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While readingChapters 1–21 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a The General’s important event was going to

take place on the day of the election. b In the past, Jasmine had had a problem with

alcohol. c Jude recognised Jasmine when she entered

the hotel room. d Callie Rose found a photograph when she

was looking for her clothes. e Callie Rose first met her uncle Jude when she

out riding her bicycle. f Jude knew his brother was dead before Callie

Rose told him.

2 Put a word or words on the left with a word or words on the right.break a the way shake your headexpect a out lead the disheswash promisetell a targetfind something babyhit the truth

3 Write the names next to the person who says or thinks this.Jude Meggie Morgan Callie Rose Jasmine Sephy

a ‘I am starting to get very worried about my boss’s behaviour.’

…………………………………………… . b ‘You mean you have been seeing that man

for four or five years!?’ …………………………………………… . c ‘I’m in a hurry but I can help you for a

minute.’ …………………………………………… . d ‘Who is that woman and how does she know

my name?’ …………………………………………… . e ‘I don’t know if I should tell her the truth.

Maybe later.’ ……………………………….. . f ‘I don’t think it is a good idea for Callie Rose

to see a lot of that boy.’ ………………….. . .

Chapters 3–44 Finish the sentences with the right words.

wrong hard shining stone upset glad a Sephy sat down on the …………… floor of

the cellar. b It was ……………… for Sephy to take her

eyes off her daughter. c Callie Rose felt ……………… when her

mother called her ‘love.’ d When Sonny looked at Sephy, his eyes were

………….. with tears. e Meggie was …………… every time Callie

Rose cried when Sephy picked her up. f Sephy didn’t want the stolen letter to make

its way into the ……………… hands.

5 Put the words in the right place to make a sentence.

a inside There pockets the were jacket some ……………………………………………… . b door her Callie Rose shoulder hit with the ……………………………………………… . c destroyed the Callum Callie Rose photograph

of only …………………………………… . d see like to Jasmine doctors see didn’t going ……………………………………………… . e school to looking Callie Rose forward going

was to …………………………………….. . f Sephy’s from Burglars a house letter took ……………………………………………… .

Chapters 5–66 Find the right words in Chapters 5–6. a You have this of something that happened to

you in the past. (p. 36) ………………………………………………. b A way to do something when you don’t want

other people to know. (p. 37) ………………………………………………. c Something people use to turn another thing

on or off. (p. 38) ………………………………………………. d This is a word for somebody who doesn’t

care about other people. (p. 39) ………………………………………………. e A room that is underneath a house. (p. 40) ………………………………………………. f People go to hospital for this when they are

ill. (p. 41) ……………………………………

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7 Underline the wrong word and put the right one.

a Callie Rose’s mum said that Kamal did a lot of painting. ………………………………… .

b Kamal’s hair was longer than Callie Rose had expected. ……………………………… .

c In the hotel room Jude put his hands behind his head. ………………………………… .

d Sephy had depression before Callie Rose was born. …………………………………… .

e When Sephy realised Callie Rose wasn’t breathing she screamed.

……………………………………………… . f Meggie didn’t think it was wrong for Callie

Rose to see her mother in hospital. ……………………………………………… .

Chapters 7–88 Put the underlined letters in the right place to

make a word. a Callie Rose and Sephy were both ksodehc

……………… when Callie Rose hit her mum. b Sephy knows that Jude is a very eurdnoags

………………… man. c Sometime in the past, Callum pdekdpani

………………… Sephy. d Jude thought Callie Rose could make a real

fcefdnerei ……………… to the Freedom Fighters.

e Jack Labinjah’s daughter mdposrei ………………… to give the letter to Sephy.

f Callie Rose thought Callum wrote a spnosuooi ………………… letter.

9 Circle the wrong word in the sentences. a Sephy was crying when she stared out to of

the window. b Callie Rose thought her dad had died in

through an accident. c Sephy wanted to hold her daughter tight

around against her. d Callie Rose hit her mother onto across her

face. e In the park Callie Rose and Jude sat in into

silence for a long time. f Sephy took the letter and pulled it into from

little pieces.

Chapters 9–1010 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6. a Callie Rose starts going to the Freedom

Fighters training camp. b Jude gives Callie Rose the bomb making

equipment and a jacket. c Meggie opens the cellar door and Sephy

and Callie Rose are free. d A policeman shoots Callie Rose with a

Taser gun. e Jasmine comes close to Jude and the

bomb explodes. f Jude kills one of the Freedom Fighter

commanders.

11 Circle the right word or words. a At the training camp, Callie Rose had to jump

over deep / muddy water. b Jude was very proud /worried about Callie Rose

when he saw Callie Rose in a protest march. c Anna fell forward and was dead before her

head hit the floor / table. d The sound of a police car / fire alarm made

Jude jump. e When she left the hotel, Meggie talked to a

taxi driver / newspaper-seller. f Jasmine wrote a letter that suggested Kamal

Hadley was dishonest / a murderer.

12 Answer the questions. a In the protest march, what could Callie Rose

hear breaking behind her? ……………………………………………… . b When did Callie Rose realise that Jude was

a very important man in the Freedom Fighters? …………………………………… .

c Why did Jude expect Callie Rose to do better at the training camp?

……………………………………………… . d How did Jude know that Anna was working

for the Secret Service? ……………………………………………… . e What did Callie Rose have to do with the

paper in the envelope? ……………………. . f Why did Jasmine think that killing Kamal was

a bad idea? ………………………………… .

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1 Finish the sentences with the right names.Grace Hadley Callie Rose Jude Kamal Hadley Sonny Jasmine Tobey Meggie Sephy Callum

a …………………… took a young girl to see her grandfather.

b …………………… wrote a letter that told the truth about an important man in politics.

c …………………… was a musician and wanted to marry somebody who didn’t want to marry him.

d …………………… tore a photo of her mother and father to pieces.

e …………………… looked after a baby when the baby’s mother was in hospital.

f …………………… got a job as a singer in a restaurant.

g …………………… told his friend that her father was a terrorist and then denied it.

h …………………… wrote one nice letter and one terrible letter to his partner.

i …………………… felt sorry for a young girl because her husband was nasty to her.

j …………………… didn’t recognise some members of his family.

2 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a Meggie didn’t want Sephy to tell her daughter

the truth about her father. b Sephy repaired the photo that Callie Rose had

torn up. c Meggie loved Callie Rose so much that she was

afraid Sephy would take her away from her. d Sonny got a new girlfriend but he still wanted to

be with Sephy. e Callie Rose was very worried before she met

her grandfather because she knew he was a bad man.

f When Callie Rose was a baby, she never saw her mother in hospital.

g Sephy didn’t physically touch her daughter because she was afraid of hurting her.

h Callie Rose really enjoyed going the Freedom Fighters training camp.

i The last time Callie Rose talked to Jude was in a park.

j Just before he died, Jude admitted he had killed a Cross girl.

3 Answer these questions. a When Jude first met Callie Rose, what did he tell

her to prove he was her uncle? …………………………………………………. b In the hotel room, where did Jude hide his gun and

knife? ……………………………………………

c What did Meggie say she would do if Sephy took Callie Rose away with her?

…………………………………………………. d What musical instrument did Sephy play? …………………………………………………. e Where did Sonny’s new girlfriend see him and

Sephy kissing? …………………………………… f Where did Meggie have an argument with Jude

when she saw him and Callie Rose together? …………………………………………………. g What dangerous thing did Sephy do to Callie Rose

when she was a baby? …………………………………………………. h What did Sephy do with the horrible letter Callie

Rose gave to her? ………………………………. i Who told Callie Rose that Jude was an important

man in the Freedom Fighters? …………………… j Who was the last person Jude thought about

before he died? …………………………………

4 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–10. a …… Callie Rose meets Jude for the first time

when she is riding her bicycle. b …… Callie Rose phones Grace Hadley and

arranges to meet her grandfather again. c …… Meggie, Jude and Jasmine are together in a

hotel room d …… Jude gives Callie Rose the poisonous letter

from Callum. e …… Callie Rose visits her grandmother and is

locked in the cellar with her mum. f …… Callie Rose reads Callum’s first letter. g …… Sephy has to go into hospital and Meggie

looks after baby Callie Rose. h …… Callie Rose joins the Freedom Fighters. i …… Jude takes Callie Rose to visit her grandfather. j …… Jasmine and Jude die in a bomb explosion.

5 Circle the right word or words. a Jude was liked / admired by the other Freedom

Fighter commanders. b Jasmine asked Callie Rose to help her with some

wine bottles / boxes of food in the cellar. c When Jude met Callie Rose, he pretends / admitted

that he didn’t know his brother was dead. d Callie Rose tore the photo to pieces in the kitchen

/ cellar of Jasmine’s house. e Sephy was pleased / a bit upset that Sonny had

a new girlfriend. f Max, the guard at Kamal’s house, was nasty / kind

to Callie Rose. g Callie Rose never / hardly ever visited her mother

in hospital.