THEME/SYMBOLS
What do the ponds represent in Kates point of view?
freedom / a get-away
What gifts did Kate eventually buy Simon for his 18th birthday?
a well-made gyroscope and a university bookstore bank account to cover the books for his first-year tuition
What was the dispute between Matt and Luke about?
Matt quitting school to help earn money for the family
“You hardly told me anything. I know your name and I know you come from somewhere up north. I think that’s about it”
Daniel
What symbol could the portrait of great-grandmother Morrison represent?
education/role-model
Who is Matt's love interest?
Marie Pye
Which nursey rhyme was being taught to Bo
Double Points!
Hickory Dickory Dock
“A series of thumps on the table - Matt angrily closing one textbook and taking out another. “That’s your philosophy of life, Luke. When in doubt, do nothing”
Matt
What theme did Brett talk about?
Hardship
How old were Luke and Matt when their parents died in the accident?
Matt 17 and Luke 19
What does Simon plan to study in university?
physics
“I felt that I could go anywhere, do anything” and “The world was spreading itself out before me”
Kate
What is Kate's response to Luke, Matt and Bo's attending her graduation?
she was touched, but she was embarrassed by them and did not introduce them to her friends
In what department of the university does Daniel work in?
zoology department
What was Kate and Daniel's first conversation about?
Pond Skaters / Water striders
"And the people of my past were, well, in the past. And seemed irrelevant”
Kate
What crisis does a student's yawn create in Kate? What does she now realize? Double Points!
That she's a bad teacher and that she's not sparking the same excitement in the subject like Matt had for her, she feels inadequate and feels as though Matt should be in her position.
What is the difference between Matt and Luke from Kate’s perspective?
builds/intelligence/response to problems
What event inspired Kate to choose her field of study?
Finding the Notonecta covered in oil
“The child is the father of a man’ and so on”
Daniel's mother