Mr Stink
Chapter One
Word
Meaning
Part of Speech
adapt
elaborate
vagabond
luxuriated
‘do justice
to’
Idioms
‘Good riddance to bad rubbish’ _______________________________.
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Chapter Two
Word
Meaning
Part of Speech
parliament
conspiring
opted
Idioms
‘All hands on deck’ _______________________________.
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Chapter Three
Word
remnants
scrumptious
befuddled
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Four
Word
Meaning
Part of Speech
scoured
repulsive
drivel
Idioms
‘Blow a fuse’ _____________________________________________.
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Chapter Five
Word
surreptitiously
purloined
monogrammed
incongruously
flotilla
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Six
Word
dreary
curfew
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Seven
Word
rummaged
wilted
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Eight
Word
immaculate
preposterous
malevolent
creosote
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Nine
Word
‘made
redundant’
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Ten
Word
ventriloquist
interjected
crestfallen
‘a family
heirloom’
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Eleven
Word
accusatory
protested
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Twelve
Word
flustered
palate
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Thirteen
Word
trudged
sanctuary
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Fourteen
Word
abhorrent
malodorous
digress
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Fifteen
Word
algae
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Sixteen and Chapter Seventeen
Word
pompouslooking
tedious
immoral
bouffant
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Eighteen and Chapter Nineteen
Word
stern
engrossed
ingenuity
marred
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Twenty and Chapter Twenty One
Word
nonexistent
aides
tentatively
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Twenty Two and Chapter Twenty Three
Word
emblem
solemnly
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Twenty Four and Chapter Twenty Five
Word
interjected
humiliated
exuberantly
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter Twenty Six
Word
brogue
Meaning
Part of Speech
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Chapter 1-3
1)
Here (Literal)
What is the name of Mr Stink’s dog?
2)
3)
Where did Mr Stink take up residence?
What is the main character’s name?
4)
5)
What did Chloe try to give Mr Stink?
What did dad offer to cook for Chloe to give to Mr
6)
Stink’s dog?
Why did Chloe have to leave Mr Stink?
7)
List some of Annabelle’s more unusual out of school
activities.
8)
Hidden (Inferential)
Mr Stink inquired if everything was alright in Chloe’s
family. Why do you think he asked this question?
9)
Head (Evaluative)
Who would you rather have as a friend, Mr Stink or
Chloe’s mother? Provide reasons for your answer.
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Chapter 4-6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
Here (Literal)
Why did Chloe always smile when she saw Raj?
Why did Mr Raj feel he shouldn’t give out advice?
What compliment did Raj pay Chloe?
What made Chloe eat more?
Who was bullying Chloe?
Who was standing to be Member of Parliament?
Hidden (Inferential)
Chloe stated that she felt homeless in her heart. What
do you think was meant by this comment?
Discuss the relationship between Chloe and her mother.
How would you describe their relationship?
Head (Evaluative)
Mr Stink is a stranger to Chloe but yet she feels
comfortable sharing her inner feelings with him. Why do
you think this is?
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Chapter 7-9
1)
Here (Literal)
Where were Chloe’s parents when she moved Mr Stink
into the shed?
2)
3)
What was Chloe’s dad’s previous occupation?
What had Mr Stink placed in Chloe’s hand?
4)
5)
Who was coming at breakfast to interview Mrs Crumb?
Who did Mrs Crumb have a crush on?
6)
Hidden (Inferential)
Can you outline in your own words why Mrs Crumb sent
Chloe to bed for stating that her father was in a rock
7)
band?
Discuss the Crumb’s family dynamic. What do predict will
happen for this family?
8)
Head (Evaluative)
If you were Chloe’s friend, what advice would you give
her regarding keeping her dad’s secret?
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Chapter 10-12
1)
Here (Literal)
What were householders given if they promised Mrs Crumb
their vote?
2)
3)
How did Mrs Crumb look at Raj?
How did Annabelle know when Chloe was lying?
4)
5)
6)
What did Mr Stink order for breakfast?
What was the reporter’s name?
What did the family usually have for breakfast?
7)
Hidden (Inferential)
Based on his name can you describe Mr Stern’s personality?
8)
9)
What picture do you have of Mr Stern in your head?
Mr Stink knocks on the window requesting his breakfast…..
Can you describe how Mrs Crumb looked just?
Head (Evaluative)
What might Mr Stink’s dog-eared photo indicate to us?
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Chapter 13-15
1)
Here (Literal)
How many sausages did Mr Crumb order?
2)
3)
What was the headline for the article in the paper?
Who rang Mrs Crumb?
4)
5)
6)
Where was Duchess hiding?
What did Mr Stink call the television?
What was the answer to all problems in Britain?
7)
Hidden (Inferential)
Chloe lied to Mr Stink about his smell. Discuss why people
might lie to save other people’s feelings?
8)
Head (Evaluative)
Have you ever lied to somebody to save their feelings?
Why and did it have a positive outcome?
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Chapter 16-18
1)
2)
3)
Here (Literal)
What song was played on the radio?
What did the producer want to put on Mr Stink?
Who rang Mrs Crumb?
5)
What lie did Mrs Crumb tell?
How did Mr Stink describe Chloe?
6)
What promise did Mr Stink make Chloe?
7)
Hidden (Inferential)
Can you describe Annabelle’s personality and provide
reasons why?
4)
8)
9)
What evidence do you have to support the claim that Mr
Stink was well educated?
Head (Evaluative)
What C.D do you think Mr Crumb wanted to play? Have you
ever wanted to do something but were stopped because
your friend disapproved?
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Chapter 19-21
1)
2)
Here (Literal)
What did Mr Crumb call Mrs Crumb?
Who did the prime minister want to take over in the
3)
election?
How did Chloe convince Annabelle to lend Mr Stink her
4)
make up?
Why did Annabelle continue to do hobbies she didn’t enjoy?
5)
What did Chloe tell the prime minister to do?
6)
Hidden (Inferential)
The prime minister and Mrs Crumb sometimes behave in
7)
similar ways. Why do you think they behave like this?
Annabelle stated she completed activities to make her
mother happy. Who else in the family was trying to keep
her mother happy? Why do you think they did so?
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Chapter 22-26
1)
2)
Here (Literal)
How did Mr Stink and Chloe get home?
What was Mr Stink’s real name?
3)
4)
How had Mister Stink ended up homeless?
Who burned Mr Crumb’s guitar?
5)
Hidden (Inferential)
Why do you think Mr Stink turned down the family’s offer
6)
to stay?
In your opinion, what do you think Mr Stink will do next?
7)
Head (Evaluative)
Mr Stink told Chloe to work with her talents. What talents
do you possess and how could you work with them to
achieve goals in your future?
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Notes for Teachers
Themes to explore in plenary sessions:
Homelessness;
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What do we know about homelessness in our society?
Why do people become homeless?
What are the statistics on homelessness?
What services are available for the homeless?
The class system/social class;
 What is meant by social class/the class system?
 How do people change from one social class to another?
 The issue of social class as distinct from
character/personality traits.
Politics;
 The British political system,
 Political campaigning
 Political cynicism
Family dynamics;
 Relationships and power
 Sibling rivalry
 Roles in families
Family challenges;
 Unemployment
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Notes for Teachers
Themes to explore in plenary sessions:
Literacy Criticism
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Classic narrative form-outline
Unlikely hero, describe
Conflict resolution, explore how this was done
Evaluate the narrative structure of the book.
Character portrayals-the negative character portrayal of
mother, the more sympathetic portrayal of the father
Literary Style - Explore Mr Stink for examples of:
 Creative adjectives: ‘two hot-air balloon sized secrets’ pg
128
 Fun similes: ‘She looked like a quality street’ pg 121
 Personification: (referring to the bad smell from Mr Stink)
. ‘Then it had crept its way across the lawn, before opening
the cat flap and starting its aggressive occupation of the
kitchen’ pg 102
 Idioms: ‘There but for the grace of God go you and I’ pg
55