What street did Kathy, Ruth. Tommy, Chrissie, and Rodeny came out on? Where did they cross? What was their mood?
They crossed High Street, crossed at a pelican, and their mood overall was rotten.
What did Chrissie want to shop for?
Birthday Cards
What was the name of the store that Chrissie wanted to go to? What was so good about the store?
Woolworth's Shop1. The cards were really cheap, so you can get a bunch of them2.
You were able to personalize the cards
What did Woolworth's Shop display inside? Name at least 3
1. plastic toys2. greeting cards3. cosmetics4. photobooth
What was Tommy doing inside of the store?
He was under a pop- group poster looking at music cassetes.
What were Ruth and Chrissie talking about in the store?
They were talking about how they were going to get defferals.
Why were Ruth and Chrissie so angry at Kathy?
Kathy overheard their conversation.
What were the kids doing after they left the store?
They continued looking for Ruth's possible.
Why did it take so long for the kids to find the office that Ruth's possible worked at?
Rodney kept on getting lost by taking them down the wrong streets.
Describe the office that "Ruth's possible" worked at
It didn't look like the advertisement but it wasn't too far off from it. 1.
Big glass front at street level2. large open- plan room3. Desks arrnaged in irregular "L" patterns4. Potted Palms5. Shining Machines6.
Swooping Desk Lamps
What were people doing inside the office?
1. Moving between desks2. Leaning on partitians3. Chatting and sharing jokes4. Pulled swivel chairs5. Enjoying coffee and/or sandwitch
What did the kids end up finding?
Ruth's possible
Describe Ruth's possible
1.
Around 50 years of age2. Good figure3. Darker hair than Ruth's (might be dyed)4. Hair in a ponytail
Why did the kids think that Ruth's possible was actually Ruth's possible?
When Ruth was laughing at her friend and finishing it by shaking her head, it seemed just like Ruth. She also lived a life similar to what Ruth wanted to live.
What did Ruth's possible do when she saw that the kids were watching her?
She waved.
How does Ruth react to finding her possible?
She is almost detached. She doesn't say anything.
What did Ruth want to do after visiting her possible?
She wants to visit her again.
So, she suggests that they wait on a wall until they forget about them.
Why didn't Kathy want to sit on the wall?
The wall was damp and crumbling, and she didn't want to get into trouble by sitting on it.
What did the kids pretend they were doing while they were waiting on the wall?
They were pretending that they were kjust killing time on a care free trip.1.
Rodney dances and delibritely gets on the wall and falls off2. Tommy makes jokes about people who pass by3. Ruth continues to remain silent
Why did the kids not go to visit Ruth's possible at the office?
They saw her come out onto the street
What did the kids do after seeing Ruth's possible?
They followed her.
Why did the kids have to walk in single file?
The street they were on was too narrow.
Where did the kids follow Ruth's possible?
Portway Studios ( Art Gallery)
What is inside Portway Studios? How is it different from back then? Why did Port Studios change? What is the Same?
1. The current Portway studios sells pots, plates, clay animals, artsy stuff.
2. The old Portway studios used to be just white rooms with large paintings. 3. Portway Studios changed owners.4.
Portway studios still has the same wooden sign.
Describe the gallery
1. The walls and ceilings were peppermint.2.
Fishnets here and there3. Rotted piece of boat up high on the cornicing
Describe the paintings in the gallery
1. Mostly oil paintings in deep blues and greens2. Had sea themes
What was Ruth's Possible doing in the gallery?
She was talking to a silver haired lady
What was Ruth's possible talking about with the silver haired lady?
A guy they both knew and how he didn't have a clue withhis children
What did the kids decide about Ruth's possible.
Why?
They decided that she wasn't Ruth's possible anymore because the more they looked at her, the less she seemed like Ruth.
What did the silver haired lady think the kids were?
Art students
What was the silver haired lady talking to the kids about? What did she do for the kids?
She was talking about the artist that made the painting that Tommy was looking at. She also broke their trance like state and caused them to behave like students at Hailsham again because they were gathering around her like they would to a guardian.
How did Ruth react to find out that her possible wasn't a possible?
She says nothing and shrugs.
Why did Ruth and Tommy show a small resentment to Chrissie and Rodney?
They were relieved to find out that Ruth's possible wasn't her possible.
Why did Ruth get angry at Tommy?
He said that finding her possible was just a bit of fun. Nothing serious.
What did Rodney suggest that they do next after visiting the gallery?
They want to visit Martin.
What does Ruth think that they are modeled after?
Trash- Junkies, prostitutes, winos, tramps, convicts. ( Anyone who wasn't crazy)
What did Ruth say about the old lady in the gallery?
She said that she would have thrown them out of the gallery of she knew they were clones.
What does Kathy do when Rodney suggests that they go to Martin's house?
She says she doesn't want to go.
How does Ruth react to Kathy's decison of not going to Martin's house?
She says to just let Kathy walk it off.
What does Rodney say to Kathy when she says that she doesn't want to go to Martin's house?
He says to be back by 4 or she is hitch hiking.
Why doesn't Kathy want to visit Martin?
She says that they aren't supposed to meet carers, and she doesn't even know the guy.
What did Tommy do at the end of the chapter to get Ruth angry at him again?
He says he wants to stay with Kathy.
