Clockwork

1. On page 11, write the parenthesis.

2. On page 16, why does it say ‘Fritz, who could hardly believe his ears’?
3. What does the phrase ‘sing for your supper’ mean on page 19?
4. Why was the physician surprised when he operated on the prince in
Fritz’s story?
5. Why were the people listening to Fritz’s story silent when a stranger
entered the room?
6. What was ‘like a razor’?
7. What is the word that makes Sir Ironsoul move?
8. What was placed inside the clock instead of Sir Ironsoul?
9. What caused Karl’s heart to miss a beat?
10. Why does the author have additional sections on some pages, as with
page 79, ‘Trouble will come of this, you mark my words. It always pays to
be polite even to dumb creatures’?
Clockwork
1. On page 11, write the parenthesis. The parenthesis on this page is when
time ran by clockwork.
2. On page 16, why does it say ‘Fritz, who could hardly believe his ears’? He
could hardly believe his ears, because Karl asked for a drink with poison.
3. What does the phrase ‘sing for your supper’ mean on page 19? It refers
to Fritz performing with his story, for the crowd.
4. Why was the physician surprised when he operated on the prince in
Fritz’s story? The physician was surprised because the prince had
clockwork where his heart should have been.
5. Why were the people listening to Fritz’s story silent when a stranger
entered the room? People listening to Fritz’s story were silent, as the
stranger entered the room at the part of the story. He was exactly like
the character in the story.
6. What was ‘like a razor’? used to describe how sharp the sword was.
7. What is the word that makes Sir Ironsoul move? The word that makes Sir
Ironsoul move is ‘devil’.
8. What was placed inside the clock instead of Sir Ironsoul? The prince and
Gretl.
9. What caused Karl’s heart to miss a beat? He noticed that Sir Ironsoul had
moved.
10. Why does the author have additional sections on some pages, as with
page 79, ‘Trouble will come of this, you mark my words. It always pays to
be polite even to dumb creatures’? It is as if the author is narrating and
explaining the events of the story. This seems to add humour to the
story.