Characters
This boy lives with his Nan, is often ignored at school and is the novel’s invisible hero.
Who is Philip Dugan?
The class worksheet says one man’s hero is another man’s what?
villain
Where are the mystery gifts secretly left in the school?
The lockers
Nan welcomes anyone to her soup nights. This idea about caring for others is a major theme.
What is Friendship: kindness (or compassion, community
The novel is told through entries in what format, written by different students.
What is a journal (or diary)?
This English teacher teams up with Mr Quayle for the term and believes in Philip
Who is Mrs Canmore?
Macca picks this historical figure partly because the name sounds like his own nickname
Who is Machiavelli?
This many trees and shrubs are planted on Tree Planting Day.
200
Macca’s sarcastic, boastful voice is an example of what feature of writing.
What is tone (or voice)?
To show Philip’s dyslexia, many of his entries appear twice: once with his spelling, then as this
What is the edited version?
Popular and confident, he is Jake MacKinnon on the school roll but everyone knows him as...
Macca
Philip’s first hero spent her life helping the poor in India. His detention page builds on her words about small things?
Who is Mother Teresa?
The baby tree that the ‘Little Red’ group waters is what type of tree.
What is a (Murray River) Red Gum?
What technique is Philip using when he call clearing the backyard ‘a sort of’ this, because the small steps stand for small acts of kindness.
What is a metaphor?
What technique is used by having each student write using ‘I’.
First person point of view/ Perspective
Who is the "new girl" at school?
Raphaela
Genelle’s hero for the speeches is this pop star.
Who is Britney Spears?
These three boys are behind the burning paper bag left at Nan’s door.
Who are Macca, Sam de Grekh and Charlie Cheung?
Give a stronger verb than ‘shows’ to complete: Fensham ___ Macca’s arrogance through his own journal.
What is reveals, exposes, criticises or highlights?
A symbol is an object that stands for an idea. Little Red the tree can symbolise this.
What is hope, growth or quiet kindness?
This kind Bosnian friend of Nan’s sings sad songs while he fixes things.
Ago Cejvan
Raphaela’s speech is about these young Munich students who handed out leaflets against the Nazis.
What is the White Roses?
Mustafa’s mum says cooking with care gives people two basic needs: food and this.
What is love?
Philip says he built on Mother Teresa’s words ‘like a child laying blocks’. What technique is he using?
What is a simile?
Macca writes ‘Destined to be a hero!’ while acting cruelly. This gap between what he believes and what we see is called what?
What is irony (dramatic irony)?