The Motive

Where did Conrad and Sahira first meet?

• Cafeteria

• Gym

• Library

• Lecture hall

What did Sahira fidget with during the conversation?

• Bracelet

• Car keys

• Phone

• Pencil

What color are Sahira's eyes?

• Green

• Hazel

• Brown

• Blue

What subject were they studying together?

• Accounting and finance

• Biology

• History

• Mathematics

What did Sahira ask Conrad to say?

• I need space

• I miss you

• I love you

• I'm sorry

What can you infer about Sahira and Conrad's relationship - Use a quotation?

"Do you love me?" Sahira asked.

It was not what Conrad expected. Not there. Not in such a public place.

He smiled. Boyish. Cool. The same smile that he flashed at Sahira on the first day of the the first term, in their accounting and finance lecture. The same smile that she fell for and broke tradition for.

"Yeah, course I do, " Conrad replied, as he casually drapped an arm over the back of the booth.

Sahira placed her hands on the table and fidgeted with her car keys, which were attached to a heart shaped key ring.

"Say it, she said, her brown eyes meeting blue. "say the words"

Conrad's smile froze in place, less cocksure now. "What's going on, Sahira? Everything okay?"

"Just . . ." She looked into Conrad's eyes. "I want you to say it."

What do we learn about Conrad?

"Do you love me?" Sahira asked.

It was not what Conrad expected. Not there. Not in such a public place.

He smiled. Boyish. Cool. The same smile that he flashed at Sahira on the first day of the the first term, in their accounting and finance lecture. The same smile that she fell for and broke tradition for.

How has the writer created a tense atmosphere here?

"Do you love me?" Sahira asked.

It was not what Conrad expected. Not there. Not in such a public place.

He smiled. Boyish. Cool. The same smile that he flashed at Sahira on the first day of the the first term, in their accounting and finance lecture. The same smile that she fell for and broke tradition for.

"Yeah, course I do, " Conrad replied, as he casually drapped an arm over the back of the booth.

Sahira placed her hands on the table and fidgeted with her car keys, which were attached to a heart shaped key ring.

"Say it, she said, her brown eyes meeting blue. "say the words"

Conrad's smile froze in place, less cocksure now. "What's going on, Sahira? Everything okay?"

"Just . . ." She looked into Conrad's eyes. "I want you to say it."