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1 What phrase tells the reader that Jamie thinks the book he selects could be interesting?
2 Why does the writer use a dash ( - ) in line 5?
3 What does the word snapped ( line 7 ) tell the reader?
4 Look at lines 1 - 10. The writer describes the library as unpleasant.
Explain in your own words two ways that show this.
5 The red-haired man enters the library dramatically.
Give two words that show this.
6 Look at lines 13 – 17. Explain in your own words how the writer contrasts the actions
of the librarian with those of the red-haired man.
Give two quotations from the text to support your answer.
7 Look at lines 19 – 20. Why does the writer separate the direct speech into two parts?
8 Look at lines 21 – 22. The red-haired man leans over and growls at the librarian
9 Look at lines 23 – 25. What two literary techniques are used? Tick ( ) two boxes.
simile alliteration
15 Jamie is daring. Give two ways that the reader knows this.
16 What do you think ‘the Name in the Book’ is? Tick ( ) one box.
a contact list
a password
a book title
a name of a town
17 How does the writer build a sense of menace in alliteration