Joy Ride

1.     Who is the main character in “Joy Ride”?

• Whata

• Hemi

• Lot

• Jayden

How old is Whata? (use letters to write the numer)

Who does Whata live with?

• Uncle Dave

• His Nan

• His Mum

• He is an orphan

What does Whata's father do for a living? He is a...

Why does Whata decide to climb into the back of his uncle's ute?

Where does Whata think they are going?

• To a graveyard

• To his Aunty's house

• To find his Dad

• On a secret mission

How does he feel when he realizes that they are not going there anyway, but continue on to the motorway?

• Cool as a cucumber

• Fit as a fiddle

• Happy as a hippo

• Scared like a chicken

Whata is discovered at the end of the trip. By whom?

• By his mum.

• By one of his other uncles.

• By Hemi.

• By his Dad.

Is he punished by the person who finds him?

Why/why not?

What has happened to Whata’s father?

He has been ______ in war.