Crashing

Chapter 8

Learning Intention

• To select appropriate quotations from the text in order to support statements.

Task

• Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false. Then find a suitable quote from the novel which supports your answer.

• You should use the following format to answer in your jotter:

- Write the statement.- This statement is true/false. - A quote which shows this is….

(quote/character/page number)

Example

Statement: Jay is having this party because it is his birthday.

Answer:• Jay is having this party because it is his

birthday.• This statement is false.• A quote which shows this is, “I’ve already told

you that this thing was a) a celebration and b) a chance to get my slimy claws on Jo Anderson” (Jay, pg 16)

1. Cappo brought a lot of alcohol to the party and this worried Jay.

2. Jay was worried that he and his friends would drift apart.

3. Jay really like the people who hung around The Zone.

4. None of Jay’s friends were very smart.

5. Cathy liked to create drama.

6. Jay likes to compare himself to a military leader.

7. Family issues are important in this novel.

8. Friendship is not a main theme in this novel.