Buttercup

This task is about reading to find information and make inferences.
Read the play Buttercup by Margaret Schroder (Junior Journal 18, 1998) then answer the following questions.

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a)  In the play the burglars have been called "1st Burglar" and "2nd Burglar".
     What are their real names?
      and .

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b)  Where is the play set?
     

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c)  What are three things the burglars plan to steal from the house?
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3.
 

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d)  In this play, what does the word "loot" mean?

    • Silver plates

    • Stolen goods

    • Jewellery

    • Weapons

Look at this part of the play.
 
1st BURGLAR  We must be hearing things.

STRANGE VOICE  (from off stage – slow and scary).

                                   Buttercup ... is ... watching ... you ...

1st BURGLAR  There it is again!

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e)  The words 1st BURGLAR and STRANGE VOICE have been written in capital letters.
     What does this show?

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f)  Some words have been written in italic letters. What does this show?

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g)  In the line "Buttercup . . . is . . . watching . . . you . . . ." dots have been put between the words.
     What do these tell the reader to do?
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