Questions and Answers
Who are the main characters involved in the events at the bar and the hospital?
Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda
What is the reason for the cancellation of Harminda's flight to London?
Bad weather
They return to the car and find that the two girls are ______ there, neither it is the briefcase full of money.
not
What was the taxi driver's response when Harminda asked for the fare to the airport?
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What prompts Harminda to prioritize family over the money?
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What adds to the tension of the group's journey?
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Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's ______
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The two men who abducted Vanessa and Shauna are police officers.
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What does the narrative explore themes of?
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What do Shauna and Vanessa encounter while they were waiting for Harminda outside the hospital?
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What are Shauna and Vanessa overhearing in the back of the car?
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What caused the delay in reaching the ferry terminal?
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Who suggests sharing the car to get to London?
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Who rejects Harminda's presence at the hospital?
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What does Vanessa use to pick a lock, revealing a briefcase full of money?
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What drives the plot of the story?
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Who did Harminda surprise with a powerful kick in the story?
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Who did Harminda see when she opened her eyes in the hospital?
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What day was it when Harminda woke up in the hospital?
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Is Harminda's father happy about Harminda's relationship with Declan at the end?
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Study Notes
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Unplanned Journey to London
- Harminda needs to get to London urgently because her father is ill
- At the car hire, only one car is left and two women are arguing over it
- Harminda suggests they share the car to get to London
- The car was actually reserved, and the car hire assistant, Chrissie, allows the women to leave
- Chrissie's boss, Mr. O'Flaherty, arrives and realizes the mistake
- Shauna, an Irish girl, is getting married on Christmas Eve and is on her way to Dublin
- Vanessa, a blonde woman, is cynical about love and marriage
- The women miss the ferry to Holyhead due to a traffic jam
- They find a hotel and discover a mysterious briefcase in the car
- Vanessa wants to open the briefcase, but Harminda and Shauna are hesitant
- Vanessa and Shauna argue about the briefcase, while Harminda tries to sleep
- Shauna notices Vanessa's smile and asks what's going on
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
Desperate Measures and Familial Tensions
- Vanessa, Shauna, and Harminda are at a bar, and Vanessa is distressed by a news report about a man's murder.
- Vanessa leaves the bar and heads to the hospital with Shauna and Harminda.
- Harminda reunites with her estranged family at the hospital, but her father rejects her presence.
- After a failed reconciliation attempt, Harminda decides to go to the police station with Shauna and Vanessa.
- They return to the car and find that it has been stolen, along with a briefcase filled with money.
- Shauna and Vanessa are then shown tied up in the back of a car, overhearing a conversation between two men about stolen money.
- Vanessa is preoccupied with thoughts of Colin O'Flaherty's young son, and the two men had abducted them after a car crash involving plain-clothes police.
- The text is a part of a larger narrative involving a complex web of relationships and a dangerous criminal element.
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