1. n the first few paragraphs of John Marsden’s book ‘Checkers’, it is clear that the setting is:

2. The phrase: “shuffle shuffle creak piddle flush creak shuffle shuffle” is Ms Warner’s description of:

3. When Ms Warner says “They want to erupt. I’m saving the world by stopping them”, she is referring to:

4. The phrase: ” …both nights lied to me: the perfection was pretence.” means:

5. Mark is accused of being ‘materialistic’. This means that:

6. The best word to describe Mr Warner’s comment about winning the contract “…with a little help from my friends” would be:

7. Ms Warner’s description of fellow patient Esther was:

8. Esther was in the bathroom in the hospital, trying to save the life of a:

9. It was said of Esther that she was a ‘home schooler’. This means that she:

10. Esther’s mother was dying from:

11. Esther’s mother spent most of her time at:

12. Esther’s father spent most of his time:

13. Ms Warner was comfortable talking to Esther because Esther:

14. Ms Warner commented to her school friends that Kylie Becker was her favourite singer. It was like she committed “social suicide”. This means:

15. The colour of Checkers’ coat was:

16. Mark was disappointed in Checkers because he wanted a dog like their neighbour’s, a:

17. Mr Warner’s boss’ name was:

18. When Checkers was first in the Warner’s home, he missed:

19. When people saw Checkers they thought he was:

20. The patient suffering from attention deficit disorder is:

21. The patient suffering from suicidal tendencies is:

22. The patient suffering from ‘query psychotic’ is:

23. The patient suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder is:

24. The patient suffering from an eating disorder is:

25. The patient suffering from school phobia is:

26. The career Daniel wanted to follow was: