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The Enemy 1

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

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COMPREHENSION TEST

Desmond Bagley

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Malcolm and Penny met in a disco. Ashton didn’t want Malcolm to marry Penny. There was no information in the computer about Ashton. Malcolm needed a few men to help him to watch Ashton and his daughters. Penny was very happy when she discovered what Malcolm’s real job was. Ogilvie allowed Malcolm to see information from Level Black. Ashton and Benson ran away to Russia. Malcolm shot Ashton by accident. Benson and Ashton both originally came from Russia. Lord Cregar died when Malcolm shot him.

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Penny was not happy with the plans for the laboratory in Scotland. Why not?

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Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.

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Ashton wanted Malcolm to marry Penny ... Mayberry attacked Gillian by accident, ... Malcolm knew that Dr Carter was lying ... Penny was very angry with Malcolm ... Ashton left Russia after the war ...

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Write a short comment on the story. (Do you think Malcolm will be happy during his last few months? Do you think the story is realistic? Did you enjoy the book? If so, why?) ...........................................................................................

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Ogilvie offered Malcolm a new and better job. Why did he refuse to take it? ...........................................................................................

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Why was it impossible for Malcolm to speak with Penny when he telephoned the Scottish laboratory?

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... after he let his men search her bedroom. ... because she was pregnant. ... because he wouldn’t look directly at him. ... when she saw him with another woman. ... so that he could take her away from danger. ... because he didn’t want to continue working in weapons research. ... because he didn’t like her. ... because he thought she was her sister, Penny. ... to be with his family in England. ... because the people in Ullapool said that no one had crossed from the island the day before.

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The Enemy Setting

14 Gillian is George Ashton’s _____ daughter. a F strange b F difficult c F famous d F home-loving 15 Benson works as George Ashton’s _____. a F personal servant b F lawyer c F researcher d F gardener 16 _____ is the head of Malcolm Jaggard’s 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 _____. 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 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

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 Penny’s 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 Jaggard’s 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 Ashton’s 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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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 ‘I’ve 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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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 oxford bookworms library stage 2 6

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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E TEST

Desmond Bagley

The Enemy

Desmond Bagley

Plot

28 ‘Miss Ashton gave me permission to use the set 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

Choose the best answer.

41 When Malcolm Jaggard is at George Ashton’s 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 can’t find the information he wants _____. a F on the work computer b F in Ashton’s desk c F in Penelope’s genetics books d F in Penelope’s laboratory 44 Godwin frightens Ashton by _____. a F pointing his gun b F speaking in Russian c F showing him a letter d F showing him some old photos 45 Benson kills George Ashton because he thinks he will _____. a F talk about the scientific experiments b F talk about Lord Cregar c F go to the Russians d F go to the Americans 46 The model railway is really _____. a F the door of a strong-room b F a very clever computer c F a secret laboratory d F a place where Ashton keeps money 47 Penelope Ashton becomes ill because of _____. a F an accident in the laboratory b F an accident at sea c F a fire in her bedroom d F a fight in the laboratory 48 Malcolm Jaggard learns that Benson was _____ for 30 years. a F a Russian spy b F a scientific researcher c F married d F Lord Cregar’s spy 49 George Ashton tried to hide his scientific ideas so that _____. a F he wouldn’t go to prison b F his daughters couldn’t find them c F the politicians couldn’t steal them d F the spies couldn’t give them to the Americans 50 At the end, Malcolm Jaggard _____. a F works with Lord Cregar b F continues Ashton’s research c F marries Penelope d F is going to die

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer.

31 an important university teacher of the highest level a F doctor b F professor c F researcher d F learner 32 to print copies of something written a F pause b F persuade c F punish d F publish 33 a mark made by a finger a F fingerprint b F fingernail c F fingertip d F fingermark 34 a dangerous liquid chemical a F ice b F steam c F acid d F wine 35 a person’s working life a F defeat b F career c F appointment d F adventure 36 a person who has exceptional intelligence a F designer b F president c F hero d F genius 37 a sale where each thing is sold to the person who offers the most money a F auction b F market c F discount d F investment 38 a person who is not a member of a particular group, society, family etc. a F foreigner b F outsider c F loser d F winner 39 a terrible event that causes great sadness a F coincidence b F anniversary c F tragedy d F promise 40 the scientific study of all living things a F biology b F mathematics c F chemistry d F physics

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