Australian Short Stories for Boys (& Girls)

by Michael Mardel

  Chapter 6, The Girl in a red dress.

  1. What is the name of the skipping girl?

  2. Which day of the week is their day together for father and son?

  3. What does Paul want to do?

  4. What did the Rainbow Serpent create?

  5. How did the mermaid and the seahorse communicate?

  6. How did the sailors die?

  7. Did Paul’s teacher like his mermaid story?

  8. What was the lesson that Paul had learned?

  9. Do a search of mermaids and seahorses. Which are real? Where do seahorses live, near which countries?