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The Enemy
Desmond Bagley
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
Malcolm needed a few men to help him to watch Ashton and his daughters.
Penny was very happy when she discovered what Malcolms real job was.
2 Penny was not happy with the plans for the laboratory in Scotland. Why not?
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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1
4 Why was it impossible for Malcolm to speak with Penny when he telephoned the
Scottish laboratory?
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5 Ogilvie offered Malcolm a new and better job. Why did he refuse to take it?
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6 Write a short comment on the story. (Do you think Malcolm will be happy during
his last few months? Do you think the story is realistic? Did you enjoy the book?
If so, why?)
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Multiple-choice Test
The Enemy
Desmond Bagley
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Malcolm Jaggard first meets Penny Ashton at _____.
a [ ] a top-secret laboratory
b [ ] his office
c [ ] a dinner party
d [ ] a hospital
d [ ] an expensive restaurant
b [ ] cleaner
c [ ] secretary
d [ ] cat
b [ ] China
c [ ] Russia
d [ ] Sweden
b [ ] railway c [ ] tower
d [ ] ship
b [ ] Peru
c [ ] Italy d [ ] Sweden
7 George Ashton and Benson _____ and then go to the small town of Strangnas.
a [ ] get in a helicopter
c [ ] jump off a bridge
b [ ] get on a motorbike
d [ ] jump off a train
b [ ] on a lonely island
c [ ] in a large castle
d [ ] in a forest
9 Penelope Ashton is angry because she wants to get a much _____ laboratory.
a [ ] more comfortable
b [ ] warmer
c [ ] cleaner
d [ ] safer
b [ ] a hotel
c [ ] a restaurant
d [ ] a shop
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Malcolm Jaggard works in the world of _____.
a [ ] drugs
b [ ] spies
c [ ] hotels
d [ ] travel
b [ ] student
c [ ] researcher
d [ ] professor
b [ ] an angry, bored
d [ ] a quiet, lazy
b [ ] difficult
c [ ] famous
d [ ] home-loving
b [ ] lawyer
c [ ] researcher
d [ ] gardener
b [ ] Ogilvie
b [ ] bad weather
d [ ] modern science
b [ ] Lord Cregar
c [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
d [ ] Benson
c [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
d [ ] Benson
b [ ] to open a shop
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
d [ ] to go to Russia
21 My eyes! Oh my eyes!
a [ ] Penelope Ashton
b [ ] Gillian Ashton
c [ ] George Ashton
d [ ] Benson
22 I can get you a special licence and you can be married by the end of next week.
a [ ] Peter Mayberry
b [ ] Benson
c [ ] George Ashton
d [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
b [ ] Gillian Ashton
d [ ] Inspector Honnister
24 All I know is that your father is considered by some people to be a very important
man.
a [ ] Peter Mayberry
b [ ] Lord Cregar
c [ ] George Ashton
d [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
c [ ] George Ashton
d [ ] Inspector Honnister
c [ ] Benson
d [ ] Penelope Ashton
b [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
c [ ] George Ashton
d [ ] Peter Mayberry
28 Miss Ashton gave me permission to use the set upstairs whenever I like.
a [ ] Lord Cregar
b [ ] Benson
29 Well, Daddy never did any experiments in genetics. He learned things from talking
with me.
a [ ] George Ashton
b [ ] Benson
c [ ] Gillian Ashton
d [ ] Penelope Ashton
30 A man must do something important in his life something that people will
remember.
a [ ] Lord Cregar
b [ ] Ogilvie
c [ ] Malcolm Jaggard
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Vocabulary
d [ ] Inspector Honnister
b [ ] professor
c [ ] researcher
d [ ] learner
b [ ] persuade
c [ ] punish
d [ ] publish
b [ ] fingernail c [ ] fingertip
d [ ] fingermark
b [ ] steam
c [ ] acid
d [ ] wine
b [ ] career
c [ ] appointment
d [ ] adventure
b [ ] president
c [ ] hero
d [ ] genius
b [ ] market
c [ ] discount
d [ ] investment
b [ ] outsider
c [ ] loser
d [ ] winner
b [ ] anniversary
c [ ] tragedy
d [ ] promise
c [ ] chemistry d [ ] physics
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 When Malcolm Jaggard is at George Ashtons house, someone _____.
a [ ] hurts Penelope
b [ ] kills Benson
c [ ] shoots Ashton
b [ ] Inspector Honnister
c [ ] Benson
d [ ] Larry Godwin
b [ ] in Ashtons desk
d [ ] in Penelopes laboratory
b [ ] speaking in Russian
d [ ] go to the Americans
b [ ] an accident at sea
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d [ ] is going to die
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1 a F
b F
c F
d T
e F
f T
g F
h F
i T
j F
2 She thought the laboratory would not be safe enough but her bosses were not
prepared to spend more money to make it more secure.
3 1 e
2 h
3 j
4 a
5 f
4 Malcolm couldnt speak to Penny because she was lying unconscious in bed.
5 Malcolm didnt want Ogilvies job because he wanted to leave government agent
work. He didnt want to become like Ogilvie who was prepared to do a deal with a
criminal like Lord Cregar.
6 Students individual answers
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Dialogue
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