Read Henderson’s Boys by Robert Muchamore and answer questions 1 to 6. Henderson's Boys by Robert Muchamore Henderson’s Boys: The Escape Two parallel stories merge in a perfectly set-up storyline for the first book er of a new series by the author of Cherub. It is June 1940, and the Germans E are set to invade Paris, Marc, an orphan, is mistreated by the orphanage director, so he steals a bike, money and clothes, and heads for Paris. Meanwhile, Mr Clarke with his children, Rosie and Paul, are trying to escape Paris. His work as a salesman for a wireless company hides many secrets. He has blueprints that need to be taken safely to Charles Henderson who works for naval intelligence. But Clarke is killed by shrapnel and his children are left to deliver the precious blueprints. Mare, weary from travel, breaks into an abandoned home. Letters on the mat are addressed to Henderson. He is caught and tortured by the SS for information on the house's owner, just before Henderson returns. Full of action, intrigue and murder, with smart children as the protagonists, this will leave readers gasping for more. Hodder, $17.99, Age guide: 12+ Reviewed by Anastasia Gonis hee te We vy ‘The ‘two parallel stories’ in Henderson's Boys: The Escape refer to the stories of ‘ (A) Rosie and Paul. (8) Henderson and Marc. (C) Marc and the Clarkes. (D) Henderson and Mr Clarke. What are the documents that Mr Clarke wanted to give to Charles Henderson most likely to be? (A) detailed plans of military operations (8) _ advertisements about a wireless company (C) _ information about the orphanage where Marc had lived (0) _ letters concerning the invasion of Paris, What is the meaning of the word ‘intelligence’, as itis used in the text? (A) creativity (8) espionage (C) innovation (0) camouflage 2014 SAAS Engi Clss BO EAA 2Henderson’s Boys: Eagle Day It's 1940 and Hitler has conquered France. Charles Henderson, a British spy, and three young refugees he has taken under his wing are trapped between the German army and the English Channel. They discover that Hitler and his army are planning to invade Britain. Do they flee to safety or undertake the dangerous mission of sabotaging the Germans’ plans? Should Henderson risk the lives of the young people in his care? Are the children able to outwit the enemy and escape to England? Thankfully, Muchamore doesn't resort to stereotypes. There are aspects of FA ti Henderson's character that are very disturbing, and not all of the German soldiers are evil, brutish men. The reader is taken on an adventure that has it all: espionage, spies, narrow escapes, Nazis, romance and courage in the face of great danger. It would make an exciting film. Hachette Childrens, $17.99, Age guide: 12+ Reviewed by Wendy Noble We te we ity yy 4. In the review of Henderson's Boys: Eagle Day, the reviewer uses rhetorical questions to (A) engage readers in solving the problems. (B) __justify the decisions made by Henderson. {C) arouse interest in the storyline. (0) challenge readers to consider different viewpoints. 5, Both books would best be classified as (A) murder mystery. (8) action adventure. (C) tragic drama. (0) military biography. 6. The book reviews are written by different people, yet they follow the same basic structure. What is the correct order of this structure? (A) | Describe the main Outline the conflicts between | Assess the suitability of the books characters and plots the main characters as films (8) | Outline the position of the | Describe the major crisis _| Assess the strengths and books in the series points in the books weaknesses of the main characters (©) | Describe the settings and | Outline the major turing _| Assess the accuracy of the stories complications in the plots | points in the plots (©) | Outline the settings and | Describe the complications _| Assess the appeal of the books characters in the plots | J 3 2044 ASIAS Engle Cae 8 ERA{2014 IASIAS Engen Cas BEAK Read Precious the detective and answer questions 7 to 13. Precious v the detective Precious settled quickly into a new routine. She was given a job in the office of the bus company, where she added invoices and checked the figures in the drivers’ records. She was quick at this, and the cousin's husband noticed that she was doing as much work as the two older clerks put together. They sat at their tables and gossiped away the day, occasionally moving invoices about the desk, occasionally getting up to put on the kettle. It was easy for Precious, with her memory, to remember how to do new things and to apply the knowledge faultlessly. She was also willing to make suggestions, and scarcely a week went past in which she failed to make some suggestion as to how the office qd could be more efficient. “You're working too hard,” one of the clerks said to her. *You're trying to take our jobs.” Precious looked at them blankly. She had always worked as hard as she could, at everything she did, and she simply did not understand how anybody could do otherwise. How could they sit there, as they did, and stare into the space in front of their desks when they could be adding up figures or checking the drivers’ returns. She did her own checking, often unasked, and although everything usually added up, now and then she found a small discrepancy. These came from the giving of incorrect change, the cousin explained. It was easy enough to do on a crowded bus, and as long as it was not too significant, they just ignored it. But Precious found more than this. She found a discrepancy of slightly over two thousand pula in the fuel bills invoices and she drew this to the attention of her cousin’s husband. “Are you sure?” he asked. ‘How could two thousand pula go missing?” “Stolen?” said Precious. The cousin’s husband shook his head. He regarded himself as a model employer—a paternalist, yes, but that is what the men wanted, was it not? He could not believe that any of his employees would cheat him, How could they, when he was so good to them and did so much for them? Precious showed him how the money had been taken, and they jointly pieced together how it had been moved out of the right account into another one, and had then eventually vanished altogether. Only one of the clerks had access to these funds, so it must have been him; there could be no other explanation. She did not see the confrontation, but heard it from the other room. The clerk was indignant, shouting his denial at the top of his voice. Then there was silence for a moment, and the slamming of a door. This was her first case. This was the beginning of the career of Mma Ramotswe.Why did Precious look at the clerks ‘blankly’ after they had spoken to her? (A) She had not heard what they were saying. (B) She was pretending not to know what they meant. (C) She was trying not to show any emotion. {D) She was not guilty of the accusations they had made. What was the clerks’ attitude towards Precious? (A) They disliked the fact that she preferred to work on her own. (8) They were annoyed because she created extra work for them. (C) They resented her because she drew attention to their shortcomings. {D) They were jealous of her ability to make the job look easy. In the sentence ‘But Precious found more than this’, what does ‘this’ refer to? (A) the clerical errors in the bus drivers’ wages (8) the errors in the amount of change given for bus fares (C) the two thousand pula that was unaccounted for (0) the discrepancy in the fuel bills accounts. 10. How did the cousin’s husband respond intially to the idea that one of his employees was stealing money? (A) He refused to believe it and avoided the possibility of an investigation (8) _He ignored it because he preferred to think his employees were honest. (C) He was reluctant to accept it because he felt he treated his workers well (D) He demanded all the accounts so that he could identify who was responsible. 11. Which word does NOT describe the way in which one of the clerks had stolen money? (A) deception (8) embezzlement (C) swindle (0) counterfeit 12, Whats likely to have caused the clerk to fall silent during the confrontation with the cousin's husband? ® (A) He was shown the bank accounts as evidence of his crime. (8) He was given an opportunty to deny the accusations (©) He was told to apologise for being rude to Precious, (D) He was writing hs letter of resignation. 13. Which word best describes Precious's attitude towards work? (A) ardent (8) diligent (C) tentative (0) indifferentSTRONG ENOUGH This can't be happening, Maggie thought as she felt the torn metal skin of the