Ashes to Ashes Urrbrae

Why is the narrator stressed about at the start of the story?

• He is trying to meet girls

• He is worried about being late for school

• He is worried England will win the cricket and wants to scatter his Grandad's ashes on hallowed ground without getting caught

• He has lost his dog

How is the narrator different to his friend Pino?

• The narrator lacks confidence while Pino is super confident

• The narrator hates cricket while Pino loves it

• The narrator lives in Brazil while Pino lives in Ireland

• Pino goes for England and the narrator goes for New Zealand

What has the narrator brought to the cricket?

• A giant foam hand

• A can of Red Bull

• His Grandfather's ashes

• A KFC bucket hat

Why does the narrator think his grandfather disliked England?

• Because of their involvement in the Boer War

• Because they invented Penguins

• Because he was divorced from an English woman

• Because of his childhood

What goes wrong with the narrator's plan?

• He trips over

• Pino doesn't help him

• The wind changes

• He loses the urn

What is a Tail ender?

• A type of bird

• A variety of grape

• A make of car

• A cricketer who bats at the end of the batting order

What are "The Ashes"?

• A series of test cricket matches between England and Australia

• A collection of butterflies

• A type of tree

• A novel Pino was reading.

How does the narrator think his grandad would feel about where his ashes ended up?

• He wouldn't have liked it because he had always hated crowed streets

• He would have liked it because his Grandad was a fireman who loved the city

Who is Alice?

• A girl Pino talks to

• A random member of the crowd

• A girl who seems to like Mark Smalley

• Mark's mother

How is the narrator different at the end of the story?

• He isn't

• The events of the story have led to him gaining more self-confidence and he has gained the ability to talk to girls.