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The Third Day, the Frost Trivia Quiz

This book is one in the "Tomorrow When the War Began" series, written by John Marsden!

A multiple-choice quiz by loserlizah. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
loserlizah

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,482

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. "Sometimes I think I'd rather be __________ than bored" is the quote that Ellie starts this novel off with. What is the missing word? Hint

scared

suicidal

dead

frightened

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Question 2 of 15

2. Homer taught Ellie to keep saying to herself 'I refuse to think fear. I will think strong. I will think ______.' What is the missing word? Hint

strong

positive

fearlessly

brave

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the main project that the group had to do before leaving for Cobbler's Bay? Hint

Bury Chris in Hell

Relocate the chooks

Steal food from houses in Wirrawee

Move the Land Rover

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where did the group find Kevin? Hint

At the Showground

In a work party, on a farm

Staying with Harvey's Heroes

On a mini prisoners camp

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Question 5 of 15

5. Although the soldiers were keeping his family as hostages, how did Kevin escape? Hint

He got another guy to pretend to be him

He bribed a soldier to let him go

He ran away

He pretended to fall down a well

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the building that the group stayed in after walking all night? They were in this building for days recovering from illnesses. Hint

An old machinery shed

A dairy shed

An abandoned farmhouse

A wheat silo

7. The explosive being made to blow up the ship at Cobbler's Bay consisted of four things. They were ammonium nitrate, a plain detonator, a safety fuse and ____________. What is the fourth thing needed? Hint

gasoline

diesel fuel

a film canister

matches

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Question 8 of 15

8. How much anfo was used to blow up the ship in Cobbler's Bay? Hint

Half a tonne

Three quarters of a tonne

Two tonnes and a quarter

One and a half tonnes

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of the area where Ellie and Homer were to meet the others after blowing up Cobbler's Bay? Hint

Wirrawee

Webster's Isthmus

Stratton

Baloney Creek

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the wing that Ellie and Homer were taken to? This wing was the maximum security section, and was the home of serial killers in peacetime. Hint

The E Wing

The G Wing

The C Wing

The H Wing

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Question 11 of 15

11. Major Harvey questioned both Ellie and Homer.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the General who was on Turner Street on the night that it was blown up? Hint

General S

Colonel G

His name wasn't given

Major G

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the date of Ellie and Homer's death sentence? Hint

Tuesday 17th

Sunday 7th

Friday 6th

Monday 16th

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the weapon that Robyn killed both herself and Major Harvey with? Hint

Poisonous gas

An explosive

A rifle

A hand grenade

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Question 15 of 15

15. How long were the five survivors in New Zealand for? Hint

9 months

6 months

5 months

1 year

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Sometimes I think I'd rather be __________ than bored" is the quote that Ellie starts this novel off with. What is the missing word?

Answer: frightened

Ellie describes how she sometimes feels that being frightened would be better than being bored. She explains how the energy pumps through your body, how your heart bangs away and how you forget that you're feeling cold, tired, hungry or that you're in pain. She explains how fear helps you forget the past and the future, and that you're fixed on that one moment in time.

2. Homer taught Ellie to keep saying to herself 'I refuse to think fear. I will think strong. I will think ______.' What is the missing word?

Answer: brave

This quote helps Ellie during the struggles of the war when she is experiencing mild fear. She has a few tricks to take her mind off her fear, and this is one of those tricks. Another is to think of jokes that people have told her over the years.

3. What was the main project that the group had to do before leaving for Cobbler's Bay?

Answer: Relocate the chooks

The main project before leaving was to relocate the chooks. They knocked up a new feeder to the brim with food and rebuilt their yard so that the creek flowed through the corner of it, enabling the chooks to have access to water.

4. Where did the group find Kevin?

Answer: In a work party, on a farm

When the five were walking across the countryside to Cobbler's Bay, they spied on a work party, who were working on a farm just outside of Wirrawee. Kevin was part of the work party, and they later regained another member of their group.

5. Although the soldiers were keeping his family as hostages, how did Kevin escape?

Answer: He pretended to fall down a well

Ellie's idea was to make it look like Kevin had died by falling down a well. Homer and Ellie caught a sheep and killed it, and pushed it into the well, so that after a few days it would smell like Kevin really had died.

6. What was the building that the group stayed in after walking all night? They were in this building for days recovering from illnesses.

Answer: A wheat silo

The wheat silo was a concrete building, which was dry. It was a good choice of shelter because colonists wouldn't be interested in it until harvest time in summer.

Answer: diesel fuel

Kevin told the others in the group that he had been taught by a man at the showground how to make a simple explosive. Him and Ellie went around to the neighbouring farms to search for all the things needed.

8. How much anfo was used to blow up the ship in Cobbler's Bay?

Answer: Three quarters of a tonne

When the truck 'broke' down, the group loaded 3/4 of a tonne of anfo, a detonator and a safety fuse into the container. Homer and Ellie hid in the back of the truck, and endured the long wait until they were to blow up the ship.

9. What was the name of the area where Ellie and Homer were to meet the others after blowing up Cobbler's Bay?

Answer: Baloney Creek

Homer and Ellie had arranged to meet the others at Baloney Creek, a couple of kilometers away from Cobbler's Bay. Ellie struggled to get there, but she arrived just in time when three soldiers were attacking her friends. She shot them and then they quickly left Baloney Creek with the soldiers' car.

10. What was the wing that Ellie and Homer were taken to? This wing was the maximum security section, and was the home of serial killers in peacetime.

Answer: The E Wing

Ellie and Homer were the only two of the group that were taken to the E Wing. Robyn, Fi, Lee and Kevin were all taken to a different block where other prisoners of war were kept.

11. Major Harvey questioned both Ellie and Homer.

Answer: False

Major Harvey only questioned Ellie. Homer, Lee, Robyn, Kevin and Fi all had other people questioning them.

12. What was the name of the General who was on Turner Street on the night that it was blown up?

Answer: General S

When Major Harvey was questioning Ellie, he asked how she knew that General S was there the night that they blew it up. Ellie had no idea who this was, and although happy that they blew up an important figure to the soldiers, she was still disappointed that their attack didn't kill Major Harvey.

13. What was the date of Ellie and Homer's death sentence?

Answer: Monday 16th

Ellie and Homer were sentenced to death on Monday, 16th at 7am. When Ellie asked what the date was, she was told Friday 6th, and knew she only had ten days more to live.

14. What was the weapon that Robyn killed both herself and Major Harvey with?

Answer: A hand grenade

Robyn was extremely brave and sacrificed her life to kill Major Harvey, and let the others escape from the prison.

15. How long were the five survivors in New Zealand for?

Answer: 5 months

Ellie, Lee, Fi, Kevin and Homer were in New Zealand for five months before returning back to Australia.

Source: Author loserlizah

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