Setting
Any answer with:
Beach / Sea / Ocean / Bay / water
Shack / house / home
Forest / bushland
What is the name of the main character?
Abel
What does Abel Jackson spot in the ocean?
A huge fish
Blueback is a fish or a shark?
A fish
"Mad Macka" using double 'M' is an example of which technique?
Alliteration
DOUBLE POINTS
Behind the home Abel lives in, there is...
Plots for gardening
Cemetery for all the Jacksons that lived there
DOUBLE POINTS
Why was Abel's life sometimes hard? Give 3 reasons
No electricity
No water - only rainwater
Had to grow their own food/keep animals
Why did Abel leave the bay?
Because the town was not big enough to have a high school
Why couldn't Abel swim on his last day with Blueback?
Because the sea was up and the water was swelling. It would have been too dangerous
What is an acrostic poem?
It is a poem which spells out the a word
Starting with the letter S, what type of home do the characters live in?
Shack
What happened to Abel's father?
He was eaten by a tiger shark
Who is Mad Macka?
He is an abalone fisher who comes each year to fish off the coast.
DOUBLE POINTS
What did the mother and son fish for in Chapter 1?
How did they retrieve it?
Abalone.
They had to use a screwdriver and place them in a bag because they are a shellfish stuck to the ocean bed
" Abel's mother swam from one rock crevice to another looking for the big, blue groper" is an example of which technique?
Imagery
What is the specific name of the setting where they main characters live?
Longboat Bay
DOUBLE POINTS
What is the name of Abel's mother?
Double points for both first and last name
Dora Jackson
Why should Mad Macka have had an offsider?
It isn't safe to be alone.
What type of fish is Blueback?
A groper
"The ducks looked like silly fat businessmen in suits" is an example of which technique?
Simile
What is the name for the bottom of the ocean?
Abel's father died whilst fishing for what?
Pearls
When Abel left Longboat Bay to go to school, where did he stay?
In a hostel
What is the name of the place where the two Jacksons fish?
Robber's Head
imagery