Fighting Ruben Wolfe

A Study Guide to the novel

‘The Wolfe brothers know how to fight – they’ve been fighting all their lives. Now there’s more at stake than just winning’

Chapter 1

1. What is the name of Cameron Wolfe’s brother?
2. What kind of animal races at the track?
3. How many police officers do the brothers speak to?
4. What do the brothers ask the policeman to do?
5. What is the name of the dog they bet on?
6. Why is a rabbit ‘racing around the track’ (10)?
7. What is the result of the race?
8. Why isn’t Gary ‘a tosser anymore’ (11)?
9. What is the name of the female police officer?
10. The end of the chapter is different to the rest in terms of how it is written. Explain how it is different. Who is speaking? What is happening?

Vocabulary

discontent, difference, experience, distract, ridiculous, authority, accomplice, drooling, ludicrous, liberation, goodbye, convict, miserable, switch, respect

Chapter 2

1. Explain how Cameron helps his sister at the start of the chapter.
2. ‘I wonder why she is doing this to herself’ (14). Why do you think she is doing it?
3. Why is Cameron’s father out of work?
4. Cameron says ‘Steve works, he waits. That’s all’. (16) What is he waiting for?
5. How many people are there in the Wolfe family? List them.
6. What happens on Sundays and Wednesdays?
7. Who is Miffy?
8. Why does Cameron call Miffy ‘the fluffy embarrassment maching’ (19)?
9. Ruben says ‘If I hear someone sayin’ anything about her, I’m gonna rail ‘em. I’m gonna kill ‘em’. (21) Do you think he is overreacting? Why would he feel this way?
10. List one fact we learn about each member of the Wolfe family in this chapter.

Vocabulary

soaking, mumbles, alcoholic, understood, juveniles, acknowledged, permanent, hoodlums, conversation, midget, foreground, slouching, disgraceful, conclusion, otherwise

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The unit of work continues by analyzing each chapter through the use of questions,
similar to those in the sample.

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