1 Why does Norm hate the location where Angel builds their family home? Because it's next to Stan Bruiser's house It's on top of a serpent spirit's nest Because he hates the bug-filled swamp Because it's too far from his favorite fishing spot 2 How did Mayor Bruiser get his wealth? By selling Desperance to southern politicians By setting a high ransom for Will's capture Through early investing in mining By keeping a herd of goats 3 What is Norm's overall view of his children for most of the novel? That they are stupid and disappointing failures That they are intelligent and filled with potential That they are the unfortunate victims of white racism That they are intelligent but have fallen from grace 4 Why does Angel Day leave the Phantom house? She starts a romance with Stan Bruiser She decides to go out to sea She goes to live with Mozzie Fishman She wants to leave Desperance to live in a big city 5 Who is the Phantoms' seventh and final child? Janice Kevin Will Girlie 6 What was Kevin's reputation as a young boy? Handsome Smart Cocky Stupid 7 Why does Will light the garbage dump on fire? To stop the fighting and protect his mother To destroy the Gurfurrit mining operation To attract the attention of his love interest Hope As an act of rebellion against the city of Desperance 8 Why does Kevin decide to work at the mine? Because his father Norm Phantom tells him to Because he wants to make enough money to leave Desperance Because he doesn't know what to do with himself after finishing school Because he wants to spy on the mining operations 9 Why does Norm disown Will? Because Will takes a job at the Gurfurrit mine Because Will goes to live with Hope on the Eastside Because Will starts a fire at the garbage dump Because Will kills Elias Smith 10 How does the author describe the mining company's relationship with Desperance? The mine leaves Desperance because the town lacks infrastructure The mine respects townspeoples' decisions The mine owns the town The mine pays for social services in Desperance 11 What are Mozzie's views of reconciliation with white people? Mozzie believes that reconciliation works on the federal level but not on the local level Mozzie is opposed to reconciliation and promotes outright resistance Mozzie believes that reconciliation is the only way to establish peace Mozzie believes that reconciliation and resistance can go hand in hand 12 What does Angel do to the statue of the Virgin Mary? She repaints it into an Aboriginal Mary that resembles her She returns it to the council office in Desperance She gifts it to Mozzie Fishman's convoy She sells it on the black market 13 Why is Angel excited to find a large mantelpiece clock at the dump? Because Norm Phantom always wanted a clock in their home Because she believes her kids will finally get to school on time Because telling time will be useful for her new job Because Mozzie Fishman wants a clock for the Law Ceremony 14 What does Angel say that starts the fight at the dump? That she hates all members of Joseph Midnight's family That the others are trespassing and don't belong on this land That she is opposed to the new laws imposed by the government of Desperance That she is sick and tired of Norm Phantom abandoning her family 15 How does the novel most frequently describe Angel Day? As a lover As a witch As a pawn As a queen 16 What it the main goal of Mozzie Fishman's convoy? To destroy the Gurfurrit mine To take revenge against Joseph Midnight To perform and preserve the spiritual Law Ceremony To petition the government for Aboriginal rights 17 Why do politicians come to take pictures of Angel Day's house? Because they see her as an example of "criminal attitudes" Because they want to promote Angel's sale of her house Because they see her as an example of "blackfella advancement" Because they want to destroy the Westside encampment 18 What causes all the clocks to stop in Desperance? Storm Bruno Mozzie destroys the town's ability to tell time Storm Leda Elias Smith's ship blocks the sun 19 What do the residents of Desperance believe about Elias Smith at first? That he is their savior That he works for the mining company That he is an evil man That he's stupid 20 Why does Elias Smith's arrival to Desperance make white residents so emotional? It reminds them of their colonial origin story It makes them reconsider their relationship with Black residents Elias reminds them of their own storm survival stories Elias inspires them to reconnect with the sea 21 What alerts residents of Desperance to Elias's arrival? Norm Phantom blows his foghorn Nicoli Finn rings the bell Constable Truthful arrests Elias Mayor Bruiser calls a meeting 22 Name two events during which someone repeatedly rings the Desperance town bell Elias Smith's arrival and Norm Phantom's disappearance Norm Phantom's disappearance and Will's sabotage of the mine Elias Smith's arrival and Gordie's death Mozzie's destruction of the mine and Truthful's suicide 23 Why does Truthful commit suicide? He believes that Mayor Bruiser will arrest and jail him for his crimes He is heartbroken by the suicide of his three young prisoners and tormented by visions He is afraid that Mozzie Fishman will take revenge on him He is afraid that Joseph Midnight will take revenge on him 24 Why do Truthful and Mayor Bruiser arrest three young boys? Because they believe the boys have information about Will's whereabouts Because the boys are responsible for selling drugs in town They are searching for someone to arrest for Gordie's death Because the boys helped to burn the mine down 25 Why does Joseph Midnight send Hope and Bala away? Because he knows a huge storm will destroy Desperance Because he doesn't want Will to put them in danger Because he doesn't want them to join Mozzie's convoy Because the police are bothering Hope