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CHAPTER 1 1. On what date and at what time did Salim board The London Eye? 2. What two London landmarks does Ted mention? 3. Do you believe that Salim ran away and was kidnapped or was he just lost? What in the text makes you think this? CHAPTER 2 1. This chapter starts with a flashback (going back in time). Explain it 2. What does A.W.O.L. stand for? What does it refer to? 3. What is Barrington Heights? Remember this name because it is going very important for the denouement of the story 4. Can you find any paragraph in this chapter in which Ted literally understands things said by other members of his family? 2
CHAPTER 3 1. Compare the two versions of the letter about their Aunt Gloria CHAPTER 4 1. How does Ted describe his Aunt Gloria and his cousin Salim? 2. What diet is Gloria doing? What is Gloria s unhealthy habit? 3. In this chapter, Ted describes himself. What does he call himself? Copy the quotation from the book and say why he compares himself to Andy Warhol. Find a picture of Andy Warhol on Internet. Who was he? WORKING WITH WORDS Sometimes the way characters say things is not the same every single time. So the narrator uses verb such as shriek, mumble or giggle to emphasize the emotions and the tone of their words. Some expressions refer to body language, such as nod or blink at. Let s translate some: - Hiss - giggle - whisper - Squeak - mutter -sigh - Screech - mumble - reply - Grunt - moan -groan - Gasp - scream - chuckle Body language - Shrug - blink at - Nod - stroke 3
CHAPTER 5 1. What do Salim and Ted have in common? 2. What is a small talk? Explain in your own words. 3. Why does Aunt Gloria hate Manchester? 4. What syndrome do you think Ted has? Explain it using your own words. CHAPTERS 6 AND 7 1. What is a topological map? 2. What is the metro called in London? 3. Describe the stranger that gave Salim the free ticket for the London Eye. Do you think Salim might have known the stranger? 4. What does it mean to drive someone bananas? Find 4 synonyms for it in this chapter. 4
CHAPTER 8 1. What genius idea did Ted have to try and find Salim? 2. What three things did the constable (policeman) tell Ted, Kat, Faith, and Aunt Gloria to do? CHAPTER 9 1. Why is Ted talking about dodos, lords and brigantines in chapter 9? 2. At the end of chapter 9 Ted feels very pleased with Kat. Why? Find the quotation in the book to justify it. 3. Do you think Salim s camera will help solve the mystery? Why? CHAPTER 10 1. Explain what a love-hate relationship is using your own words. CHAPTER 11 1. What was the name of the Detective in charge of the case? Describe her. 5
2. Fill in this report as if you were Detective Inspector Pearce CHAPTER 12 1. What did the police suggest or think that Salim did? 6
2. How does Ted read people s faces? Draw a face for each feeling: Very amused, happy Slightly amused, pleased Not amused, slightly cross, puzzled Very displeased, angry Startled, surprised CHAPTER 13 1. Do you think Salim s dad is involved in this mystery? CHAPTER 14 1. Which of the eight theories mentioned in the chapters makes the most sense to you? Why does that one make more sense than the others? CHAPTER 15 1. What did Ted think about while his dad was at the morgue? 2.Ted discusses and compares shallow and deep knowledge. In your own words, describe the difference between the two types of knowledge. 7
CHAPTERS 16 AND 17 1. Explain Kat s plans. What does Ted think about them? Are they successful at the end? CHAPTER 18 1. What was Ted s ninth theory? 2. Ted talks about body language. What does he say about it? What does this paragraph show up about him? CHAPTER 19 1.Why does Inspector Pearce say to Ted if only some of my officers had half of your brains? CHAPTER 20 1. Explain the meaning of the word eavesdropping. What is the relation of the title of the chapter and what is going on in this part of the story? 8
CHAPTER 21 1. Who did Ted find in the pictures? How did Ted find that person in the pictures? CHAPTERS 22 AND 23 1. What did Ted do that he has never done before in order to protect Kat? 2. Who tried calling Auntie Glo? And who was Auntie Glo calling when she got the missed call? 3. What did Kat bring with her when she left the second time? CHAPTER 24 1. What page did Kat rip out of the phonebook? Why? CHAPTER 25 1. Who did Ted call and how many times? 9
2. What is the second lie Ted tells his mum? Why does he do it? CHAPTER 26 1. Why does Ted mention Sherlock Holmes in this chapter? What is a train of thought? CHAPTERS 27, 28 AND 29 1. What was the weather like when Ted got the Motorcycle Show? 2. How did Kat feel about the show versus how Ted felt? 3. Name three scenes that Ted and Kat watch in the 18 TV screens at the television shop 4. Why do you think the strange man, Christy, is angry? 10
CHAPTER 30 1. How did Christy escape from Kat and Ted? CHAPTER 31 1. Who got in a big argument and what almost happened? CHAPTER 32 1. What did Ted figure out after thinking in the back garden? CHAPTERS 33, 34 AND 35 1. Why did Ted call Inspector Pearce? What has he tried to do before calling her? 2. What did the family hear at the end of dinner and who arrived? CHAPTERS36 AND 37 1. In the photo, Ted realized that the pink jacket arm was not someone waving. What did he determine the person in the pink jacket was doing? 11
2. Why did Salim change his life at school? 3. Why did Salim change his mind about going to Manchester? 4. Describe and list the different emotions Marcus feels in his narration of the events. CHAPTER 38 1. Where do Ted and Kat think Salim is trapped in? How do they think Salim arrived there? CHAPTER 39 1. Where do Ted and Kat think Salim is trapped in? How do they think Salim arrived there? CHAPTER 40 1. Salim called Ted a neek. What did he mean? 2. How long was Salim in The Barracks? 3. Where had Jacky Winter been for a couple of minutes? Whathappenedtohim? 12
CHAPTER 41 1. What is Aunt Gloria giving up? 2. What did Ted choose as a reward/gift? 13