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Key quotations
"I'm leaving...I'm going to become a doctor"
" I didn't know what to do"

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Key Quotations

"I didn't say anything. I didn't tell him what a difference he had made. how he helped me find a way, some loose path to follow. I didn't tell him. I just left the room quickly"

"if you keep doing science, if you keep working hard, then you will be able to go anywhere, do anything. you could work on the moon - at the bottom of the sea - Antarctica - Helsinki - Zanzibar. anywhere. Anywhere far away from here."
"I know you will do it"

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"I don't like cooking"
"seems you don't like feta"

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People
We learn the Erik likes his job of sharpening the knifes on the ms nella dan.

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Place
this chapter is set in Isla's house. in their kitchen.

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Summary
this chapter takes place on the ms nella dan. Bo is watching Erik sharpen the knives as he listens to music. he talks about how Erik is happy and how he is no longer a boy but a man

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summary
this chapter is about Isla and Bo sitting at the wharf. they are looking at the Nella Dan. they talk about how it it a good ship. Bo is talking about how he is heading to macquarie island and how it is one of his favourite places. they then head home. the next day Bo leaves for Macquarie island on the Nella Dan

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Summary
In this chapter everyone is saying goodbye to Mr Wilkins. the mothers were giving him gifts and flirting with him. Isla left. she realised she left something in the classroom and went back. Mr wilkins was there. he was looking off into the distance. he then starts talking to isla telling her that if she works hard she can do anything, work anywhere. he then grabs all of his things and leaves through the window and walks away.

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Place
this chapter takes place in Isla's physics class. Favel Parrett sets the scene by talking about the burning bunsen burners. this chapter is from Isla's perspective

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people
In this chapter we learn that Mr Wilkins, Isla's physics teacher, was there when Tom was killed. Mr Wilkins tried to save him  and stop the bleeding but he did not know what to do. we see that Mr Wilkins is sad and feels guilty that he did not know what to do. he decides that he wants to help people

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this chapter starts off with Isla's physics teacher, Mr Wilkins saying that he is quitting being a teacher and going back to university and becoming a doctor. he is doing this because he was there when Tom was killed. he went to try and help Tom but he did not know what to do and tom died right in front of him. he hopes that if he becomes a doctor he can really help people

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People
In this chapter we learn that Isla does not like cooking. we also learn that she does not like feta cheese as she has gotten her mon's cookbook and circled feta on the ingredients list and written "NO!!!"

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Summary
in this chapter isla is talking to bo and says that she doesn't like cooking. Bo looks at a cookbook and finds out that Isla doesn't like feta. she then remembers various memories about food. such as how terrible her mum's beef casserole is. Bo then decides to teach her how to cook pancakes.

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1.	What is the purpose of the short entry on Erik?

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1.	What is the purpose of the short entry on Erik?

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To show how some of those on the ship become part of the place they have been there so long – and there can be contentment in that.

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1.	What is the purpose of the short entry on Erik?

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1.	What is the purpose of the short entry on Erik?

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1.	What descriptions does Parrett offer to reveal the relationship between Isla and the Nella Dan? 

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1.	What descriptions does Parrett offer to reveal the relationship between Isla and the Nella Dan? 

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“brilliant in the autumn sun”, “her red reflection streaking out on the water, the brightest thing in the whole of Hobart”, “She lit up this whole grey town”, “I made a wish…I would see what she had seen”, “it was like she did not want to go”.

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1.	Why do you think Mr Wilkins jumps out the window? 

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1.	Why do you think Mr Wilkins jumps out the window? 

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Wants to back up what he has said to Isla – that you don’t have to conform, you can do/be anything you want despite small town restrictions and mentality.

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What is the significance of the final line? 

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What is the significance of the final line? 

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1.	In this chapter we see reference to the title of the novel: “it felt like night was coming down fast. That’s what the light was like – the night coming.” What does this mean in the context of this chapter?

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1.	In this chapter we see reference to the title of the novel: “it felt like night was coming down fast. That’s what the light was like – the night coming.” What does this mean in the context of this chapter?

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It encapsulates fear and the inability to control a situation as was the case for Mr Wilkins in the case of Tom Balinski’s accident. He needs to become a doctor to escape the ‘dark’, but it also raises questions of why Isla is afraid of “walking in the darkness.”

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What is the effect of Parrett’s use of ‘But’ to open the large paragraph on p.195 and why do you think she uses it? 

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What is the effect of Parrett’s use of ‘But’ to open the large paragraph on p.195 and why do you think she uses it? 

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1.	How does Parrett engage the senses as she describes the preparation of food on pp. 192-3? 

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1.	How does Parrett engage the senses as she describes the preparation of food on pp. 192-3? 