SLAM - hw check - Part III

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

PART

III

Chapters

10-20

Page 167

- How does Sam's father react?

He's especially shocked by the fact that he's going to be a grandad soon.

Page 181

- What is "Making An Effort" in Dutch? moeite doen

- What does it mean in this context?

It means they will try harder to treat Sam as part of the family and build up a good relationship with him.

- Who's Andrea? Who's Robert?

Alicia's mum and dad

Why does Sam's mother think it's not a good idea for Sam to live in Alicia's bedroom?

Page 191

- What important thing is new in the future? 

Sam's got a sister.

Page 195

- Why does Alicia say: "It's bee."? 

She's got a cold and can't say: "It's me."

Page 196

- What's the name of Sam's baby-sister? 

Emily

Page 201

- What goes wrong at the health centre?

Sam screws up at the reception desk because he doesn't know his son's name.

Page 216

- What does it mean that Alicia's GCSE results were terrible?

It means she scored terrible marks at her exams

Page 230

- Who is Rufus Wainwright?

He's a singer. His CD was on when Alicia had her baby so that's why they called him Rufus later on.

Page 235

- So what is the baby's surname?

It's Jones, and that's Sam's name.

Who chose the surname 'Jones' for the baby and why is that a nice gesture?

Page 239

- "I can take a hint = Ik snap het echt wel als je me een hint geeft" What is ironic about this remark?

The point is that she doesn't get the hint because Alicia has to spell it out.

Page 245

- Sam seems pretty happy now. Much better than during the same night in the future. Mention a few things that are better:

He's a better father; he doesn't mind baby poo and nappies, he loves his son and he seems to love Alicia.

Page 248

- What is "Eastenders"?

A British soapseries

Page 250

- Why can't Jason be Roof's dad?

Alicia had already split with Jason for more than a year and Roof is only 3 weeks old now. So he can't have been the father.

Why does Sam call his dad "the least sensible adult"?

Sam is Emily's half-brother
Roof is Emily's nephew

1. true
2. false

Page 106

Page 274

- How much time has passed now? Approximately two years

Page 277

- Why didn't Roof get his injections when Sam took him to the doctor for the second time?

He just got upset because Roof started crying in the waiting room and so he left, deciding Alicia had better take care of this.

Page 286

- Why does Andrea get so angry when she finds out Sam and Alicia are having sex?

She's afraid that Alicia maybe feels that she has to just because Sam is Roof's father.

Page 291

- Who is Alex and who is Carl? Alex is Sam's new girlfriend and Carl is Alicia's new boyfriend.

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