The Arrival Class Quiz 2

A graphic novel is...

• a written book with strong violence or swearing.

• a book that uses visual art to tell a story.

• a short comic strip for children.

• a novel that is very accurate in how it describes a story.

As well as images, a graphic novel can contain text (words).

• True

• False

The word 'interpretation' can mean...

• to critically analyse something.

• a creation.

• an opinion of what something means.

• a person who comes from Interprate.

The Arrival is 'open to interpretation' because...

• it is easy to understand exactly what is happening.

• the words clearly tell the reader the narrative.

• it is set in an unreal world, without using words to make the story clearer.

• each reader would understand the story the same way.

Shaun Tan's illustrations use shadow and darkness, which help to create a mood of...

• threat or despair.

• happiness.

• festivity.

• adventure.

Although much of the book is open to interpretation, The Arrival is clearly a story about migration.

• False

• True

A refugee is...

• a member of the hip-hop band 'The Fugees'.

• someone attracted to living in another country to learn a new language.

• someone who has moved cities for a new job.

• someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially because of a war.

When people of different nationalities, cultures, and races easily live together in one community, this is called a _________ society.

• mixed

• monocultural

• multicultural

• modern

In Chapter 2, the creature in the man's room looks most like a (type your answer).

Try to draw the creature.