Chapters 11-13
Charlie left this message at the timber yard for Mr. Peacock.
What is 'UP YOURS PEACOCK'?
Alice expressed her hatred for this sport, so Charlie quit training for it.
What is boxing?
Alice reminded Charlie of him because they were both easy to talk to and were good listeners.
Who is Nostrils?
Charlie and Mr. Redmond spoke to this person on the train to Ballarat, reminding them of their class differences.
What is an athlete? / What is a runner?
Charlie celeberated this birthday.
What is his sixteenth birthday?
Nostrils plays against him in his first football match.
What is Jimmy Barlow?
Mr. Redmond had Charlie chasing these as part of his training.
What are rabbits?
Ma and Alice had this interest in common.
What is dancing?
Charlie was referring to this major event, reflecting, ‘Not so long ago, thousands of people flocked to Ballarat.’
What is the Gold Rush?
The number of eggs Henrietta laid throught the novel.
What is zero?
She works at her father's cake shop.
Who is Alice Cornwall?
Charlie paid off Kenneth Cornwall's debt, angering this powerful man.
Who is Squizzy Taylor?
Charlie vowed to do this once Nostrils was out of hospital.
What is quit working for Squizzy Taylor?
Charlie received this upon arriving in Ballarat.
What are a new pair of running shoes?
This token of appreciation from Kenneth and Alice Cornwall to Charlie.
What is a box of four cream buns?
Charlie was nervous collecting debts in this suburb.
What is Fitzroy?
Nostrils provoked Jimmy Barlow by insulting this about him.
What is Barlow's ability to play football?
Dolly did this after she and Squizzy had a fight.
What is leave him?
Charlie became the youngest runner to ever win this event.
What is the Ballarat Mile?
The length of time Ma had been a widow.
What is three months?
Charlie did this to help Kenneth and Alice Cornwall.
What is paying their debt?
The Redmonds purchased this to help Charlie's boxing training.
What is a gramophone?
Alice was able to trick this person at the hospital in order to visit Nostrils.
What is a nurse?
Charlie did this with his prizemoney.
What is buy a timber yard?
Runner's page count.
What is 240 pages?