Characters
Plot
Themes and symbols
Vocabulary
Quote Detective
100

Who are the Gang of Three? And the fourth member?

Martin, Mark, Matthew, Natalie

100

What happens to Martin’s face? Why?

His face is burned and disfigured because the car caught on fire after the accident

100

Small bag/package

Pete throw out a small bag of drugs out the car window

100

Limping

Renguear

100
”Are you really going? You’re mad, you are bloody off ya head!” Who said this and why?

Matthew says this to Martin and Mark because they get on Apache’s car

200

Who looks up to Martin the most and why?

Mark, because he wants to be like Martin

200

Describe the consequences of the crash

Martin’s face is disfigured, Pete dies because he flies out of the front window, Apache walks straight into a cop’s arms, Mark is injured 
200

Mirror

They won’t let him look at himself in the mirror, once he does, he cannot stop crying
200
Apache is described as a “nutter. What does it mean?

Crazy, insane

200

Martin felt highly embarrassed by this (…) but his most overwhelming emotion was one of helplessness”… Context?

Nurses are bathing Martin
300

Name 3 characters that are not the main ones

Jamaican girls, Dr Owens, Mr. Lincoln, DI Byrd, Pete, Apache

300

When and where does the story start?

In a classroom, on the last day of term

300

Skin grafting

The cosmetic operation Martin needs on his face

300
Martin says something racist, and Natalie is outraged… What does it mean?

Really angry, furious, appalled

300

“Gissa nother kiss” What is the full sentece and what does it mean? Who says it?

“Give us another kiss” Martin says it to Natalie

400

Describe Apache’s appearance 

About 20 years old, long black hair, front teeth were gone, scar on his left cheek, pale face, smelt like a pub.

400

Why doesn’t Martin want to go to Dancemania at first?

He says its a bar that only plays black people music

400

West Ham poster

Martin is a West Ham fan

400
”Martin began to stir” What does this mean? (Beginning of chapter 6, “The Awakening”.

Shift and move slightly, slowly waking up

400
”You might find yourself in trouble for…” Who says this? Why might Martin find himself in trouble?

DI Byrd says it… Because he accepted a lift from a stolen car

500

Name the three Jamaican Girls

Marica, Tina/Teen and Nasreen/Naz

500

Why doesn’t Martin want to go to the Unity Club?

He says it is for soft kids

500

Multiculturalism

Many different cultures a part of the community 

500

”For the first time he began to touch his face. He prodded to see how much pressure he could bear”. Show with your hands what Martin was doing. Key word: prodded.

Touch his face with his fingers

500

"He used to go to Eeastmorelands School and was a member of the Big Six gang then" Who?

Peter Mosley / Pete