1. Whistle and I’ll come to you
Lesson Objective: To explore Kipps’ state of mind in this chapter

2. How has Kipps changed since first arriving at Eel Marsh House?
Use this quote to help you write a detailed response to the question below.
‘Whatever was about, whoever I had seen, and heard rocking, and who had passed me by just now, whoever had opened the locked door was not ‘real.’ – Kipps (chapter 10)
How has Kipps changed since first arriving at Eel Marsh House?

3. Choose one of the following quotes to answer the question below.
‘I was lost to everything but my own fears, incapable of decisive, coherent thought, let alone movement.’
‘For a moment I was as near to weeping tears of despair and fear, frustration and tension, as I had ever been since my childhood.’
How has Susan Hill helped the reader to understand Kipps’ state of mind in this chapter?

4. The rest of the chapter As we read:
How the reader feels about what is happening
How Kipps is feeling
How you react to the next sighting of the woman in black