Define these words
Chinking
Make or cause to make a light. High pitched ringing sound.
Upriver
at or towards a point nearer the source of a river.
Ponga
a tree fern found in forests throughout New Zealand.
Sentry
a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
Pouwhenua
Pouwhenua or pou whenua, are carved wooden posts used by Māori, the indigenous peoples of New Zealand to mark territorial boundaries or places of significance.
Fatigues and masks
Outfit like a jumpsuit.
Staffs
a group of people, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
Bivouacs
a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.
Solar lights
Is a solar lamp which gives light like a lamp but with batteries or no needed batteries.
Glow worms
A bug that glows in the dark.
“Home in on us”
Focusing on something.
Searing blow
Searing Blow is an Attack card for the Ironclad.
Remote
Far away from everything.
What was mum's old job?
A teacher.
Why is the camp called ‘camp radicals’?
The camp is called radical because the people in the radical camp are fighting back the voids.
What is the tikanga about carving pou?
You have to earn the right to use the tools.
On page 42, why did Tre smile to himself?
Tre smiled because when he saw the carving he knew it was his dads.
What was the purpose of the pouwhenua?
There's a small camera to see if the voids are coming and if the voids are coming they can quickly pack their stuff and run. And two it's a land marker.
How could you describe where Tre put his bag down?
He took them to a long tent, the floor covered in flax mats and rows of bedrolls and sleeping bags. “Women on one side, men on the other. You’ll have to squeeze in
What were the people in the village doing BEFORE Tre and Muse’ arrival? And now?
They were practicing to defend themselves. The girl was learning pottery, somebody cooking, reading , writing and carving.
Who carved the pou?
Phyn and Tre's dad.
Why did Tre only murmur “nice one” to Phyn? (Rather than hugging him/celebrating/etc).
???
Why was Muse leaving in the middle of the night?
Because Muse had a tracker and the voids were coming, Muse was leaving because she felt sad she tried to keep them safe cause she finds out there are good people and she regretted her decision.
What was on Muse’s arm?
A tracker
Who is Phyn in relation to the other characters?
Tres brother.
Why did Phyn hit Tre and with what?
With a taiha. Cause he felt like it was an intruder.
Who will now follow in dad's footsteps?
The brother Phyn by learning how to carve.
Was it the Phyn was silent written in italics like that?
He was nervous.
What was their plan after leaving the camp?
To run away.
If you were Tre, what would you do in this situation?
KILL HER TAKE THE TRACKER OUT OF HER ARM AND TIE IT UP ON THE BIRDS LEG AND MAKE FLY AWAY.
