Shooting Stars by Brian Falkner

Egan and his mother attend the tangi for the Maori woman who worked at the store. Why is Moana so emotional about the death of this woman?

• Moana didn't have many people in her life.

• The old lady had been a big help to Moana and Egan.

• The old lady was Moana's aunty.

• All of the above.

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At the end of the 'Bush Pages' in Egan's journal, something happens that causes Egan to leave the forest. What happens?

• Egan's dog Jack runs away.

• Egan's mother, Moana, does not return home after going to town.

• J.T. asks Egan to help him cull some deer elsewhere.

• Egan's mother, Moana, hurts herself badly and requires medical help.

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What is the important missing word from Moana's letter to Egan?

"I have tried to instill in you a ____ for living your life, but most people in the outside world have no such ____. They will try and use you and take from you. Do not let them."

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What do we learn about in Egan's short story 'The Young Woman and the Skiff'?

• Egan's father, Ray Tucker, and how he behaved toward Egan.

• Egan's adventure pig hunting and his encounter with J.T.

• A young woman Egan meets while out on his boat.

• Egan's mother, Moana, and how she brought them by boat to the forest

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How do Egan and his dog Jack travel to Auckland City?

• Ferry

• Bus

• Hitchhike

• With J.T.

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How does Egan lose his diary upon arriving in Auckland?

• He leaves his diary on the bus.

• He loses his diary while wrestling through the busy city crowds.

• Egan's bag gets collected by a dump-truck

• A group of teenagers steal his bag with his diary in it.

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"It seems to me that the city is like a huge, hungry beast. It needs to be fed constantly, and that's what all the trucks and ships do"

Egan's description of the city uses what language device?

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Complete the following rule from Moma's Code, #8:

Do not allow other people to get ____.

Do not look the other ___.

All that is necessary for ____ to triumph is for good people to do _______.

Do not let evil triumph. Not to speak is to _____. Not to act is to ___.

Do this, whatever it costs you.

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Where does Egan use a computer for the first time?

• Auckland Public Library

• Greenlane Hospital

• Internet Cafe

• Department of Conservation Office

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Egan forms a friendship with four street kids in the city. What are their nicknames?

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