chapter 7

1. Which people in the group are starting to stand out as leaders, is this surprising? Why/why not?
2. Do you think that taking Kevin’s dog Flip to Corries house was a mistake? Explain your thoughts.
3. What does Lee mean when he says ‘we might have to make some ugly choices?’
4. How is Ellie’s image of Kevin changing in this chapter?
5. Is the decision to split into smaller groups a wise one? Give reasons
6. Why is it that Elli’s group decides to act ‘illogically’ and survey the Showgrounds together?
7. Why does the idea of a female soldier surprise Ellie?
8. If your parents were captured in a situation like this, would they have been ‘sensible’, or would there have been violence?
9. How is Ellie ‘transformed’ once she steps out from behind a tree near the

       Showgrounds?

10. Ellie and Kevin’s quick-thinking allowed them to turn a ride-on lawnmower

       into a bomb. Was this moral behaviour? Did they do the right thing, or

       should they have surrendered themselves?

11. Predict what you think has happened to Lee and Robyn.