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Questions
1. What is the impact on the reader of the short sentences used in this extract?
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1. How do we know that the cart has been badly damaged and can you find two examples that would suggest this?
2. Is the authors choice of 'thought he saw a face' more effective than just 'he saw a face'? If so, why?
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2. What do we think is being referred to as 'the destroyer'? Why might 'the destroyer' be a particularly appropriate choice of language?
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3. Is fear greater when it is known or unknown?
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3. What objects or technologies might a character like Toad be amazed by in the modern day? What are you amazed by?
Why? What else might it be?
What might it be 50 years from now?
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Can an obsession be a positive thing?
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When can it be a force for good?
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