WorksheetsJourney - basics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the author of "Journey"?
Tim Winton
Patricia Grace
Janet Frame
John McGahern
What is the author known for?
Mostly setting her novels by the sea.
Having been in prison and unfairly persecuted.
Having been in a mental institution and saved from lobotomy by an award received for her work.
Writing about Māori culture and people and their everyday experiences.
Choose the best option to describe the setting(s).
United States, Allendale, California, 2026. An automated house in an deserted neighbourhood.
South Africa, apartheid era. A field full of lemon trees in the middle of the night.
New Zealand, modern times. Train stations, train, office in the city, the old man's home on Māori land.
The middle of the ocean on a diminutive boat, some time in the past.
Who are the relevant characters?
The correspondent, the oiler, the cook and the captain
The old man, Paul, the taxi driver
The Pevensies, the Lion and the White Witch
An old lady and her relatives
Where does the old man live?
in a city by the coastal line
in a small town with his whanau
in the mountains, near a volcano
on a deserted island
Why does the old man travel to the city?
to buy a gift for his wife
to fix a problem relating the family land
to pay the rent
to visit a grave
How does the old man get to the city?
by bus
by car
by train
on a helicopter
What is the name of the man in the office who the old man has an interview with?
George
Ringo
Paul
John
What happens at Paul's office?
They offer the old man some coffee, listen to him respectfully and accept his request immediately.
They never let him in the office and threat the old man with calling the police.
They refuse to change their plans, so the old man loses his patience, kicks and breaks Paul's desk.
The old man accepts a new offer and leaves peacefully.
What does the old man say to his family near the end of the story?
That they should take care of each other.
That George said hi.
That they should cremate his body when he dies and not bury him in the ground, because it's not safe anymore.
That he was successful in making the city people change their minds and the whanau will keep their land.
