SLAM - hw check - Part II

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

PART

II

Chapters

4-9

Page 63

- What's Alicia's dad's profession?

He teaches literature at college

Page 65

- What is Sammy's dad's profession?

plumber

Why is it a good thing for Sam's education that his dad is not around?

Page 70

Page 70

- Who's Mark and who's Tom?

Mark is Sam's mother's new boyfriend and Tom is the name of his son.

Page 74

- Why is Nicki not a suitable new girlfriend for Sam?

She wants a baby and that scares him off.

Page 76

- What does Sam think it is that Alicia wants to see him about so urgently?

That she's pregnant.

Obviously there's a flash-forward in the story. What do you think has happened?

C, see pages 88 and 107

ANSWER

a. It's just a bad dream.

b. Sam isn't the same Sam as in the first part of the story.

c. Tony Hawk has put Sam in a time machine.

d. Sam's got Alzheimer.

e. This is Sam's punishment for leaving Alicia alone.

Page 91

Page 91

- What does "Roof" mean?

It's short for "Rufus"

Page 96

- What's Rabbit's explanation for the name "Roof"?

He thinks maybe Sam's son was conceived on the roof.

Sam thinks his mum has put a football up her jumper. However, it's not a football…..

Can you explain why she says "What a pair, eh?"(pg. 101)?

Page 106

Page 106

- What is Sam's problem?

He has to change Roof's nappies but he hasn't got a clue how to do this.

Page 110

- Sam has returned to his old life again so why does he run?

He's afraid because now he knows what's going to happen in the future.

- Why does Sam compare the baby with Al Qaida?

To him they're equally dangerous and destroy his chances of ever going to college.

Where did he run away to and why?

Page 114

Page 114

- Why can't Sam find a job?

Hastings is seaside town depending on tourism and it's very quiet now.

Page 118

- But then he suddenly does find a job after all. Explain.

An old man in the B&B pays him for helping him up and down the stairs.

Page 145

- What are "the problems we didn't have"?

Sam running away because his parents got divorced a long time ago.

- What are "the problems we did have"?

Alicia being pregnant

- Why can't his dad stand Consuela?

She's Spanish and he dislikes Europeans. He's a xenophobe.

Page 156

Page 156

- Quote Sam's words when he tells Alicia's parents that she is pregnant:

He says: "I'm going to have a baby."

- Why did it come out wrong?

He's just very nervous and wants to show that it's not just Alicia's baby but also his.

- How does Alicia react?

She is trying very hard not to laugh.

Why is it embarrassing that Mark comes into the living room at that moment?

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