Questions on chapter 9

Chapter 9: Spies from “The light is on...” to the end.

True or false? Explain the true statements and correct the false ones

1. Mr Hayward sits at the kitchen table to have a conversation with Stephen.
2. He delivers a clear and continuous speech on how to behave.
3. Stephen discovers he has some things in common with Mr Hayward and that adults are not so different from children after all.
4. Mr Hayward tries to get the basket by force.
5. Stephen ends up giving him the basket.
6. When Mrs Hayward enters the room and sees that Mr Hayward has the basket, she begins crying.
7. Stephen goes out of the room and stays in Keith´s room.

Answer these questions:

1. What do you imagine happens in the garage after Stephen goes out?
2. Are Mr and Mrs Wheatley presented as loving parents? Justify your answer
3. What does Stephen notice about the moon? Why does he compare himself to it?
4. What new anxiety wakes Stephen up?
5. Stephen tries to escape from his troubles by reverting to childhood. How? Does he succeed? Why(not)?
6. How does Stephen decide to help Mrs Hayward and the man at the Barns?
7. The chapter ends in a cliffhanger. Explain.