The Falcon's Malteser - Session 1 - Reading Comprehension answers

In the first session of "The Falcon's Malteser" reading comprehension, students explore the characters and plot through a series of questions. Tim Diamond's actual name is revealed as Herbert Timothy Simple, and we learn that Johnny Naples is distrustful of Herbert's understanding, demonstrated by his eye gesture. The Diamond brothers are set to earn £300 for safeguarding Naples' package. Naples' crouching under a desk is a reaction to mistaking a car backfire for gunfire. The siblings live apart from their parents because their parents moved to Australia; Herbert remained in England due to his new police career and later created a detective agency, while Nick chose to stay with Herbert after eluding their parents at the airport.

Nick views Herbert as unintelligent, inept as a detective, cowardly, and selfish. The destruction of their flat was caused by individuals searching for Naples' package, which is suggested by the metaphor of 'a stampede of wild bulls', indicating a chaotic and thorough ransacking. Nick's decision to take the package when leaving the flat was due to his mistrust of its security. This session sets the stage for the story, introducing the main characters, their dynamic, and the central mystery surrounding the package.