common knowledge
What is the title of Favel Parrett’s novel studied for the Common Module?
Past the Shallows
Who directed The Castle?
robbie sitch
Who wrote the poems China… Woman and Reed Flute Cave?
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
What spread do Australians somehow enjoy putting on toast despite it looking like engine grease?
vegemite
What animal sleeps for around 20 hours a day and still somehow has a better routine than most students?
Koala
What is the name of the youngest brother in Past the Shallows?
Harry
What is the surname of the family in The Castle?
Kerrigan
What cultural identity is central to much of Oodgeroo’s poetry?
Aboriginal Australian identity
What Australian hardware store is basically a sausage-sizzle venue with tools attached?
Bunnings
What fruit has its seeds on the outside because apparently being normal was too difficult?
Strawberries
What major natural element is repeatedly used as a symbol of danger and uncertainty in Past the Shallows?
The ocean/sea
What is Darryl Kerrigan fighting to protect?
His family home
What technique directly addresses the reader using words such as “you”?
Second person
What Australian bird is famous for stealing food and having absolutely zero respect for personal space?
Seagull
What animal is known for changing colour and looking like it has mastered disguise better than most superheroes?
Chameleon
Which concept describes something that appears contradictory but can still reveal a truth about human experience?
Paradox
The Kerrigans’ house being ordinary but extremely valuable to them explores what major idea?
The importance of home, family and belonging
Oodgeroo often uses positive and negative associations connected to particular words. What technique is this?
Connotation
What Australian animal is famous for laughing like it knows something you don’t?
Kookaburra
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
diamonds
How does the isolated Tasmanian setting contribute to Past the Shallows?
It reinforces isolation, danger and the characters’ struggles/adversity.
What famous idea from The Castle suggests that a home’s emotional value is greater than its monetary value?
A man’s home is his castle” / the importance of home beyond money.
Why does Oodgeroo frequently use imagery of nature and landscape?
To communicate connections between Country, culture, identity and human experience.
What Australian animal can’t walk backwards properly and somehow ended up on the national coat of arms?
kangaroo
What is the largest organ in the human body?
skin`