Quiz Prep for Chapters 8-12

Use these questions to prepare for the quiz. Be specific and always think about what quotes you can use to back up your ideas.

1. Why do you think that Ashmol decides to search for Pobby and Dingan for real instead of just pretending?

2. What connection does Asmol make between the land covered with seawater and Pobby and Dingan? Why is that important to the story?

 3. What does Ashmol find inside their abandoned mine? Why does he believe that Pobby and Dingan are really there?

4. Why do you think Ashmol promises not to use the opal to get money? Do you agree with this decision?

5. In the very end of the novel, Ashmol talks about what it’s like to “believe in something which is hard to see. Or to keep looking for something that’s totally hard to find.” Discuss the importance of imagination and dreams in this novel. Why are they so important even if they cannot be seen. Consider what dreams Rex, the father, and Annie, the mother, have in the story. Consider, also, the dream that Ashmol has. How do those "unseen" dreams connect to Kellyanne's belief in Pobby and Dingan?

Please bring in to the quiz one index card with notes and quotes on it. It will be handed in as part of the quiz.

Vocabulary for Pobby and Dingan

claim
wobbling
startled
figment
rummaged
ute
crackpot
Mello Yello
mates
opal
fairdinkum
imaginary
grub
fossilized
mammoth


For each word, write the sentence that it comes from, the part of speech, and the meaning as it is used in the sentence.

Essay Rubric

Essay Rubric


1. Original, Creative Title (5 points)

2. Introduction with Hook and Thesis (10 points)

3. Strong, Analytical Thesis (10 points)

4. Organized Body Paragraphs (10 points)

5. Strong Topic and Ending Sentences (10 points)

6. Analysis (10 points)

7. Interesting Ideas

8. Conclusion that Recaps and Leaves Something to Think About (10 points)

9. Clarity of Ideas (10 points)

10. Grammar and Sentence Correctness (10 points)

11. Correct Citations and MLA format (5 points)


Points will also be deducted for lateness and not meeting the word count.