The Enemy

The Enemy

Desmond Bagley

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a F Malcolm and Penny met in a disco.
b F Ashton didn’t want Malcolm to marry Penny.
c F There was noinformation in the computer about Ashton.
d T Malcolm needed a few men to help him to watch Ashton and his daughters.
e F Penny was very happy when she discovered what Malcolm’s real job was.f T Ogilvie allowed Malcolm to see information from Level Black.
g F Ashton and Benson ran away to Russia.
h F Malcolm shot Ashton by accident.
i T Benson and Ashton bothoriginally came from Russia.
j F Lord Cregar died when Malcolm shot him.

2 Penny was not happy with the plans for the laboratory in Scotland. Why not?
She thought the laboratory would notbe safe enough but her bosses were not prepared to spend more money to make it more secure.
3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1 Ashton wantedMalcolm to marry Penny ...
2 Mayberry attacked Gillian by accident, ...
3 Malcolm knew that Dr Carter was lying ...
4 Penny was very angry with Malcolm ...
5 Ashton leftRussia after the war ...
B
e ... so that he could take her away from danger
a ... after he let his men search her bedroom.
f ... because he didn’t want to continue working in weaponsresearch.
h ... because he thought she was her sister, Penny.
j ... because the people in Ullapool said that no one had crossed from the island the day before.

4 Why was it impossiblefor Malcolm to speak with Penny when he telephoned the Scottish laboratory?
Malcom couldn’t speak to Penny because she was lying unconscius in bed.

5 Ogilvie offered Malcolm a new and betterjob. Why did he refuse to take it?
Malcom didn’t want to leave government agent work. He didn’t want to become like Ogilvie who was prepared to do a deal with a criminal like Lord Cregar.

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