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