The Dry

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Chapter 8

Reading Check

1. Why does Falk drive to Kiewarra, Australia?

2. Why does Falk want to leave Kiewarra?

3. Why do Gerry and Barb Hadler want Falk to stay in town?

4. Why is Raco looking for a box of ammunition?

5. Which member of the Hadler is still living?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What inference can be drawn from the flashback in which Falk describes the rabbit that died while in Luke’s care?

2. What are some of the reasons people suspect Luke may have murdered his family?

Paired Resource

“The Tragedy of Murder-Suicides”

• This brief article describes murder-suicide and some psychological explanations for it.
• Why are murder-suicides typically committed? How does this connect to the theme of Choices and Consequences?

Chapters 9-15

Reading Check

1. What is suspicious about Jamie’s alibi?

2. How is the school of Kiewarra described?

3. What does Whitlam say Karen was concerned about on the day of her murder?

4. What does Falk find in the hidden crevasse of a tree?

5. What secret is shared by Falk and Ellie before she dies?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.