Plot
True or False:
The car chase occurs on the way to Uncle Ray's house.
False
What is the main characters full name?
Benjamin Silver
Where is Ben on the first page of the story?
His Bedroom
What is Ray's nickname for Ben?
Cop
What house is Miss Owen in?
Webber
What reason does the mother give in chapter two for why they are leaving home?
For a holiday
What is the naughty thing Ben is caught doing soon after they arrive at the Cabin?
Looking in the bag.
What state and country is the story set in?
New South Whales, Australia
What do the two wolves symbolise?
A battle between right/wrong, good/bad etc
How long is Miss Owen's Placement?
4 weeks
Picnic
or
Presents
Who says this:
"This is payback for those dirty dogs leaving us"
Olive
Ben digs a hole. Where is it located?
Under the cabin.
Who, and what, is Bonzo?
Olive's toy rabbit
What other subject will Miss Owen be qualified in?
Drama
How did Ben and Olive escape with the bag of money?
Using the raft
Ben looks up to Sam Gribley, who is he? And how does Ben know him?
He's the explorer in Ben's book
Why does Ben like going to the creek so much? What does it symbolise?
Freedom
Happiness
A lack of fear
etc.
How much money, exactly, was in the offshore account?
7.2 million dollars
In what year did Miss Owen graduate from Mater Dei?
2021
Ben makes a list of clues - what are the first three things on it?
Police
Holiday
Uncle Chris
Where did Ben think he was going on holiday? (Must give the specific place)
Kings Bay
What is the technique used in this quote? "Trees huddled low over the Cabin, just as Ben had imagined it, the ridges in the corrugated iron roof choked with leaves.".
Personification
Why is Culpam Poena Premit Comes significant and what does it mean?
NSW police motto
Punishment follows close on guilt
What year level was Miss Owen in when Mrs Munro taught her?
Year 9