Characterization
Themes
Plot/Setting
Author and Background
Narrative Techniques
100

Character in charge of the other orphans while Matron is away

Who is Jimmy?

100

Survival as a theme is brought out in this

When they searched for food to eat?

100

This happened to the matron and caused the children to be alone

She became ill and was hospitalized?

100

In what year was the book first published?

1975?

100

The narrative perspective the story is told from

First person point of view?

200

Who is Miss Brown

The caretaker/matron of the orphanage?

200

Childhood experience comes out in what way

The events of the story takes place in the lives of children?

200
This was happening in Jamaica 

The pneumonia epidemic?

200

The name of the author of the novel

Jean D'Costa?

200

The narrator of the story

Nellie Atkins?

300

The age and gender of Nellie Atkins

11 year old girl?

300

Despair/sadness is seen in the story in this way

People were getting sick and dying?

300

The police tells the children they were going here

A labour camp?

300

Author was born in this year

1937?

300

True/false: The writer uses dialogue in this story

True?

400

This character is a albino boy

Who is Wuss Wuss?

400

Abandonment could be considered a theme because of this

The children were left on their own?

400

The orphanage is in this parish

Trelawny?

400

Nationality of author

Jamaican?

400

True/False: The writer uses description to help the reader to enjoy and understand the story

True? 

500

Character who is Chinese decent and same age as Pauline

Who is Sylvia?

500

Courage as theme is shown in this way

The children were brave enough to journey from one place to another on their own?

500

The deadly virus in the country was referred to as this

The sickness?

500

Middle name of author

Constance?

500

The narrative perspective of the story helps the reader to do this

Be a part of the children's experience?