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Who is the protagonist?
Tom Brennan
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Find the technique in this quote, "With each memory I touched, I felt it gain-that pain, like a sledgehammer slicing through your heart."
Simile
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What is a theme surrounding The Brennans?

Family struggles

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The cause of Tom and his family having to leave town?
Daniel drunk driving and killing two of their friends and injuring their cousin.
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Who wrote the play Macbeth?

William Shakespeare

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Name TWO other characters from the novel
Daniel Kylie Fin Brendan Kath Tess Gran
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Who narrates the novel and what is this technique called? Tom. point of view
Tom. Point of view
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Name three themes in Tom Brennan

Friendship and teamwork, Family struggles and resilience

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What does Tom learn how to do with his Uncle Brendan?

a) to run

b) to communicate 

c) to fix tractors

b) to communicate

200

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest

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What is Tom's transformation throughout the novel?

Tom went from a depressed and anxious teenager to a resilient and confident individual as he learns to cope with the tragedy in a positive manner.

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What technique is used to give the readers insight into past events?
Flashback
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What theme is this quote demonstrating? "and that was the morning Tom Brennan came back, forever."

resilience

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Explain how hills and mountains are a symbol in Tom Brennan and what do they symbolise?
Tom's struggles through life and how he overcomes them.
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What gas do humans EXHALE when they breathe?

carbon dioxide, co2

400

What was the relationship between Tess and Kath and why it was that way?

a)Stressed, fractured, torn apart. Daniel injuring Fin Tess not coping even though Kath had to.

b) Happy and supportive. Daniel helped save Fin so Kath is grateful.

c) Supportive and understanding. Kath wanted to help Tess cope with the tragedy.


Stressed, fractured, torn apart. Daniel injuring Fin Tess not coping even though Kath had to

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Identify two techniques used in this quote - ": “Again i heard his swallow, loud and dry. “No one’s above anyone, surely you know that by now.”

dialogue and auditory imagery

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Explain why one of the themes in Tom Brennan is important.

up to teacher discretion

400

List all the things needed to write an introduction and a body paragraph.

Introduction: Thesis, introduce composer and text, 2 key ideas 

body paragraph:STAR

400

In which year did World War 2 end?

1945