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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Why was it impossible for Malcolm to speak with
a Malcolm and Penny met in a disco. Penny when he telephoned the Scottish laboratory?
COMPREHENSION

b Ashton didnt want Malcolm to marry Penny. ...........................................................................................

c There was no information in the computer ...........................................................................................
about Ashton.
d Malcolm needed a few men to help him to 20 marks
TEST

watch Ashton and his daughters.

5 Ogilvie offered Malcolm a new and better job. Why
e Penny was very happy when she discovered
did he refuse to take it?
what Malcolms real job was.
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f Ogilvie allowed Malcolm to see information
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from Level Black.
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g Ashton and Benson ran away to Russia.
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h Malcolm shot Ashton by accident.
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i Benson and Ashton both originally came
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from Russia.
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j Lord Cregar died when Malcolm shot him.
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2 Penny was not happy with the plans for the laboratory
6 Write a short comment on the story. (Do you think
in Scotland. Why not?
Malcolm will be happy during his last few months?
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Do you think the story is realistic? Did you enjoy the
........................................................................................... book? If so, why?)
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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make ...........................................................................................

complete sentences. ...........................................................................................
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A
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1 Ashton wanted Malcolm to marry Penny ...
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2 Mayberry attacked Gillian by accident, ...
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3 Malcolm knew that Dr Carter was lying ...
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4 Penny was very angry with Malcolm ...
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5 Ashton left Russia after the war ...
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B ...........................................................................................
a ... after he let his men search her bedroom. ...........................................................................................
b ... because she was pregnant. ...........................................................................................
c ... because he wouldnt look directly at him. ...........................................................................................
d ... when she saw him with another woman. ...........................................................................................
e ... so that he could take her away from danger. ...........................................................................................
f ... because he didnt want to continue working ...........................................................................................
in weapons research. ...........................................................................................
g ... because he didnt like her.
h ... because he thought she was her sister, Penny. 30 marks
i ... to be with his family in England.
j ... because the people in Ullapool said that no Total marks
one had crossed from the island the day
before.

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Malcolm Jaggard first meets Penny Ashton at
_____.
a F a top-secret laboratory b F his office
c F a dinner party d F a hospital
2 Malcolm Jaggard is introduced to Pennys father
at _____ near Marlow.
a F his luxury boat b F his large family
home c F the new government laboratory
d F an expensive restaurant
3 At Malcolm Jaggards office there is a _____
called Nellie.
a F computer system b F cleaner
c F secretary d F cat
4 Malcolm Jaggard learns that George Ashton
grew up in _____.
a F Peru b F China c F Russia d F Sweden
5 At George Ashtons house there is a very large
model _____.
a F village b F railway c F tower d F ship
6 George Ashton and Benson run away to _____.
a F Russia b F Peru c F Italy d F Sweden
7 George Ashton and Benson _____ and then go
to the small town of Strangnas.
a F get in a helicopter b F get on a
motorbike c F jump off a bridge d F jump
off a train
8 The secret laboratory is _____ in Scotland.
a F on a mountain b F on a lonely island
c F in a large castle d F in a forest
9 Penelope Ashton is angry because she wants to
get a much _____ laboratory.
a F more comfortable b F warmer
c F cleaner d F safer
10 Malcolm Jaggard spends money at _____ in
London.
a F an auction b F a hotel c F a restaurant
d F a shop
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Malcolm Jaggard works in the world of _____.
a F drugs b F spies c F hotels d F travel
12 Penny Ashton is a _____ at UCL.
a F secretary b F student c F researcher
d F professor
13 George Ashton is _____ man in his fifties.
a F a violent, stupid b F an angry, bored
c F a fit, intelligent d F a quiet, lazy
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14 Gillian is George Ashtons _____ daughter.
a F strange b F difficult c F famous
d F home-loving
15 Benson works as George Ashtons _____.
a F personal servant b F lawyer
c F researcher d F gardener
16 _____ is the head of Malcolm Jaggards
department at work.
a F Inspector Honnister b F Ogilvie
c F Peter Michaelis d F Peter Mayberry
17 Peter Mayberry wants to protect the world from
_____.
a F guns and bombs b F bad weather
c F Russian spies d F modern science
18 Archie Ferguson helps _____.
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
a F George Ashton b F Lord Cregar
c F Malcolm Jaggard d F Benson
19 _____ is a top man from the government.
a F Peter Michaelis b F Lord Cregar
TEST
c F Malcolm Jaggard d F Benson
20 Gillian Ashton and Peter Michaelis plan _____.
a F to get married b F to open a shop
c F to hurt Malcolm Jaggard d F to go to Russia
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Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 My eyes! Oh my eyes!
a F Penelope Ashton b F Gillian Ashton
c F George Ashton d F Benson
22 I can get you a special licence and you can be
married by the end of next week.
a F Peter Mayberry b F Benson c F George
Ashton d F Malcolm Jaggard
23 Did you get close to me just to learn more
about my father?
a F Penelope Ashton b F Gillian Ashton
c F Benson d F Inspector Honnister
24 All I know is that your father is considered by
some people to be a very important man.
a F Peter Mayberry b F Lord Cregar
c F George Ashton d F Malcolm Jaggard
25 Ive opened Level Black for you.
a F Ogilvie b F Lord Cregar c F George
Ashton d F Inspector Honnister
26 I understand there is a strong room here.
a F Ogilvie b F Lord Cregar c F Benson
d F Penelope Ashton
27 The biologists are breaking the laws of God.
a F Gillian Ashton b F Malcolm Jaggard
c F George Ashton d F Peter Mayberry
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28 Miss Ashton gave me permission to use the set Plot

upstairs whenever I like.
a F Lord Cregar b F Benson
c F Peter Michaelis d F Larry Godwin
29 Well, Daddy never did any experiments in
genetics. He learned things from talking with me.
a F George Ashton b F Benson
c F Gillian Ashton d F Penelope Ashton
30 A man must do something important in his life
something that people will remember.
a F Lord Cregar b F Ogilvie c F Malcolm
Jaggard d F Inspector Honnister
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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
Choose the best answer.
41 When Malcolm Jaggard is at George Ashtons
house, someone _____.
a F hurts Penelope b F kills Benson
c F shoots Ashton d F throws acid at Gillian
42 Malcolm Jaggard is asked to investigate _____.
a F George Ashton b F Inspector
Honnister c F Benson d F Larry Godwin
43 At first, Malcolm Jaggard cant find the
information he wants _____.
a F on the work computer b F in Ashtons
desk c F in Penelopes genetics books
d F in Penelopes laboratory

44 Godwin frightens Ashton by _____.

Vocabulary a F pointing his gun b F speaking in
Russian c F showing him a letter
Choose the best answer.
d F showing him some old photos
31 an important university teacher of the highest level
TEST

45 Benson kills George Ashton because he thinks

a F doctor b F professor c F researcher
he will _____.
d F learner
a F talk about the scientific experiments
32 to print copies of something written
b F talk about Lord Cregar c F go to the
a F pause b F persuade c F punish
Russians d F go to the Americans
d F publish
46 The model railway is really _____.
33 a mark made by a finger
a F the door of a strong-room b F a very
a F fingerprint b F fingernail
clever computer c F a secret laboratory
c F fingertip d F fingermark
d F a place where Ashton keeps money
34 a dangerous liquid chemical
47 Penelope Ashton becomes ill because of _____.
a F ice b F steam c F acid d F wine
a F an accident in the laboratory b F an
35 a persons working life
accident at sea c F a fire in her bedroom
a F defeat b F career c F appointment
d F a fight in the laboratory
d F adventure
48 Malcolm Jaggard learns that Benson was _____
36 a person who has exceptional intelligence
for 30 years.
a F designer b F president c F hero
a F a Russian spy b F a scientific researcher
d F genius
c F married d F Lord Cregars spy
37 a sale where each thing is sold to the person who
49 George Ashton tried to hide his scientific ideas
offers the most money
so that _____.
a F auction b F market c F discount
a F he wouldnt go to prison b F his
d F investment
daughters couldnt find them c F the
38 a person who is not a member of a particular
politicians couldnt steal them d F the spies
group, society, family etc.
couldnt give them to the Americans
a F foreigner b F outsider c F loser
50 At the end, Malcolm Jaggard _____.
d F winner
a F works with Lord Cregar b F continues
39 a terrible event that causes great sadness
Ashtons research c F marries Penelope
a F coincidence b F anniversary
d F is going to die
c F tragedy d F promise
40 the scientific study of all living things 20 marks
a F biology b F mathematics
c F chemistry d F physics
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