Tuesday, December 19, 2017

English 9, Tuesday, December 19, 2017



Chapter Fourteen- Secret Agents
  1. Why was Peter convinced that it was not a miracle that Queen Elizabeth escaped her enemies?
  2. Who is Tom Boyd? Describe him in detail. 
  3. Why do Kit and Peter reveal Kit’s secret to Tom Boyd? If you were Kit, how might you have convinced Tom   Boyd that you should be allowed to accompany him to Cumberland?
  4. What warning does Mrs. Brownrigg give to Boyd and the two apprentices?
  5. Where does Peter suggest they could live?

Chapter Fifteen- The Lonely Tower 
  1. Where did they decide to leave their horses? 
  2. What is a perspective glass?
  3. What evidence did Tom find that someone had been at the peel tower recently?
  4. On page 176, what does Peter regret? Be specific. 
  5. How was Peter able to determine that the men who arrived at the peel tower with Sir Philip Morton were there for the first time?
  6. Write a paragraph of dialogue between Peter and Kit upon their discovery that Tom has not returned from the peel tower. In it, make an assumption about what has happened to Tom. 

Chapter Sixteen- The Heart of the Secret

  1. What did Peter instruct Kit to do if he wasn’t out of the tower in twenty minutes.
  2. What was the "patch of water" at the bottom of the stairs?
  3. When does Peter realize the two men in the tower are talking about Tom?
  4. While listening to the men what plot does Peter overhear? Explain the plot in detail. 
  5. Do all the conspirators share Sir Philip’s ruthlessness. 
  6. Why does Kit try to warn Peter?
  7. What happens to Peter?

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