Maroo Chapters 6-8

Chapters 6, 7 and 8 of Maroo of the Winter Caves take us on a spectacular journey; To the sea, On an Ibex Hunt, on the search for the men and Areg's death.

Please choose one (1) of the following prompts, and write a well structured response (minimum three paragraphs):-

1. "A few days later, Maroo saw for the first time the thing she had smelled. They came to a gap between two hills, and looking down, instead of the expected green plain they saw a gray expanse of water that stretched forever". (p.36).

Describe Maroo's family's enthusiasm about the sea. What is it they like so much?

2. "That night the adults talked together and decided that Sovi's group should leave the next day and that Areg's group would follow in their trail a few days later". (p.45).

Why would it have been better for Areg's group to travel with Sovi's group than to travel alone?

3. "The ground fell away steeply, forming a small cliff. Vorka was trapped halfway down. When he stood up they saw that his right arm hung oddly as it if were broken. And then Maroo looked past Vorka and saw something else; the huddled shape of Areg lying at the foot of the cliff". (p.56)

How does Maroo feel about her father's death? How does she mourn it?

Enjoy

Graphic Sources:

1. http://www.perma-bound.com/ViewDetail/190985-maroo-of-the-winter-caves

2. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/05/0528_peace_valley/source/3.htm
3. http://vitruviusfootsteps.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/week-10-autumn-leaves-and-traditional-limewash-on-stucco/