Chapter 36 – Risa Write down the opening two sentences of this chapter in your ‘Risa’ page. How is Risa and Connor’s relationship developed further in this chapter? How does Risa feel about Lev in this chapter? Chapter 37 – Emby and the Admiral what do we find out about the Admiral in this chapter? Chapter 38 – Mob Why is this chapter called Mob? What does the Admiral’s arm ache indicate? Chapter 39 – Roland Connor asks Roland to meet him Chapter 40 – Connor Connor gets Roland in to a crate Chapter 41 – Mob Stories are powerful – how do stories and rumours cause people to react in this chapter? Chapter 42 – Risa This chapter is to establish where Risa is when the action hits. Chapter 43 – Mob What gives the mob its power? Why are the chapters leading up to the climax so short? Why does the author alternate between the mob and the other characters? Chapter 44 – Connor Why does Roland not respond to Connor’s question? Chapter 45 – Mob Is it a ‘good thing’ that the attention has turned to Cleaver? Chapter 46 - Connor Why is Connor’s quote ‘you should all be unwound’ so shocking? Do you agree with him? Chapter 47 – First Year Residents Why does Roland want the Juvey-Cops to come? How is the first year resident’s reaction typical of a lot of adults in the novel? Chapter 48 – Risa Risa and Connor face the Juvey Cops who trade barbs about being Unwound with them. What do Connor & Risa have now that they did not have at the start of the novel? Chapter 49 – Roland Why is Roland’s plan of turning in the whole camp of Unwinds quite futile? Why can’t Roland see that? Chapter 50 – Connor The three Unwinds are taken away to the Harvest Camp. PART SIX – UNWOUND
Chapter 51 – Camp Make a list of all the adjectives used to describe the camp on page 1 (not the ‘view’ from the window) Note down the quote about the ‘legend’ Chapter 52 – Risa Why are the questions Risa is being asked so disturbing? How does the camp’s daily routine make the Unwinds seem to be like? Chapter 53 – Connor The power of the symbol Why are the tithes treated differently to everyone else? Chapter 54 – Lev This is the first time we’ve seen Lev in a long time. Chapter 55 – Risa What does it tell you about the Unwinds state of mind that they would attempt to jump off a two storey building in order to stave off Unwinding? Chapter 56 – Connor Make a note of the quote at the bottom of page 278 that starts ‘I’d rather be killed …” Chapter 57 – Lev Notice the stories the tithes tell each other … what do those stories do for the tithes? How has Lev’s attitude towards tithing changed since the very start of the story? Make a note of how Lev feels about being a clapper (pg 284) Chapter 58 – Connor Are you pleased that Connor and Risa are finally together? Chapter 59 – Roland Notice that the chapters are becoming short again, as the action intensifies. What is ironic about Roland finally being ‘worth more than any other kid’ in his unit? Why is Roland being denied a priest? What is disturbing about the way the Chop Shop is sound proof? Chapter 60 – Harvest The final paragraph of the chapter says “What does it take to unwind the unwanted? … It takes three hours”. How does this make you feel? Chapter 61 – Roland Why do they keep the unwinds alive during the unwinding process? This chapter is troubling and raises many emotions. How does it make you feel? We finally find out a little bit about Roland’s past. Examine some of his final thoughts – what deductions can you make about why Roland behaved so aggressively in his adolescent life? What is particularly upsetting about the doctor’s behaviour at the end of the surgery? Chapter 62 – Lev How is the tree a metaphor for the Unwinds? Use a quote from page 295 to support your answer. Chapter 63 – Guard
This chapter serves to move the plot forward. The Clappers (excluding Lev) make their way to the roof of the Harvest Camp. Chapter 64 – Connor Add the quote about how Connor feels now that he knows Lev is at the camp to your Connor page. Why has Connor been singled out for unwinding? Do you think the way Connor faces his unwinding is brave? Or do you think he has given up? 65 – Clappers The author of the novel intrudes at this point when he says that clappers do their ‘evil deeds’ – why does he say that their deeds are evil? Add the quote about being alone (page 305) to your ‘being alone’ page. Can you see similarities in the way the unwinds form a mob to the mob at the Graveyard? Part Seven – CONSCIOUSNESS Read the quotes from Albert Einstein. How do they relate to the ideas in this novel? Chapter 66 – Connor How does the author keep you in suspense in the first page of this chapter? Do you think it is ironic that Connor received the particular transplant that he did? Chapter 67 – Risa What does Risa think Connor has changed into (end of chapter? Chapter 68 – Lev Why does Lev’s lawyer talk to him about ‘insanity like it’s a good thing’? What is ironic about Lev’s final destructive actions in the end? Add the quotes about Lev at the end of the chapter to your Lev page Chapter 69 – Unwinds Do you think it is fitting that Connor has taken over the Graveyard? Is the final message of the novel a positive one? Why?