1. 5-a-Day
What is the son’s name? Can you infer anything from what the narrator calls him?
‘Watching leylandii bow to each other, and the snails being blown across the patio like sailboats.’ Which two literary devices does Marek use here? Effect?
‘For me, chicken-liver pate and apple chutney sandwiches, and a flask of Earl Grey tea; for Jakey, cheese spread sandwiches, a fun-size Twix and two cartons of apple juice.’ What can we infer about the characters from what the Dad packs for their lunch?
What can you infer about what’s really happened at home with mummy?
‘Only she and I know that the story about the dentist was a terrible lie.’ What is the effect of ending the narrative with this line?
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