Artemis+Fowl+Homework

ARTEMIS FOWL
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

1) Nguyen didn't accept the challenge of running, because if he run, there will be a sharp and fatal pain between your shoulder blades, so Nguyen chose to walk.

2) This explains that the Butler's chaarcter is an aware person - if someone is about to attack him, he will know and he can act on reflexes immediately to protect himself. The sudden defense that the Butler did made the people in the alley afraid to get close or to disturb them, of fear that they might be attacked, so they gave the three men a wide space.

3) The word "even" adds a laziness to the person and makes the person seem more mysterious, because if he?she can't even do a simple task as to buy something, that means that person really have a big reason to hide in a place all day.

4) Artemis carefully looked at the puddles and stepped on the clear road. He didn't want to step across the puddles and wet his shoe. Cautiously, Artemis made his way until he stopped in front of the fire entrance.

5) Artemis hold the bottle "teasingly" because he knew that the hag is addicted to the alcohol and that the hag wants it, and also to be able to say his proposition to the hag.

6) Artemis immediately payed Nguyen when the hag grabbed the alcohol bottle, because Artemis didn't want Nguyen to know more about the fairy sprite or the secrets. That is why Artemis warned Nguyen to not tell anybody and the threat is the reason why Nguyen ran. wants it, and also to be able to say his proposition to the hag.

7) The hag threw her shawl back from her forehead because she knew that she doesn't have to hide the her skin anymore - Artemis already knew she was a sprite -, and the hag uses a shawl to cover the fact that she's a sprite.

8) The fairy blanched and screamed frightfully, because the holy water can kill the fairy in just a day.

9) Yes, she has a choice to either give the book to Artemis and given her magic back to her with bonus power, or die in a day.

10) The sprite gave the Book to Artemis because he promised the fairy to give her a virus that feeds on alcohol, mixed with a growth reagent which will flush every drop of wine from your body, remove the dependence and even bolster her liver, and will make the fairy fly again.

11) The Butler took the Book reverentially because he was awestruck that it was really there, and there was a mix of honor in his feelings.

12) Artemis asked for the Book only for thirty minutes, because all he have to do is to take a photo of every page and send it to the Fowl Manor in Dublin by e-mail.

INTERPRETATION

1. We get the impression that Artemis is very smart and has a way to get things done his way, by having a back-up plan ready. He would do anything to get the thing he wants, and he is very intimidating. He is a very brisk person and does his work very fastly.

2. I learned from this passage that fairies can die of drinking holy water, they have green skin, and they can live for centuries long.

3. I feel sorry for the fairy because she had drank holy water, which can make her die.

VOCABULARY

1. steaming = angry

2. discern = concerned, worried

3. proposition = compromise, deal

4. rasped = talking with a voice that sounds exhausted

5. administer = to manage or conduct