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WorksheetsA Burnt Stick review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which is NOT a character in 'The Burnt Stick'?
John
Rosie
Liyan
Mrs Grainger
Which sentence about the mission is NOT a true statement.
The Fathers encouraged the children to learn about their culture and language.
John liked the mission, but it wasn't his home.
The Fathers taught the children how to do many things.
The children had to wear clothes, but not shoes.
How many times did the 'big man' come to Drysborough station?
1
4
3
2
Liyan is...
The wife of the owner of Drysborough Station
The leader of the camp
John's sister
John's mother
Charlie told Liyan the government was coming to take her children away. How did the people of the camp react?
They called the mission Fathers for help.
They told a story: 'The Eagle and the Crow'
They cried until morning.
They sang and danced to celebrate.
What was Liyan's idea?
To use a different child who had darker skin.
To hide John from the 'big man'.
To cover John in soot to make his skin appear darker.
To ask for Mrs Grainger's help.
Jabal's story was about the Crow and the Eagle. What was the story's message?
Some people will take advantage of people who are not smart.
Birds are very smart, but they are also very tricky.
Some people are easy to fool.
When people are fooled, they will find out the truth in a different way.
What was Mrs Grainger's reaction to the 'big man's' visit? (2 answers)
She wanted to help Liyan but felt uncomfrtable talking to the 'big man'.
She was happy to lie to the government officials, because she believed what they were doing was bad.
She called the 'big man' and told him about Liyan's trick.
She thought the government officials would take John eventually and worried Liyan might be making the situation worse.
How did the 'big man' become suspicious of John's skin colour?
When he put his hand on John's head, some soot came off on his hand.
He had been waiting and watching them cover John with soot from a distance.
He was not persuaded by Mrs Grainger's answer when he asked if John was Lyan's son.
Charlie Wagarrin watched the goverment officials too intensely.
How did the government official catch John without his dark skin colouring? (2 answers)
He asked all the other Indigenous people in Drysborough Station.
He followed them until they washed all the soot off John.
Instead of asking Mrs Grainger, he asked Mr Grainger about John's skin colour.
He returned to the camp before dawn with the car's lights off.
At the end of the book, John is an adult. Why does he return to Drysborough Station with his son? (3 answers)
To find the family he was taken away from.
To get revenge on Charlie Waggarrin for telling his mother that the 'big man' would not return again to take him.
To teach his son how the government stole children from their parents when he was young.
To search for all the stolen children that had been taken from the camp.
To allow his son to be connected to the land by wiping soot on his son's face.
The government often took Indigenous children with lighter skin away from their parents and community. These children are now adults and are called 'The Stolen Generation'. Many are still trying to find their families. When did this horrible government practice end?
As late as the 1960s in some states.
Up until 1958.
As late as the 1970s in some states.
Only during World War II.
In which year did the government officially apologise to Indigenous Australians for the Stolen Generation?
2018
2005
2011
2008
After he was taken, when did John see his mother again?
Never
The next year
On his birthday
As an adult
The author of 'The Burnt Stick' is...
Dominic Newsome
Mark Sofilas
Charlie Waggarin
Anthony Hill
