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THE CHARACTERS
Australia - true or false?
100

Nach meinem Abschluss möchte ich ins Ausland gehen. 

After my graduation I would like to go abroad. 

100

What kind of deal did alex and his mother make?

If he studied hart and got good grades in school, his mother would buy him a return air-ticket to anywhere in the world he wanted to go. 

100

How did Alex get to Adelaide?

by coach. 

100

How many children do Tom and Mary have? 

3(with Alex) 

100

The capital of Australia is Sydney. 

False 

The capital of australia is canberra. 


200

Er murmelt eine Erklärung. 

He mutters an explanation. 

200

Who was waiting for Alex at the airport? 

Mary and her two children. 

200
To whom did Alex adress the postcard he write at the campfire on Kangaroo Island?

his parents 

200

Where did Alex and Dani kiss for the first time?

on the beach 

200

Australia is a continent and a country?

True (: 

300

In der Zwischenzeit kam die Flut. 

In the meantime the tide came in. 

300

When did Alex father leave him and his mother? How old was Alex when it happened?

He left when Alex was two-and-a-half years old. 

300

Who told Alex that Tom kept him and his mother a secret he didn`t talk about? 

Kevin 

300

What kind of instrument does Alex play? 

a bass guitar 

300

Australia is not affected specifically by the climate change. 

False 

Due to climate change, Australia is suffering from many bush fires. 

400
Sie bestreiten immer noch, dort gewesen zu sein. 


Das verdient er nicht. 

They still deny to have been there. 


He doesn`t deserve this. 

400

How long did the flight to Australia take? 

38 hours 

400

Which reasons did Tom give for leaving his family in England?

He had been afraid of settling down an becoming an adult. 

400

Finish the sentence: 

"When Alex saw his father .........., he got shaky fingers.

"When Alex saw his father in the audience, he got shaky fingers.

400

Australia is split into 6 states. 

False. 

Australia is split into 8 states. 

500

Glücklicherweise gab es keinen Schaden. 

Du musst lernen mit deiner Ungeduld umzugehen. 

Fortunately, there wasn`t any harm. 


You have to learn to handle your impatience. 

500

Wo went swimming at Bondi Beach? Name all!

Alex, Mary, Dominic and Luke 

500

Why did the career of the Beat Crew come to an end? Name three reasons.

1. Joe and Pete = always drunk 

2. Joe and Pete shaved their heads, looked loke skinheads, not fitting to the image of the band 

3. next two singles did not sell

4. people forgot about the group. 

5. no more money. 

500
Towards the end of the book Alex felt he was in a dilemma. why? 

On the one hand he did not want to leave Dani. On the other hand, he had promised his mother to come back to England and go to university. 

500

90% od Australians live on the coast. 

True. 

The large deserts of central Aistralia lead to the majority of the population living on the coasts of the country.