DemiChat Quiz
- What commendation is Lord Flannery Beagle awarded?
- Why does Flannery have to retire?
- What breed of cat is DemiChat?
- What do DemiChat’s owners (the Jaspers) do for a living?
- How does DemiChat meet Flannery and then Jake?
- Who is Jake’s Detective?
- Who gets kidnapped?
- Why does Julia go to Rome?
- Name three types of transport that DemiChat catches.
- What is the name of the airport in Rome?
Can You Remember
What was DemiChat doing when she said ... (use the book to help you remember)
- ‘Come up here, Monsieur Flannery, and look at the only thing that has kept me sane.’ (Page 14)
- ‘It looks as though we may have a mystery to solve!’ (Page 21)
- ‘I miss France.’ (Page 36)
- ‘Whoever has la formula will take control of le fuel market.’ (Page 57)
- ‘L’Italian Police might not do anything right now but we will.’ (Page 85)
James Windsor’s Code
When they were children, the kidnapped character, James Windsor, and his sister, Julia, pretended they were the famous detectives, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.
They had a secret code to write each other messages that no one else could understand.
Read the rules for James and Julia’s code and look at the example on page 92 of the book.
Think about and find out …..
- Who was Sherlock Holmes?
- What is a famous quotation that is still popular that Sherlock Holmes is supposed to have said? (See page 102 of the book for a hint)
- Did Sherlock Holmes really say this? (Google Sherlock Holmes Quotes to find out)
- Why do you think Sherlock Holmes’ stories are still being written and movies being made of them? (Ask your parents if they have seen any. Ask them did they see the movie called ‘Sherlock Holmes’ released in 2010 with Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law?)
- What is a Code? (Look up a Dictionary to find out!)
- Have you ever made up a Code?
If not, have a try by substituting numbers for letters. For example;
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Now, Code this message: “DemiChat”
Using the Code above, this message would start:
“4 + 5 + 13 + 9 for Demi. Keep going …………..
This Code was successfully diciphered by Philippa T. of St John's Primary School at Woy Woy on the night of 13th August 2010 and she has received a surprise email in return of an unpublished illustration by Illustrator Peter 'Zane' Haywood. Congratulations Philippa (who also bought a book on 13th August)! But, that is no reason not to try to solve it yourself! And, watch this space and other Coded Message will be listed soon with an email prize to win.
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1. DemiChat
2. Flannery
3. Jake
4. Inspector
5. Bambini
6. Julia
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