Telling Rowdy Answer the following questions Total marks: 15

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Q1. Why does the author make the parallel reference to The Tale of Two Cities? (2 marks)

Q2. Give two reasons why was Junior scared of the Reardan kids? (2 marks)

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Q3. ‘He didn’t want me to be serious’ Explain in your own words how Rowdy felt about Junior going to Reardan? (1 mark)

Q4. ‘ I’m as serious as a tumour.’ Explain in your own words what does it tell us about Junior. (1 mark)

Q5. Why do you think Junior touched Rowdy’s shoulder? (1 mark)

Q6. How long Rowdy and Junior had been best friends? (1 mark)

Q7. ‘My heart broke into fourteen pieces.’ What does the given sentence suggest about Junior’s feelings? (1 mark)

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Q 8. What was Rowdy feeling when he ‘kept screaming with his eyes’? (1 mark)

Q9. ‘It was pain, pure pain’ What effect is produced by the repetition of the word ‘pain’? (1 mark)

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Q10. Why is it important for Junior to go to school in Reardan? (1 mark)

Q11. ‘I was the kind of idiot that got punched hard in the face?’ What does it tell you about Junior’s friendship with Rowdy? (1 mark)

Q12. What effect does the writer create by saying ‘My nose bled like a firework’
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Q 13. Why did Junior remain lying on the ground for a while before getting up?
(1 mark)