Chapter 13: Lights above the Water

Select the details relevant to the physical description of the messenger boy:

"Jim eyed him up unfavorably, paying particular attention to his pillbox hat."

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"What's he waiting for?" said Jim, indicating the messenger boy. "Waiting for his master, with the barrel organ is he?".

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Identify the part of the uniform that connects to Philip Pullman's description of "the messenger boy"?

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What causes Mr. Selby's face to suddenly change color?

• A sudden onset of apoplexy (a stroke/ bleeding in the brain).

• A physical injury to the face caused by Mr. Berry.

• A suddent reaction to a spicy food from lunch.

• A sudden emotional response to the delivered letter.

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What features does Mr. Selby tell Jim to look out for, when peering out the office window into the street?

• Jim should look out for a man with fair hair, who is tall and muscular in build.

• Jim should look out for Sally, a young woman who is pretty with brown eyes.

• Jim should look for a person with dark hair, dark eyes, who is short and slender.

• Jim should look out for the types of people, their clothing, and unusual activities.

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How does Jim take revenge on the messenger boy for being uncooperative and antagonistic (hostile)?

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When Jim tells Sally about these events a little while later, what important information is shared?

• That the boy's uniform states the name of the hotel he works at, thereby Jim has the address of the person writing to Mr. Selby.

• Jim's feelings about the events and how gleeful he is at getting the messenger boy in trouble.

• Jim focuses on retelling the story of him humiliating the messenger boy in order to impress Sally.

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What is a stereograph?

• A stereograph is a single image viewed through a special lens.
• A stereograph is a type of musical instrument.
• A stereograph is a method of cooking food in three dimensions.
• A stereograph is a pair of images that create a 3D effect when viewed together.

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Who is "the bloke upstairs"?

• A neighbor in the building.
• Nicholas Bedwell

• Matthew Bedwell

• The maintenance worker.

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