A.what decade do you think the story is set in?
60’s
B.why do you think it did not feel like home when they went back for christmas?
it felt hotter,the flies were lolling on the windowsills,the river was still and the kids were noisy.
C.why did grandma mark things in the farmers catalogue?
with stuff for mum to send back once we’d saved enough money.
D.what do you think Cissy said to the man who worked the lift door?
don’t talk to kids like that.
E.why did Tame warn that auckland is not like back home?
because it is noisy and busy.
F.when back on the farm,why did he want to go straight to the milking shed?
before they had moved to auckland grandpa hadi nstalled a new concrete floor.