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South Caroline Chapter Analysis

Read the original story extract, then answer the questions using details from the text. For longer answers, support your ideas with evidence.

The rain had followed South Caroline all the way from the harbour. It tapped at the library windows while she held the damp envelope under her coat. Her brother Finn had left it on the kitchen table that morning, with a note: “If you find the truth, tell me first.” Inside the envelope was a map of the old harbour wall. A red cross marked a spot near the lighthouse. South had promised Finn she would stay away from the unstable wall, but she could not stop wondering why their late grandfather had hidden the map. At the library, she spread the map beside a local history book. The librarian, Mr Keane, noticed the cross. “That section of the wall was repaired after the great storm,” he said. “People used to leave messages in a gap there.” South’s excitement faded. The wind was rising, and the tide was coming in. She could go to the wall alone and search, or return home and speak to Finn. For a moment, she pictured the answer waiting inside the stone. Then she remembered Finn’s worried face when he had asked her not to go. South folded the map. She would not risk the wall in the dark. Instead, she wrote Finn a message: “I found something. Let’s ask Mr Keane together in the morning.” As she stepped outside, the rain had eased. The harbour lights shimmered on the wet road, and the secret could wait one more night.

Understand the chapter

Use the story extract to answer each question.

1.Why does South go to the library, and what does she hope to discover?

2.Which detail first suggests that searching the harbour wall could be dangerous?

The library windows are wet.
The wall is unstable, and the tide is coming in.
Mr Keane has a history book.
Finn left a note on the table.

3.Choose two words that best describe South at the end of the extract.

Thoughtful
Careless
Patient
Cruel
Impulsive

4.How does South’s decision change from the moment she sees the map to the end of the story? Give one detail that explains the change.

Look beneath the surface

Think about how the writer creates meaning through details, setting and choices.

5.True or false: South goes to the harbour wall that night. Use a detail from the extract to support your answer.

TrueFalse

6.Complete the sentence: The rising wind and incoming tide create a mood of because .

7.The harbour lights “shimmer on the wet road” as the rain eases. What might this image suggest about South’s feelings at the end?

8.Which theme is most clearly developed in this extract?

Trust and working together
Winning a competition
Moving to a new country
Protecting wild animals

9.What could the hidden map symbolise for South? Explain your idea using a clue from the story.

10.Imagine the next morning. Write one or two sentences showing how Finn might respond when South tells him about the map. Use a detail from the extract to make the response believable.