Identity
What race is Nan?
Aboriginal
Who is very strict but cares for Sally
Sally starts to doubt this talent after a teacher criticises her
Her art
The story is told from this type of narrator?
First-person narrator
The family gets nervous when people from this place visit
The housing or government services
A hurtful label people sometimes use when talking about Aboriginal heritage
Boong
Her mother
Sally does well in this school subject
Art and English
The diary shows that hiding the truth can hurt families. This is an example of what theme?
Secrects in the family/untold truths
Who does the family act extra polite to
The rent collectors
This person refuses to talk about where the family comes from
Her mother
Sally's family often argues about this topic
Them being aboriginal/their background
What important thing does Sally need to take (school)
Her final exam
How is the theme "identity" connected to the diary
The main character explores her background/race
Who makes the family lock all the doors
The repair or paint workers
Sally wants to know this about her family
Who they are (race, background)
What group does Sally enjoy more than church
What does Sally burn after feeling embarrassed
Her artwork
What type of narrator only knows what Sally knows, not what other characters think
A limited narrator
This is the question Sally asks again and again
"What people are we?"
Sally’s memories make her think her family might be hiding this
Her heritage
Sally feels she hears a message from this spiritual thing/person
God
This person thinks Sally is a bad influence on his daughter
The church's father
What is the message of the text
People should be proud of their background, not ashamed of it + there is no correct race
Which group are the aboriginal people compared to
The Jews during Holocaust