Main Character
What is the name of the main character?
Sofia
Who was the target of Dawn Raids?
Pacific Islanders (though not explicitly stated by the government)
Maori way of cooking food in the ground
Hangi
What is characterization?
The portrayal of a character in a film or novel
Name of Main Character's teacher
Mr Morrison
What is the main characters favourite fast food place
McDonalds
What was the main purpose of the dawn raids?
To find overstayers (people who no longer had work visas)
What is the Maori term for a protest march
Hikoi
What pyramid is important for a novel
Freytag's pyramid, showing the typical narrative structure of most stories
Where is the main character from?
Porirua
What was the main school based activity the character was involved in?
Speech in front of the school
What is the purpose of the Polynesian Panthers?
Activist group protesting the Dawn raids made up of Polynesian people who opposed what the government was doing
Maori stick game played in the novel
Rakau
What perspective is the novel from?
1st person perspective
Who is the bully in the novel
Charlotte
What job did the main character start doing?
Milk run
Why did the government care about finding people who were staying too long in the country?
They no longer needed migrants for work as there wasn't enough jobs for those that lived in the country.
Maori well done
Ka Pai
What is a theme?
A main idea from a story
Why is Charlotte's Mum not with her?
She is up north protesting
Name 2 of the main characters family members
Siaosi, Mary-Rose, Lenny, Lily, Ethan, Tavita
Why was the main characters Dad opposed to protesting/ joining the Polynesian panthers?
He doesn't want to be associated with them. Is worried about being targeted himself.
Song sung in the novel
Tutira Mai Nga Iwi
What are the 5 stages of freytags pyramid
Who is the leader of the Protest that went to Wellington?
Dame Whina Cooper