In My Blood It Runs Quiz 1

What is a theme?

• An idea that recurs in a work of art or literature.

• A topic of discussion

• A subject the author mentions

• A message the author conveys

When Dujuan is with his friends, looking down into the valley, what does he say?

• How come this mob's got clean houses but not us?

• I wish they would stop building houses

• That's a cop's house there

• I wish I had one of those houses

Where does Dujuan and his family live?

(a)  

Does Dujuan live in a nice house?

• No

• Yes

What runs in Dujuan's blood?

• Magic

• Healing

• Being Aboriginal

• The history of Indigenous people

What language does Dujuan's mother's family speak?

• Kori

• Arrente

• Maui

• Arnham

Why does Dujuan need to control his anger?

• Because he is dangerous when angry

• Because he will loose his magic powers

• Because if someone makes him mad, he will make them sick

• Because he will be taken away

Why doesn't Nana Carol live in her homeland?

• Because there aren't any schools in her homeland

• Because it is too far from education for her children

• Because her children need to learn the system

• Because there are no dentists

How does Dujuan's teacher describe the book they study about Botany Bay?

• Its an old book about Europeans landing in Australia

• It's non-fiction, it's fact.

• It's a great book

• Its about the first Australians arriving from England

What does Dujuan learn at home?

• How to cook and clean

• The history of his people in their language

• How to be polite and respectful

• How to avoid being taken away