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    Granda and Rory got off the train early at Perth to avoid a woman who seemed to recognize them. When a boy tried to grab Rory, Granda knocked him unconscious with a bottle. With Rory in a panic about what to do next, Granda calmly stated they would steal a car. Granda selected an old Corsa to hotwire since he only knew how to hotwire older cars from his past experience as a mechanic. Granda's reckless driving in their escape terrified Rory as he sped and passed on the wrong side of the road.

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    Granda and Rory got off the train early at Perth to avoid a woman who seemed to recognize them. When a boy tried to grab Rory, Granda knocked him unconscious with a bottle. With Rory in a panic about what to do next, Granda calmly stated they would steal a car. Granda selected an old Corsa to hotwire since he only knew how to hotwire older cars from his past experience as a mechanic. Granda's reckless driving in their escape terrified Rory as he sped and passed on the wrong side of the road.

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    Escaping by Car: Chapters 23-26 Summary

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    Granda and Rory got off the train early at Perth to avoid a woman who seemed to recognize them. When a boy tried to grab Rory, Granda knocked him unconscious with a bottle. With Rory in a panic about what to do next, Granda calmly stated they would steal a car. Granda selected an old Corsa to hotwire since he only knew how to hotwire older cars from his past experience as a mechanic. Granda's reckless driving in their escape terrified Rory as he sped and passed on the wrong side of the road.

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    Chapter 23 and 24
    1. Why didn’t they sit together on the train to Glasgow?

    To reduce suspicion that they were the runaways ; also Rory could
    keep an eye on his Granda if he sat further away

    2. Why did they get off the train at Perth?

    A lady seemed to have recognised them and Rory was afraid that
    she was going to sound the alarm

    3. Why did the boy grab Rory?

    He recognised Rory and thought that it would be his “big break” if


    he turned them in.

    4. What did Granda do to him?

    He knocked him unconscious with a bottle

    5. How did Granda react to Rory’s desperation at what to do next?

    Granda calmly stated “We’re going to steal a car.”

    6. How does Granda know how to hot-wire a car?

    He was once a motor mechanic and knows everything there is to


    know about motors.

    7. Why does Granda pick the old Corsa?

    He doesn’t know how to hot-wire a new car.

    8. Why did Granda’s driving terrify Rory?

    Granda was speeding and overtaking on the wrong side of the road

    Chapter 25 and 26
    1. What is the significance of the song “My Way”?

    Granda felt that he was doing things (escaping) his way

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