Starter quiz

  • What does the build-up in Chapter 4 of 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter' involve?
    • Lila leaving home.
    • Lila finding out her father's views.
    • Lila's journey up Merapi.  ✓
  • What is suspense?
    • a state of feeling amused by the events in a story
    • a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen  ✓
    • a state of not caring about what happens next
    • a state of feeling certain about what is going to happen next
  • True or false? Lila's journey up Merapi is simple and straightforward.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Order the following events from the first part of Lila's journey.
    • 1
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      Lila tried to sleep but she couldn’t. She considered giving up.
    • 2
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      Lila reached steeper ground and realised she was climbing the mountain.
    • 3
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      Lila slipped and fell down the mountain, losing a sandal in the process.
  • Order the following events from the second part of Lila's journey.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Lila continued to climb higher, braving the heat with bare feet.
    • 2
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      Lila kept sliding back, experiencing such pain she felt like she might die.
    • 3
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      A huge stone rolled towards Lila but it missed her. The Grotto was uncovered!
  • True or false? Lila experiences a range of emotions during her journey up Merapi.
    • True ✓
    • False
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