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What was Plinio's father's name? ('The Knife')
Bonelli (Old Bonelli)
What year was 'Taste of Cockroach' written?
1973
Who said this?
"You will help us very much by going, Plinio"
Plinio's mother ('The Knife', page 3)
Saigon is a city in which country?
Vietnam (Context relevant to 'Taste of Cockroach')
Saigon's official name is Ho Chi Minh City
What does Pettit do for money?
Drug smuggler ('Taste of Cockroach')
"I carry things, Peter, just carry things." (page 5)
What was Plinio's mother's name? ('The Knife')
Maddalena
What year was 'The Knife' written?
1957
"You want to try everything. It is natural."
Pettit ('Taste of Cockroach', page 3)
What was the name of Plinio's village in Italy? ('The Knife')
Calabria (Southern Italy)
Who did Plinio live with in Melbourne? ('The Knife')
" ... at least twenty other young Italian newcomers were crowded into four rooms." (page 4)
What nationality was Pettit? ('Taste of Cockroach')
French
What year was the fall of Saigon?
1975 (relevant to context of 'Taste of Cockroach')
"He's not bad looking"
Mavis ('The Knife', page 5)
What two cities does Yates talk about riding a motorbike to and from at the end of 'Taste of Cockroach'?
Phnom Penh and Saigon
"Hey Pettit, there's a road running from Phnom Penh to Saigon, isn't there?" (page 7)
What is the name of the Italian currency in the 1950s mentioned in 'The Knife'?
Lire " ... that would have been so many lire off the money to be sent home." (page 4)
What Australian city is Yates from? ('Taste of Cockroach')
Brisbane, Queensland
What decade experienced the biggest migration of Italians to Australia?
1950s (relevant context to 'The Knife')
"All right, I'm frightened. Perhaps they've gone away."
Yates ('Taste of Cockroach', page 4)
What was the name of the Melbourne business where Plinio worked? ('The Knife')
Cafe Milano
What is the name of the guerilla army Pettit warns Yates about when he first gets on the bus? ('Taste of Cockroach')
Pathet Lao
"Pathet Lao. They do not like Americans." (page 2)
What Hollywood movie star is mentioned in 'Taste of Cockroach'?
Errol Flynn
"You stay on this bus and you are Errol Flynn." (page 4)
What year did Australia officially enter the Vietnam War?
1962 (Context relevant to 'Taste of Cockroach')
"It was funny as a circus."
Phnom Penh is the capital of which country?
Cambodia
What venue had Tommy boxed at? ('The Knife')
West Melbourne Stadium
"He knew how to use his fists, having fought in prelims at the West Melbourne Stadium." (page 5)