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as he was about to spread out his blanket, the wheelhouse was plunged into blackest darkness. The phone lay cold and lifeless in his hand. Grant was appalled. The battery! Now how would he access the money in Sharkey’s FLASH account and get to Lüderitz? His legs were aching and he was tired enough to fall asleep right there and then, standing up.
Tomorrow, he told himself; tomorrow he could think again, worry again. For now, he must sleep. He lay down and stared up into the blackness. Why didn’t he take me with him?
After reading
| 1. | Describe Grant’s feelings |
| 1. a) | when he is first enveloped by thick fog, and |
| 1. b) | when he later sees a “ghost ship” in the fog on the rocky beach. |
| 2. | Figures of speech (metaphors, similes etc) |
| 2. a) | What is the “snorting, rolling-eyed monster”? |
| Name the figure of speech and say what it adds to the story at this point. | |
| 2. b) | Why is the fog described as “cotton wool quiet”? |
| Name the figure of speech and say what it adds to the story at this point. | |
| 3. | The cell phone plays an important part in the story. |
| 3. a) | How is it useful to Grant in the wheelhouse of the stranded ship? |
| 3. b) | Why is he so horrified when the battery dies? |
| 3. c) | Scan the first three chapters and summarize the part played by the cell phone so far. |
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