Character
This character is the only one born in the camp
Who is Subhi?
Subhi thinks Jimmie is this when he first meets her
What is a guardian angel?
This is represented by Subhi's stories, dreams and imagination
What is hope?
What real places inspired the setting of this novel
What is Christmas Island, Manus Island or Nauru detention centre?
“The food smiled up at me” is an example of this technique.
What is personification?
This event occurs on June 21st
What is the Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)?
Sneaks into the camp, bringing stories and food to Subhi
Who is Jimmie?
After showing him photos of the outside world, Jimmie does this with her phone
What is taking a selfie?
This theme is revealed though the mistreatment of the detainees at the camp
What is injustice or human rights?
The author Zana Fraillon, wrote the book to raise awareness about this issue.
What is the plight of refugees and children in detention centres?
“Like someone lit a candle in her cheeks” is an example of this.
What is a simile?
The tallest mountain on Mars
What is Olympus Mons?
This character has been leaving the Night Sea treasures for Subhi
Who is Queeny?
This event causes a major change in the atmosphere at the camp
What is a protest, or hunger strike?
Besides being an amulet of protection and luck, what idea or theme is symbolised by the bone sparrow necklace
Refugees in this detention centre protested their mistreatment by going on hunger strike
What is is Nauru?
The Bone Sparrow necklace is an example of this
What is a symbol? What is symbolism?
Triskaidekaphobia is the irrational fear of this
What is the number 13?
Oto gives the bone sparrow necklace to this character
Who is Iliya?
The story of Anka and Oto is this type of story
What is an allegory or fable?
Subhi imagines meeting this creature, and tells it that he is sorry.
What is Eli's whale?
This word is used by the guards to refer to the asylum seekers detained in the detention centres
What are clients?
“All the swirlings of feelings bursting through my body” uses this technique.
What is alliteration "bursting, body", or metaphor "swirlings of feeling"?
This animal makes an annual migration across Christmas Island.
What is the Christmas Island red crab?
This character's notebook is central to the story
Who is Jimmie's mother?
What is a knife?
Jimmie and Subhi's friendship shows the power of this theme
What is connection or empathy?
The Rohingya people are native to this South East Asian country
What is Myanmar?
"And there he is, Eli's whale, as old as the universe and as big as a whole country, singing his song to the moon"
Identify three techniques in this quote
What is metaphor, hyperbole, and alliteration?
This popular beverage has the chemical name of trimethylxanthine.
What is coffee?