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Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 EITHER 1. Read the following passage from a novel about a young man’s encounter with poachers. What are your feelings as you read this passage? In your response you may consider: the writer’s choice of words the events taking place your feelings as you read anything else that has impressed you Without thinking that he might be heading for danger, Ronnie quickly climbed to the ground and marched out to- wards the 1poachers. The four men were amazed to see the angry teenager coming towards them. ‘Where do you come from?’ asked Nick, gazing stupidly 5 at Ronnie. ‘I live around here,’ said Ronnie angrily. ‘It is more cor- rect to ask what you …. you poachers are doing here.’ Nick stood up and made as if he wanted to tackle Ronnie, Pete and Charlie sat rigid in their chairs, while 10 Bert looked at Ronnie with an amused smile on his lips. Bert said smoothly, ‘Leave this to me, Nick.’ Mumbling under his breath Nick sat down again. ‘What’s the problem, young man?’ He smiled, but close up Ronnie could see that his grey eyes were hard, un- 15 smiling. ‘You are killing protected birds, that’s what the problem is!’ shouted Ronnie hotly. He did not care that there were four of them. ‘You have no right to do that.’ Bert stood up and came around, talking calmly. Ronnie 20 was forced to turn partly away from the others in order to keep on facing Bert. ‘And if I said to you that we do have the right, what would you say then, young man?’ ‘I would say that you are a liar!’ Ronnie flung back at him. ‘The black eagles are protected, and you would never 25