First Section (Introduction)

Question 1

PART 1. Glancing through my living room window over the seashore I heard…

Answer 1

Glancing through my living room window over the seashore I heard the sharp laughter of a gull. The moment was broken as my 15-year old daughter Alana called out “Hey mum, I have to do a creative piece on our family’s ancestry which is due Wednesday. Can you help me out?”

Question 2

PART 2 Alana was just like me and her grandfather. We all had a …..

Answer 2

Alana was just like me and her grandfather. We all had a passion for reading and literature. Yet her willowy face with fine facial features set off by long dark hair reminded me of the energy and beauty that came with her grandmother. (GAP)
“Sure” I called back to Alana as she ran into the living room with her notebook and pen; “What do you want to know?”

Question 3

PART 3. “I need information about where you..

Answer 3

“I need information about where you came from, you know, the traditional stuff you never talk about”. My mind wandered back to an old-fashioned kitchen with a priceless table, around it stood five wooden homemade chairs, like guards protecting their master.

Alana regained my train of thought, “For instance, why did you give the three of us girls a weird middle name like ‘Innis’, what does it mean?”