Context
What was Lawson's writing shaped by?
The Australian Bush
Which text explores how dance can break social barriers?
Billy Elliot
“Bush all round – bush with no horizon.” Which text?
Lawson’s The Drover’s Wife
What is the name of Billy's dance teacher?
Mrs Wilkinson
Who directed Billy Elliot?
Stephen Daldry
What historical event is central to Billy Elliot?
1984 Miner's Strike
Which of Lawson’s stories best explores endurance in isolation?
The Drover’s Wife
"Next thing, I wake-up in a swaying bunk as if on board a clipper clambering at sea". Which text?
Journey, the North Coast
Who is a character we see in both Shooting the Moon and Our Pipes?
Jack Mitchell
Which country is Robert Gray from?
Australia
Where is Billy Elliot set?
Northern England, County Durham
What theme is common in Robert Gray’s poetry? We see it in all six!
Immersion in Nature
“There’s the Devil.” I looked up and saw a priest standing in the shade of the tree by the cemetery gate. Which text?
The Union Buries Its Dead
In “The Union Buries Its Dead,” who does the funeral focus on?
An unknown drover / dead man
What device arrests Leonard Mead?
Robotic police car
What is everyone addicted to in The Pedestrian?
TV / technology
The Loaded Dog focuses on the theme of mateship. What is the name of the dog?
Tommy
It is war minus the shooting.” Which text?
George Orwell's Sporting Spirit
Who is the main character in The Pedestrian?
Leonard Mead
What environmental issue is highlighted in Gray’s Flames and Dangling Wire?
Pollution / human impact on nature
Orwell wrote many essays after which war?
World War II
Transience is a theme in Gray's poem Harbour Dusk. What does Transience mean?
The state or fact of lasting for only a short time.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" Which text?
Billy Elliot
Who secretly supports Billy’s dancing before his dad does?
His grandmother
What year is The Pedestrian set in?
2053