Annabel work during the war?
The munitions factory
Who urged Connie to get an abortion to save their public image of their family?
Jean
What was the peak unemployment rate during the Great Depression in Australia?
32% of the nation was unemployed at the height of the Great Deoression.
How many Australians left for world war 2?
730,000
Why were they rationing?
War
During the Second World War, what year were rationing regulations introduced for food and clothing in Australia?
1942
Which couple conducts their relationship in secret? And why?
Connie and Jack, because Connie fears her mother's and society's opinion of their relationship.
What is a slum?
A slum is a district inhabited by very poor people.
How many nurses served in WW2?
59,000
Who was embarrassed by eating food while visible to their street?
Annabel and Mr Crouch
In which country did Jack die fighting?
Libya
Why did Jean say that Connie should keep her unborn baby at first?
She believed the father was Mr Ward.
How does Toni Jordan describe Richmond?
Dirty and rundown.
What was in demand while the Australian men were at war?
When did rationing stop after the war?
1954
Why was the attitude towards the Korean war completely different to WW2 in Australia?
Most Australians thought the Korean war was irrelevant in their day to day lives.
Who was it that said they "should draw the curtains" to keep up their appearance?
Mr Crouch
During the 'demolitions program', by 1940, how many families had actually been moved into new houses.
53