Answer the following questions in thoughtful, well expressed sentences.
1. What picture do we get of Blacky in the first chapter? Consider, for example, his sense of humour. 2. In Chapter 4, Arks takes Blacky for some extra rucking practice. Before this Blacky has given the impression that he is always making fun of Arks. How does he feel towards Arks at the end of this chapter and why does he say to Arks, ‘Don’t worry, we’re gonna win this one’? He feels thank you for Arks that he gave him some tricks for the rucking practice and Blacky still persistent to learn rucking. Blacky is pretty bad at kicking goal then Arks told him about his footy career that makes Blacky’s fire that he can do it. And at the end how he said that ‘Don’t worry we gonna win this’ shows that Blacky’s confident.
“After a while he got sick of chasing the ball”
“You betcha we will “
3. We first meet Dumby Red in Chapter 5. What is your impression of him in this first meet ing? What is Blacky’s impression of him?
Dumby Red had perfect teeth and was medium height. And he run pretty fast. He looks pretty good and would be a nice guy. Blacky didn’t like him so much because he was jealous of Dumby’s skill. But then he started to like him because he helped him from the Nunga.
“This Dumby Red kid was starting to annoy me”
4. In Chapters 6, 7 and 8 we get a good view of Blacky’s family life. How would you describe it?
What sort of relationship does he have with his siblings and why is Best Team-man called
Best Team-man?
5. Why had Blacky never been to the Point? (Chapter 10)
6. Why does Blacky no longer go near his father’s boat? (Chapter 11) How does he feel about his father’s reaction? (p.76)
7. Why, after his spectacular mark, does Dumby pass the ball to Clemboy?
8. Why do you think there are so few Nungas at the Grand Final Do?
9. How does Blacky feel when he sees Clarence sitting underneath ‘BOONGS PISS OFF’?
(pp121-122)
10. Why does Blacky decide to