Chapter 6 (from “We hurry forward” to the end)- Guiding questions

They follow Mrs Hayward´s up the Lanes, past the Cottages until the path ends. That place is called “-------------------”, although there are no ------------ to be seen, “only a desolation of overgrown brick footings and collapsed sheets of black corrugated iron”. They remember there was –------------------ living there somewhere.

1. What do they start doing out of boredom?
2. What do they discover?
3. What do they do to the piece of corrugated iron?
4. Do they have any response from the tramp?
5. What are their feelings once they´ve stopped? What do they do?

When they get to Keith´s house, Mr Haywards is worried because--------------------------------------------------------------.

When she finally turns up,

6. What does she tell Mr Hayward she´s been doing?
7. What does she tell Stephen at the end of the chapter?
8. What are your hypotheses about what´s going on?

Summarise what we learn in this chapter about…

• Stephen and Keith´s relationship
• Mr and Mrs Hayward´s relationship
• Mrs Haywards.