Artemis+(Jordan)

=Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer=

Questions/ Answers:
1) Explain the challenge that Artemis threw to Nguyen. Did Nguyen accept the challenge? Why? Answer: Artemis challenged Nguyen to run(escape) from his captivity. Answer: Nguyen did not accept the challenged in fear of his shoulder being cut and hurt by Artemis’s bodyguard, Butler.

2) " The manservant broke the mans fingers without looking down" (9) What does this show of the Butler's character? Answer: The breaking of the man’s finger shows that nobody should mess with the big man. If someone does something wrong or insulting Butler, Butler will not hesitate to incapacitated that person. Butler, as a bodyguard, does not want anyone or anything to get in the way of his master’s( principles’s) plans nor do het let anyone or anything to harm his principle. Butler also does not want little things like the pickpocketing disturb hi master’s plan. Butler’s primary aim is not self-defense, but defense of the principal. (for further reference on principal please read any book in the Artemis Fowl series.ex:The Eternity Code) How did this affect the people in the alley? Answer: After the incident, nobody dared to mess with Butler and made cleared the area. They were also very scared of Butler and got out of his way so that they will not be harmed. 3) “She never comes out. Even to buy rice spirits, she sends a runner.” (lines 16—17) How does the word “even” add to your understanding of the person referred to? Answer: Even adds to the picture that the sprite is a very lazy kind of person who expects and commands other people to do simple things that she should have easily done. But this also means that the madam is scared of the sunlight and it might harm her in some way. In your own words, show how Artemis made his way to the fire escape. Answer: Artemis made his way to the fire escape by treading on the puddled lane. He trod slowly and calmly and maybe a little proudly and a mixed feeling of mystery and curiosity.

5) Why did Artemis hold out the bottle of whiskey "teasingly'? Answer: The purpose of Artemis holding out the bottle of whiskey “teasingly” to the hag is to intimidate her, to make her want to reasolute the deal with him, to make her want to do business with him and to make a good start and impression on the fairy he is going to do business and reason with.

6) Why did Artemis immediately pay off Nguyen when the hag reached out to snatch the whiskey? Answer: Artemis did not fully trust Nguyen in his secret and does not want Nguyen to hear what the madam might say and discover more of his secrets. Nguyen’s purpose is only to guide Artemis and his bodyguard, Butler to where the madam resides. Once Nguyen has finished doing his purpose, Artemis has no further use of him and pays him, getting rid of him. Explain how Nguyen felt when he received his pay from Butler. Support your answer with evidence from the passage. Answer: Nguyen felt a great sense of relief when Butler handed him his payment as he does not longer have to in fear of being harmed by Butler nor being controlled by Artemis with the help of his right hand-Butler. Nguyen may also have the feeling of arrogance and pride as the person who has threatened and terrified him all that long is also the one who is commanded by his master to hand him the payment.

7) What reason did the hag have for throwing back the shawl from her forehead? Answer: The reason the hag had for throwing back the shawl from her forehead is to reveal the extra-ordinary features of her face to her visitors which surprised Artemis.

8) How did the sprite react when told that she had just taken half a pint of holy water, and why? Answer: When the sprite learnt that she had just taken half a pint of holy water, she was very shocked and surprised then the sprite screamed and wailed, begging for mercy.

9) Did the sprite have a choice in giving her Book to Artemis? Explain your answer. Answer: The sprite did not have a choice in giving the Book she possessed to Artemis. Her choice is to die in vain while Artemis taking it from her dead body, or giving it 30 minutes to Artemis and be able to rejoin the fairy nation(People) she had always wanted to be a part of.

10) What was it that really made the sprite give the Book to Artemis? Answer: The fact that she had just swallowed a half pint of holy water and now she could feel parts of her body burning made the sprite give the Book to Artemis.

11) Why did Butler take the Book"reverentially" (line130)? Answer: Butler took the Book reverentially and full of much honour and respect because that tiny book no bigger taht his palm he is holding will be able to make his principal(Artemis) have absolute power over the fairy world.

12) Why did Artemis ask to have the Book for only thirty minutes? Answer: Artemis asked to have the Book foronly thirty minutes because he just needed Butler to make digital prints of it and with the use of his portable handheld phone, send the softcopy of the file to Fowl Manor where it will wait for him for he believes that airport officials will delete the important information on the digital phone when they get hold of it in the customs or immigration.