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CHAPTER 2
1. How did Paloma try to stop the move and how did her family react to her behaviour?
She complained, shouted and cried, but that didn’t help. Her father was upset and her mum was angry with her. Even Marta
was losing patience with Paloma.
2. What do we learn about Eva from her phone call with Laia? How does the phone call affect Paloma?
Although she doesn’t like her, Eva is friendly to Laia because she’s getting her tickets to see the Amazons in concert.
Paloma feels sad because she won’t be able to see them.
3. What made Paloma understand that Daniel liked her?
He kissed her and said that he was sorry she was leaving. He wanted to keep in contact.
CHAPTER 3
1. Why did Eva give Paloma on the last day of school, and what did Paloma think of it?
Eva gave Paloma a diary and a card. Paloma thought the diary was great but that the card was a little depressing.
2. How did Paloma’s dad react when David chased Rex round the boxes and why did Paloma find this
surprising?
He laughed. Paloma hadn’t seen her dad laugh like that for a long time. He always seemed to be tense and worried when
he was at home.
3. What facts did Marta tell Paloma about their parents?
They didn’t want to move to England, but there was no other option. They had to move and it was causing problems in their
marriage. They might even get divorced if things didn’t go well in London.
4. How did the conversation with Marta affect Paloma’s plans?
She had planned to make a big scene at the airport. But after her conversation with Marta, she tried to be strong and
positive.
CHAPTER 4
1. In what ways was Paloma trying to be less selfish and more positive towards her family?
She talked to Marta more often, and she tried to be more patient with David.
2. Why did Paloma’s dad decided to bring the family to London and why had this been a sacrifice for her
mum?
He was going to lose his job in the company, but his good English saved him. They offered him a new job in England and he
accepted it immediately. Paloma’s mum had been offered a promotion in the school where she taught and she couldn’t
accept it.
3. Describe Paloma’s feelings when her dad came and spoke to her one night?
She felt guilty when her dad thanked her for being mature. She was shocked that her mum might leave him and go back to
Spain. She was upset at seeing her father cry.
4. What kind of school was Paloma going to and why was this good for Paloma?
It was an international school, with students from all over the world and some English kids whose parents travelled a lot.
Paloma could study some subjects in Spanish.
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CHAPTER 6
1. Describe Paloma’s feelings and thoughts on the way home from school.
She was feeling ignored and she was angry because nobody was paying any attention to her. She thought her mother didn’t
care about her or how she had survived her first day.
2. Why was Marta worried about Alexa?
She thought Alexa sounded a little like Eva. She thought that Eva liked to control her friends too much, especially Paloma,
and that she was false and manipulated people.
3. What shows that the relationship beween Paloma and Marta was now better?
When Mum called them down for dinner, they had been talking for more than two hours. They had never done that in Spain.
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CHAPTER 10
1. What did Paloma do to make Alexa feel better and how did Alexa react to this?
She told Alexa that her family had problems, too. Alexa said it had helped her talking to Paloma about Katie. Maybe if
Paloma told Alexa about her problem, Alexa could help her, too.
2. How did things change for Alexa after that?
The students became much friendlier to Alexa and Susan and Karin accepted Alexa into all their activities.
3. What information did the students get about the field trip?
They could do all kinds of activities there. There would be a midnight hike on Saturday night and a disco on Sunday
evening. The students had to choose their groups for the rooms they would sleep in.
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CHAPTER 15
1. Was Mrs Santos optimistic or pessimistic about her family’s future? Give a reason for your answer.
She was optimistic. She said it would be a long, difficult process for Dad and it wouldn’t be easy for them either, but if they
worked together as a family, she was sure everything would be OK.
2. What surprise did Paloma get when she arrived at school and what was the explanation for this?
Everybody came running towards her. Alexa had explained everything to them and they were sorry they had been horrible
to her.
3. Three positive things happened to Paloma at the end of the story. What were they?
Her friends said they would do everything they could to help her. Gary invited her to go to the Amazons’ concert with him on
Saturday night. The therapists thought that Dad was finally beginning to make progress.