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                               Chapter 1

The novel “Snakeman” was written by Paul Davenport. The first chapter of Snakeman (page 5-7) is about a girl who named Cathy Crosby. Cathy is new at the Portland High-School. In the last four or five years she has changed her school for three times. On the first day at the new school she meets her homeroom teacher, Mr. Deedles. He introduced Cathy to the class and then the lesson start. After the lesson Cathy goes out the class room and a boy, who named Jamie Hanson, wants to interview Cathy. Cathy likes Jamie and her face felt a little bit warm when she sees him. Cathy likes most of her teachers, the Spanish teacher (Mr. Ferrero), the Chemistry teacher (Mr. McPherson), but she doesn‘ t like her math teacher (Mr Arnold). Cathy´s hobbies are riding a horse and reading books. When the interview has finished Jamie asks her if she likes to work for the school newspaper and Cathy say that she would thing about it.

                              Chapter 2

The second chapter of Snakeman is about Cathy and a man who looks like a snake. Cathy meet the „Snakeman“ in front of her locker. She is very afraid of him, because he looks very scary. The man isn´t alone. Two other boys are with him. She says her name, but he only knows her and she is on his list. Cathy hasn´t sing her to any list but he says that he has signed her. Now, she is in his club and she should hand about the money and she must pay 5$ dues every week. She won´t be in this club, but he says that she must because otherwise it will happened something to her or her brother Mike. Then the „Snakeman“ and his boys hurried away.

                             Chapter 3

In chapter three of the novel, Cathy drives with the schoolbus at home. In the bus, Cathy tought about what happened in schhol just a few minutes ago. At home she comes in the kitchen and tells her brother about the first day in school and her brother does the same. She tells that the day wasn´t bad and checked Mike´s reaction to make sure that he doesn´t realise that something bad happened. But Mike´s reaction is normal. After the conversation Mike go to the park to play baketball. Till her mother comes at home, Cathy thinks about if she should tell or not tell her mum about the problem. And then she decide to wait a few days. Her mum comes late and tell Cathy about her problems at her new job. Then Cathy goes to her room and after two hours she has a strategy to deal with the Snakeman.

                             Chapter 4

The fourth chapter of the novel deals with the next weeks of the Snakeman and Cathy. Every week Cathy give him the 5$ and he doesn´t do something to Cathy. But after a while, Cathy notices a change. And on a day he comes to her and steals her necklace. The one her mom had given to her on her last birthday. Cathy is very angry of herself that she doesn´t do something to keep the necklace. At home she thinks long about what to do and kows that her strategy of non-resistance had failed. In her thoughts Jamie calls. He wants to know if Cathy thought about working for the newspaper and they make a deal. Cathy would come to one or two meetings and if she likes it, she would stay in the group. After he call Cathy thinks about the Snakeman, again. After a while she has a new strategy. She wants look around the school and serch for people or teachers, she feel she could trust. And she realises that she can´t beat the Snakeman alone.

                            Chapter 5

The chapter five is about the converation of Cathy and the principal, Dr Callahan. Cathy must wait before the principal´s office a few minutes and then the secretary say that the principal is waiting for her. Cathy goes to the principal and they talk a few minutes small talk. Dr Callahan seems friendly but Cathy thinks that there´s something behin his friendly manner that warn Cathy not to say what is on her mind. Even when she has only hinted at her problem, he has started pulling at his tie and clearing his troat nervously. And so Cathy leave the principal´s room with the certain feeling that she can´t talk with Dr. Callahan about the Snakeman and his gang.

                          Chapter 6

In the 6th chapter of the novel, Cathy observes the teachers and the pupils to write them on her list. She writes the names in one of the three cracks. She differs between those she feel she can trust, those she feel she can´t trust and those she isn´t sure about. She wants to start with Mr Black, the counselors, who is one on the list of those Cathy thinks she can trust. First they talk about the new school and then Cathy wants to see his reaction on other problems. She say that her necklace was stolen. He reacts worried. He say that he wants to find her necklace but he says too that it´s hard to catch school thieves. Cathy isn´t longer sure if he doesn´t say the truth and when the conversation ends, Cathy leave his office. But before she leave the room, she has crossed Mr. Black off the list of those she can tust.