Characters
Themes
Setting
Plot
Miscellaneous
100
Which character is best friends with Ellie?
Corrie
100

What event makes Ellie initially feel very guilty?

When she killed a girl from the invading side

100
What is the place where the teens go camping called?
Hell
100

How many people did Robyn gun down?

Three
100
What is Mr Clement's job?
Dentist
200

After Corrie, Ellie and Kevin visited the showgrounds, what did Kevin do that shows his selfishness?

He abandoned Corrie and Ellie to save himself.

200

Which character shows the most growth / maturity through the course of the novel?

Homer

200

On what day did the invasion begin?

Australia Day

200

What was used to blow up the bridge?

A tank truck

200

Who is the first to suggest that the country has been invaded?

Lee

300

Who had the most sheltered life before the war?

Fi

300
Who helps to console Ellie about the death of three soldiers?
Homer
300
Where were the invader's ships moored?
Cobbler's Bay
300

Where did the teens go in search of the adults in town?

The showgrounds.

300

What nationality is the author John Marsden?

Australian.

400

How has Corrie and Kevin's relationship changed by the end of the novel?

Kevin insists on taking Corrie to the hospital, knowing that he will therefore be caught by the enemy.

400

What theme refers to children/young people experiencing traumatic events that force to grow up?

Loss of innocence

400

Whose house did the teens initially check when they got back from their trip?

Ellie's

400

What reason did Robyn use to convince her father to let her go on the trip?

It would be a way to help her friends feel closer to god

400

What is the sequel called?

The Dead of the Night

500

Who fell asleep when they were supposed to be on watch?

Chris

500

What theme refers to young people being forced to grow up because of traumatic events?

Loss of innocence.

500

Why is the name Hell ironic?

Because it's a beautiful place that saves their lives.

500

Who said, "If I could get my family and friends back, healthy, I'd let these people have the stupid houses and cars and things. I'd go and live with my parents in a cardboard box and the tip and be happy" (p173)?

Fi

500

Why didn't the author name the nationality of the invaders?

Because he didn't want to make the reader racist against that country.