The picnic Flashcards
Why couldn’t Sarah go to the rock?
Because she couldn’t recite a long and complicated poem she was supposed to memorise
What do the girls go to the rock for?
A picnic
What is the rock called?
Hanging Rock
Where is the rock?
In the Australian outback
What era is this story based in?
Victorian era (1800s)
Who else is at the rock when the girls arrive?
A family of English aristocrats (posh) and their coach driver
What is the Australian coachman called?
Albert
What is the son of the English family called?
Michael
Which girls decide to go up the rock?
Miranda, Irma, Edith and Marian
What happens to their watches whilst at the rock?
They stop
What time to their watches stop?
12pm exactly
What are the group of girls overcome with when they explore the rock?
Sleepiness
What do the girls exploring decide to do?
They lay down to rest in a clearing
What is wrong with Edith?
She feels ill.
What does Edith sense?
An impending doom
Who doesn’t walk higher up towards the hanging rock?
Edith
What is off about the way Miranda, Irma and Marian walk up the rock?
They don’t walk naturally
What are the girls described as walking like on page 39?
“sliding over the stones on their bare feet as if they were on a drawing room carpet”
Who is it that has an uneasy feeling about the girls exploring the rock further?
Edith
Where do Miranda, Irma and Marian disappear behind?
Behind the rocks and shrubs
What does Edith do when she sees the girls disappear?
She runs back down screaming
Who begins to climb the mountain after Edith comes down screaming?
Miss McCraw
What is Miss McCraw motivated by when she climbs the rock?
An impelling force known only to herself
Who goes missing?
Miranda, Irma, Marian and Miss McCraw
Did they search for the girls?
Yes
Does Edith remember what happened up on the rock?
No
What did Edith say she saw?
A strange red cloud in the distance. And saw Miss McCraw coming up the hill (which wasn’t till later)
