Chapter 10- Reading guide

SPIES- CHAPTER 10

A) AT THE BARNS

TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS

1. The man has a clear German accent
2. The man calls Keith´s parents by their first names
3. Stephen is as inarticulate as usual.
4. The man asks about Milly and her mother.
5. The man links Stephen´s fears and failure to his own story
6. The man cries and explains the only thing that keeps him sane are the regular sounds of the trains.
7. Keith is still worried about germs when he crouches to give the man the food he has brought.
8. In the darkness of the pit where the man lives, Keith can spot the man´s dark tangle of hair and beard.

ANSWER

1. What does the man reveal about his relationship with Mrs Hayward?
2. What message and token does he give Stephen for Mrs Hayward?
3. Why do the man´s last words sound like a key turning on a lock for Stephen?

B) IN THE LOOKOUT

1. What is different? Who has been there?
2. What´s going on at the Haywards´?
3. What is Mrs Hayward wearing?
4. Summarise what happens when Keith goes to the lookout

C) AT STEPHEN´S HOUSE

Describe:

1. Stephen´s parents attitude to their injured son
2. Stephen´s behaviour
3. Geoff´s theory about what has happened

D) THAT NIGHT

1. Why does Stephen wake up in a panic?
2. What is strange?
3. Where does he want to hide the man´s scarf?
4. What does he see?
5. How does he feel?