Section B - The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

Question 1

“He was…”

Answer 1

“He was Dungatar’s highly valued full forward… but he was a Mc Swiney” – Ham, about Teddy, societal norms, outsiders, repression and subjugation

Question 2

“You can’t…”

Answer 2

“You can’t keep anything secret here” – Molly Dunnage, theme: secrets, hypocrisy, reputation, gossip

Question 3

“Over the…”

Answer 3

“Over the years, as her husband ground to a stiff and shuffling old man, her injuries ceased.” – Tilly Dunnage, about Irma Almanac, theme: secrets, hypocrisy, control and power, suffering

Question 4

“In this…”

Answer 4

“ln this town a man can covet his neighbour’s wife and not get hurt, but to speak the truth can earn a bleeding nose.” – Septimus Crescent, theme: hypocrisy, secrets, oppression, reputation, gossip

Question 5

“Pain will…”

Answer 5

“Pain will no longer be our curse, Molly… It will be our revenge and our reason. I have made it my catalyst and my propeller. It seems only fair, don’t you think?” – Tilly Dunnage, theme: vengeance, suffering, scapegoating, control and power, oppression

Question 6

“They had…”

Answer 6

“They had been burned out of existence. Nothing remained, except Tilly Dunnage’s chimney” – last chapter, theme: vengeance, suffering, power