Plot Overview (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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Who wrote Limberlost and in what year was it published?
Who wrote Limberlost and in what year was it published?
Robbie Arnott in 2022
What literary technique describes Limberlost's structure that jumps between different time periods?
What literary technique describes Limberlost's structure that jumps between different time periods?
Nonlinear structure
What are the names of Ned's two older brothers?
What are the names of Ned's two older brothers?
Bill and Toby
What is Ned's true motivation for hunting and selling rabbit pelts during the 1940s summer?
What is Ned's true motivation for hunting and selling rabbit pelts during the 1940s summer?
To save money to buy a boat
What does the whitegum boat primarily symbolise throughout the novel?
What does the whitegum boat primarily symbolise throughout the novel?
Ned's dreams & connection to landscape
How is Ned's wife Rita described in the novel?
How is Ned's wife Rita described in the novel?
A river girl with deep water connection
What substances poison the Tasmanian rivers as Ned and Rita raise their family?
What substances poison the Tasmanian rivers as Ned and Rita raise their family?
Mercury and pesticides
How does Ned's deceased mother manifest in the novel's magical realism?
How does Ned's deceased mother manifest in the novel's magical realism?
Orchard ghosts, river currents, trees
What does the declining Limberlost orchard metaphorically represent?
What does the declining Limberlost orchard metaphorically represent?
Family breakdown and trauma
What major destructive event occurs at the climax of the novel?
What major destructive event occurs at the climax of the novel?
An orchard fire (conflagration)