6. Describe Plan B in your own words. 7. What is foreclosure? 8. Do you think Ma believes the plan will work? Writing Task:
Ma’s plan is a desperate one and could easily go wrong. Why do you think she is willing to take such a risk? Do you think she is right to do so? Explain your answer. ****************
Questions up to the point where Old Nick carries Jack to the door:
1. Why does Jack think Ma is crying when she tells him what to wear? Why do you think she is crying?
2. Why do you think Jack wants to take Ma’s rotten tooth with him?
3. Jack describes Door as ‘all shiny like a dagger.’ Why do you think he makes this comparison?
4. Why does Ma decide against giving Jack the knife? Do you agree with her decision? 5. How does Old Nick react to the news that Jack is dead?
6. What do you think Ma means when she says, ‘If you put him in the backyard – You never should have done that, it’s too close.’
7. How does Ma make Old Nick agree not to unwrap Jack? Writing Task:
Describe the emotions you think Ma would have felt when Old Nick carried Jack out of room. In each case, explain your choice with reference to the text. ****************
Questions up to the point where Ajeet asks Jack where his shoes are: 1. Why do you think Old Nick stands still in the backyard?
2. How is the sense of tension and suspense created in the description of Jack’s ride in the truck, up to the point where he frees himself from Rug?
3. How does Old Nick discover Jack is alive? 4. How do you think Jack appears to the man he approaches on the street?
