Reflex
Silver
Sword
A
The
Tale
Thirty-Nine
of Two
Cities
Steps
Silas
Marner
To
8 and
whIlE
READING
And
7
whIlE
READING
Fill in
gaps,
using
these
words:
Philip
didn’t
win
either
race.morning,
He camedead,
in
164ChApTers
How
. . the
.?6Cold
hungry.
bedroom,
knife,
chapel,
ill,
lots,
fit,
money,
family.
12 Edek
had
run
away
from
the
Warthe
camp.
Jacques
Gaspard’s
dead
body after
the
second .on
and third on
Chainmail.
Where
.Five,
.?Daylight,
Toabout
a farmhouse.
One .night,
one
the
chapel
leaders
was
273 When
the
atofthe
field
kitchen
Ruth
soldiers
killed
him.
learnt
that
George
stopped
at
What
. had
.?fight
He
hooded
his
eyes
likehad
afinished,
hawk.
…………….
He
had
no
……………,
and
Silas
holding
Edek’s
hand.
24 was
Madame
Defarge,
about
the
Revolution.
Lance
Kinship’s
house
for
a
drink
on
his
way
home.
What . . .? He said that he was a sailor called Ned
wasdid
sitting
with
him.
At
four
o’clock
in the
38 Jan
not
believe
Edek’s
story
about
hiding
John
about
whether
Ernest
Defarge
isunder
called
Why
.Barsad,
. who
.?
Because
Yaxley
was
home
from
Hong
Ainslie
had
stolen
some
money
a car.
……………,
Silas
discovered
that
the
man
was
a
train.
Jacques
orthree
not.used
Kong .just
weeks
after George’s
5 How
. .?
He
explosive
to blow death.
up the door.
……………
. He
thought
that
he
had
not
noticed
In
Berlin
children
stayed
intower.
an
old
cinema.
Ernest
about
the
attack
on
the
Bastille.
What
. Defarge,
helped
the
and
children
of
dead
649 Where
.. ..?the
.?ItOn
top
of
anwives
old
before
because
he
had
had
a
……………
.
The
57 Jarvis
Jan
was
helping
some
other
boys
to
steal
food
Lorry,
about
Jerry
Cruncher,
who
was
going
and
injured
jockeys.
How . . .? He crawled slowly and carefully andfrom
next
morning
had toon
go his
to the
the
trains.
to
take
care
of Silas
Mr Lorry
trip……………
to Paris. .
avoided
the wires.
reAdIng ChApTer 10
The
……………
which
was
in
the
dead
man’s
6Before
The
American
Captain
told
Jan
he
had
been
stealing
Charles Darnay, about the Marquis of Evrémonde
Encourage
students
to
speculate
ChApTers
7
And 8 whIlE
READINGand to make
……………,
and
…………… was
American
foodhad
sentgone,
to feed
theSilas’s
refugees.
(himself).
but
do
not
tell
them
the
answer.
They
will
17guesses,
Alexander
Turnbull
took
care
Hannay
when
he
found
by
bed.
They
drew
……………
to decide
Jan
went
tothe
prison
because
the
children
didn’t
have
Charles
Darnay,
about
being
a of
prisoner
himself,
find
out
as
they
read
that
the
answer
is
number
was
ill
with
malaria.
what
had
happened.
enough
money
to pay
the 200 marks.
and
remembering
Dr Manette’s
many years in the2.
2 Scudder
had
sent
a
letter
to
Sir
Walter
Bullivant
Bastille. 10 To 13 whIlE READING
ChApTers
ChApTers
9
And
10
whIlE
READING
saying that
was with a good friend.
10hemarks
11ChApTers
Lord
White,And
to Philip,
about
the photographs
that
farmer,
to
the
children,
about
a potato
9 whIlE
READING
3 A
SirBavarian
Walter8Bullivant
had
told
the police
that
Hannay
showed
Dana
and
Ivor
den
Relgan
as
lovers.
that
Jan
thrown
at him.
15 F
Dr
Manette
was safe
in
Paris. using information
Complete
the
following
sentences
was
not
ahad
murderer.
Harold,
tostory.
Philip,
Ivor
den Relgan
no longer
Frau
Wolff,
tovery
her about
husband,
about
Edek.
from
thewas
224 F
Lucie
afraid
ofseven
Madame
Defarge.
Karolides
was
shot
dead at
o’clock
in the
being
in
the
Jockey
Club.
Jan,
to
the
farmer,
about
the
fact
that
the
farmer’s
a
Dunstan
stole
Wildfire,
but
during
the
hunt
3 T
evening.
Elgin
Yaxley,
to
Philip, about
Philip
asking
him for
sons
had
been
German
soldiers,
and
so
enemies
the
horse
…
435 F
Most
of
the
prisoners
were
sent
to
the
Guillotine.
MacGillivray told Hannay that he didn’t want towho
more
money
for
the
Injured
Jockeys
Fund.
had .......................................................................................
fought
5 T
arrest
him. against Polish people.
44 F
Mrs
Jackson
(Philip’s
neighbour),
tonot
Philip,
about
Frau
Wolff,
toJopley
thehelp,
children,
about
their
mother.
b He
Silas
needed
the
door
key
towas
cook
so
he
agreed
to
if his
life
putmeat
in
6 Marmaduke
told
the
police
thathis
Hannay
was
the
man
from
the
water
company
who
came
to hide
5 danger.
Edek,
to
the
Burgomaster,
about
Jan,
trying
to
…
a murderer.
Philip’s
pipes.
the
fact
thatwas
Jan
speak
German.
.......................................................................................
7 check
F
Mr
Lorry
was
planning
to come
leave
Paris
next day.
Lord
Alloa
illcouldn’t
and didn’t
to thethe
meeting
at
56 Ivor
den
Relgan,
to
Philip,
about
burning
George
The
Burgomaster,
the
farmer,
c Walter
Dunstan
knewtothat
Silas
wasabout
rich sothe
hechildren,
…
Sir
Bullivant’s
house.
ChApTers
10 And 11 whIlE READING
Millace’s
house.
who.......................................................................................
had to
be sent home like other refugees.
1+12
2+16
3+15about
4+10
6+14
7+18 8+11
67ChApTer
Clare,
to9the
Philip,
his 5+17
injuries,
which
whIlE
READING
Edek,
to
Burgomaster,
about his
father
Joseph
d When
Silas
got
to the
public
house
heshe
looked
realized
had
been
caused
by
a
beating,
not
a fall
19+13
Because
he
was
often
too
ill
to
go
to
meetings
and
Balicki.
like …
Darnay
appeared
before
the
Tribunal
a
second
time,
from
a
horse.
when hetowas
he was
a man
of his
verycanoes
few
8 even
The .......................................................................................
farmer,
thewell,
children,
about
using
he was
accused
by three
citizens.
When
Dr
7because
Dana
den
Relgan,
to
Philip,
about
the
list
she
had
words.
toe get
awaygold
by river.
Silas’s
was found again when …
heard
that heto
was
one of
the
accusers,
he
written
on
a
packet
of
cigarettes
for
George
Millace.
2Manette
Because
he
wanted
collect
his
pay
personally.
.......................................................................................
11inspector,
Tothe
13
whIlE
READING
spoke
to
Tribunal.
Defarge
The angrily
police
to for
Philip,
about
theexplained
hydrogen
38ChApTers
Because
he
was
looking
aBut
place
where
high tide
1that
She
let
go
of
her
paddle
suddenly,
and
he
fell
back
he
had
found
a
paper
written
by
Dr
Manette
in
sulphide
gas
in
Philip’s
water
filter
that
nearly
killed
was at 10.17.
30 marks
into
the
water.
the
Bastille,
and
he
read
it
aloud
to
the
Tribunal.
The
Jeremy. the spy was going to leave from a small
4 Because
2paper
They
found
again,
the river
told
aorstory
ofpaddle
the
Evrémonde
who had
harbour,
atheir
place
where
there because
wasbrothers,
no harbour.
T
Total
marks
Before reAdIng
ChApTer 14
carried
down
them.
theitthe
deaths
of
four
members
a family. The
5caused
Because
spy to
was
going
back toofGermany.
students
speculate
and
to to
make
3Encourage
Jan had
left
at theto
next
the
people
were
soitangry
toWolffs’
hear offarm,
these
crimes
thatphoto
they
guesses,
but
do
not
tell
them
Before
reAdIng
ChApTer
10the answers. They will
of Darnay
Rudolf. must go to the Guillotine the next day.
said
find
out
they
readtoCarton
that
the
answers
and
students
speculate
toare
make
4Encourage
Because
she
thought
Edek
was
soand
ill the
that
he1cmight
After
the as
trial,
Sydney
went
to
Defarges’
2b.
guesses
butwhere
do not
them
the answers.
will
die before
they
got
to Switzerland.
wine-shop,
hetell
heard
Madame
DefargeThey
talking
be
able
to
check
their
answers
when
they
read
the
5ChApTers
Because
he
to go Defarge
back to did
the not
Wolffs’
about
her family.
wantfarm
to
14wanted
To Madame
16 whIlE
READING
chapter.
The
‘yes’
answers
are 1, 4, 5 and
6. were
and
get
the
silver
sword.
stop
the
killing
until
all
the
Evrémonde
family
On the diazo film and paper Philip discovered a list
6of
Because
Jan screamed
at him
kicked
him
when
dead.
Dr Manette
could
do
nothing
to
help
Darnay
names,
dates,
and
drugs,
andand
a letter
written
by
Joe wouldn’t
take
him
north
Boding.
because
his mind
returned
to the
past. Carton,
George
Millace
tohad
Lance
Kinship.
Because
of this
7letter,
Because
he had
received
from
Herr
and
however,
had
a that
plan,
whichletters
he kept
to himself.
he knew
Lance
Kinship
had
killedWolff
George.
ACTIVITY
1
AFTER
READING
Joseph
Balicki,
and
he
now
knew
for
certain
that
the
Philip’s
mother had died from drugs, so Philip planned
Before reAdIng ChApTers 12 And 13
Possible
answers:
children’s
father
was
living
in
Switzerland.
to
make
Lance Kinship
give speculation.
him the names
people
Open
answers.
Encourage
Doofnot
give
oLiCeman
: What
time
did
you
arrive
at aMr
Hannay’s
8P
Thesold
heavy
rainHe
turned
thethen
stream
into
fast-moving
who
drugs.
would
give
these
names
to
the answers, which are:
flat?
river,
which
carried Edek’s boat out into the lake.
the
drugs
police.
1 Sydney Carton is going to change clothes with
iLkman: she
At about
a quarter
to
seven.
9mVictor
Because
thought
thathe
hewould
cared
moreasking
about his
told
CharlesBriggs
Darnay,
soPhilip
that Charles
canstop
escape, andhim
P
oLiCeman
:
Why
did
you
go
into
the
flat?
dog
Ludwig
than
about
Edek.
toSydney
lose races.
willHowever,
die in his Philip
place. decided to become a
photographer, leave Lambourn, and marry Clare.
b
Silas
stole money
from the
Light76)
Street
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76)
Before
reading
activities
(page
chapel.
BEFORE
READING
cACTIVITY
Silas1 knew
how
to make simple medicines.
T 44and
F Godfrey
7 F brothers.
5 T 6 Fwere
1d FParis
2T
and3 London.
F
T
Dunstan
2e In theDunstan
Bastille stole
prison
in Paris. horse.
Godfrey’s
ACTIVITY 2 BEFORE READING
3f Lucie.
Silas went to church every Sunday.
Encourage students to speculate and to make
4g ‘Jacques’.
Eppie was Dunstan’s daughter.
will
guesses,but
but do
do not
not tell
tell them
them the
the answers
answers.They
Theywill
guesses
5h ‘A terrible
machine
ofto
death’,
a sharp knife that
Godfrey
wanted
adoptwith
Eppie.
findable
outtoas
they
read
that
the answers
are
1a, 1c
will
find
out
as they
that
the
‘yes’
answers
are
be
check
theirread
answers
when
they
read
the
people’s
heads.twice.
i cuts off
Godfrey
married
(but
the
Injured
Fund,
not6.himself), 2a,
numbers
1,‘yes’
2,
and
4.Jockeys
story.for
The
answers
are 2,
5 and
j
The Casses went to Eppie’s wedding.
2b, 2d. 2 BEFORE READING
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY 3 BEFORE READING
Encourage
to speculate and to make
20 students
marks
World
began
in 1939
andstudents
ended
The Second
correct
answerWar
is 2,
but do
not tell
guesses but do not tell them the answers. They will
in 1945.
The
children
lived
in Poland,
in eastern
this.
They
will
find out
when
they read
the story.
find out
as they read
that
the only
answers
2 Look
pictures
and‘yes’
theare
Europe.atTothese
get to two
Switzerland,
they
hadanswer
to go west
to
numbers
5
and
6.
questions.
ChApTersand
1 To
5 whIlE
Germany,
then
south READING
to Switzerland.
1ACTIVITY
Because 3heBEFORE
didn’t READING
like cheating, and he knew that he
had
a
very
good
chance
of winning
that day.
In
France in the 18th century
rich noblemen
owned
ChApTers 1 And 2 whIlE READING
2most
He of
drove
off
the
road
and
into
a
tree,
probably
the
land,
and
the
poor
had
nothing.
They had
1 31 years.
because
he
went
to sleep
whiletoheeat,
wasand
driving.
hard
lives,
did
not
have
enough
hated
the
1 To 3 whIlE READING
2ChApTers
He was bored.
3King
Because
he
was
interested
to
find
out
why
George
and
noblemen.
How
. . his
.?
He
knocked
down aarrived
guard with
catapult
31 Because
a man
called Scudder
at hisa flat
and
had kept a box of his worst mistakes.
and stole
Then he walked out of the
asked
for his uniform.
help.
4 By giving him a lot of money.
prisonsomeone
with thewas
other
guards.
4 That
going
to kill the Greek Prime
5 Because it showed that they had met each other
2 Minister.
How . . .? By hiding in a luggage lift.
before O’Tree shot Yaxley’s horses.
35ChApTers
Why . . .? 1put
Because
a prisoner
had
escaped.
Someone
Toa3knife
whIlE
through
READING
his heart.
6 He
1 was not a serious or responsible person. 2
What Cruncher
. . he
.? The
and
sent him
her to
164 Jerry
Because
was Nazis
afraidtook
that her
theyaway
would
arrest
for
7 Because nobody knew that he had them.
Germany.
2a Jarvis
murder.
Lorry
In picture
the because
man on the
……………
.
8 Dana
knew1him
she left
got is
drugs
from him,
Why
. . .? Because
on on
the the
night
hisiswife
was taken
375b Monsieur
To
Scotland.
Defarge
In
picture
1
the
man
right
……………
and Ivor hit him because he wanted him to stay away
away,
someone
shot at the car, and one of the Nazi
48. Madame
As
a milkman.
Defarge
from Dana.
soldiers
was
hit
in
themen
arm.
5c Lucie’s
father,
Dr
Manette
Which of
two
is older?
9ChApTers
Because
he
thought
they could
put ……………
Philip’s life in
3these
And
4 whIlE
READING
What
.
.
.?
To
tell
them
that
he was going
6d Charles
Darnay
In
picture
2
the
man
is
……………
. wastomostly
danger.
1 F
The writing in Scudder’s notebook
Switzerland
to
find
their
mother,
and
that
7e Sydney
Carton
In numbers.
picture 2 the woman is ……………
. they
reAdIng
ChApTer
6 they could.
should
follow him
as soon as
8Before
Miss
Pross
2 T
students
to speculate
and
to make
7Encourage
Where20
. . .?
To the place
where the
trains
slow down.
marks
3ChApTers
F The young
4 And
hotel
5 whIlE
owner
READING
thought that Hannay’s
guesses but do not tell them the answers. They will
4The
And
5 whIlE
1ChApTers
Who
story
. . .?was
wonderful.
child
ofwith
a READING
man
called
Gaspard.
3 Match
a number
a letter
fromare
B to
find out
as they from
readAthat
the
answers
1cmake
and
412complete
T
How . . sentences.
.? By holding on under the Marquis’s coach.
2b.
The
stole
their
enemies,
523 F
How
Hannay
. . children
.? He
stole
feltthe
they
carfood
were
thatfrom
hard,
belonged
cruel
to
landowners.
the twobut
men.
A
ChApTers
6
To
9
whIlE
READING
never
from
their
own
people.
46 F
What
Hannay
. . .? He
spoke
was about
killed Australia
by Gaspard
at the
(‘Jacques’),
election
Silas
lived
alone
…
Why
. . .? Because
hethrough
didn’t want
to destroy
311 T
whomeeting.
pushed
a knife
his heart
while he was
Aaronenthusiasm
and Eppie lived
with Silas …
Daylight’s
for racing.
472 T
sleeping.
3
Silas
was
a
rich
man
…
How
. .?
.?and
HisBronia
mother
hadinand
left
him
to stay
with
582 F
Ruth
the
forest
in
summer,
Who
Sir.. .Harry
Charles
wrote
Darnay,
alived
letter
to
Sir
Sydney
Walter
Carton.
Bullivant,
a
4
Silas’s
neighbours
were
suspicious
of
him
…
Samantha
several
times
when
he
was
a
child.
and
in
Warsaw
in
winter.
6 What
friend
. . .?of
Tohis
remember
uncle. that there was a man who
Godfrey
marry
Nancy
…
Why
. .give
.?asked
Because
Millace
was
going
635 F
Ruth
the George
Russian
officer
to
find
her to
would
hiscouldn’t
life
to
keep
someone
she
loved
alive
Before reAdIng ChApTer 5
photos
of
andbrother
close
toEdek.
her.him, but he died, and the news
B take
Encourage students to speculate and to make
photographers
were
all
busy. his real name,
7a F
soldiers.
What
. .hated
.?Molly
Heall
told
Dr
Manette
… Jan
until
was
dead.
guesses but do not tell them the answers. They will
How
.
.
.?
He
was
pleased
because
she Marquis
liked his of
84b T
which,
sincehe
hisbecame
uncle’spoor
death,
was
the
… before
like
them.
be able to check their answers when they read the
but
wasgot
also
alarmed at the idea of his
Evrémonde.
c photos,
… after
they
married.
Before
6 1, 3, 4 and 5.
chapter. reAdIng
The ‘yes’ ChApTer
answers are
is work.
8d hobby
What
. becoming
. .?his
It brought
back
memories of the Bastille,
… until
goldh was
stolen.
Encourage speculation. The correct answer is 1,
5eChApTers
What
. .nine
.?5he
Her
husband’s
friendship
Dana
and
days
nine
nights he with
returned
toden
his
And
6and
whIlE
READING
… for
until
found
Eppie.
but do not tell students this before they read the
Relgan.
old prison work of making shoes.
chapter.20
Letmarks
them check their guesses as they read.
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Before
Reading
a
Silas was born in Raveloe.
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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77
70
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Stage 4
George Eliot
Silas Marner
George Eliot
Setting
12 Silas had been engaged to a young woman called
_____.
a □ Sarah b □ Samantha c □ Nancy
d □ Sally
13 Silas never _____ his neighbours unless it was
necessary for his work.
a □ talked to b □ listened to c □ looked at
d □ went to church with
14 Two of Squire Cass’s sons were called _____.
a □ William and Godfrey b □ Godfrey and
Dunstan c □ Dunstan and William
d □ Godfrey and Jem
15 Silas’s gold coins were stolen by _____.
a □ Godfrey b □ Dunstan c □ William
d □ Jem
16 Jem Rodney was the local _____.
a □ poacher b □ butcher c □ farrier
d □ minister
17 John Bryce had agreed to buy _____ from
Dunstan.
a □ the dairy b □ the cottage c □ the quarry
d □ the horse
18 Dolly Winthrop was worried about _____.
a □ Silas’s gold coins b □ Silas’s absence from
church c □ Silas’s loom d □ Silas’s cottage
19 Dolly had a _____.
a □ son called Aaron b □ son called William
c □ daughter called Nancy d □ daughter called
Molly
20 Eppie’s mother and father were _____.
a □ Nancy and Godfrey b □ Dunstan and
Molly c □ Godfrey and Molly d □ Nancy
and Dunstan
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST
Choose the best answer.
1 The story of Silas Marner is set in the quiet
villages of England in the _____ century.
a □ late nineteenth b □ early nineteenth
c □ early eighteenth d □ late eighteenth
2 The linen-weavers were small and thin with
_____.
a □ strong legs b □ strong shoulders
c □ tired white faces d □ dirty hair
3 The villagers said you couldn’t trust a man if
you didn’t know his _____.
a □ father or mother b □ brother or sister
c □ mother or sister d □ wife
4 Country people used to be suspicious of all
_____.
a □ gentlemen and ministers b □ strangers and
travellers c □ widows and orphans
d □ landlords and farriers
5 Silas Marner lived near the village of _____.
a □ Ravenscroft b □ Raveloe c □ Ravenscliffe
d □ Runnymede
6 The small boys of the village had never heard
the sound of a _____ before.
a □ loom b □ quarry c □ dairy d □ church
7 The village had a fine old church and a number
of _____.
a □ small farms b □ large chapels c □ large
farms d □ small dairies
8 In the village Silas began to _____.
a □ earn less b □ work less c □ not work
d □ earn more
9 The most important person in the village was
_____.
a □ Squire Cass b □ Silas Marner c □ Mr
Macey d □ Miss Nancy
10 At night, when he finished his work, Silas spent
time with his _____.
a □ gold coins b □ friends c □ family
d □ wife
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘God knows I did not steal the money.’
a □ Silas b □ the minister c □ William Dane
d □ Sarah
22 ‘Perhaps I’ll go to the Squire now and confess
everything to him.’
a □ Dunstan b □ Godfrey c □ Silas
d □ William
23 ‘I’ll throw this glass at you if you accuse me of
stealing your money!’
a □ Jem b □ Silas c □ the farrier
d □ the butcher
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 In his childhood, Silas had been taught by his
mother to _____.
a □ earn lots of money b □ weave c □ make
simple medicines d □ make gold
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24 ‘Now, if you know where Dunstan’s hiding – I
expect you do – tell him he needn’t come home.’
a □ the Squire b □ Godfrey c □ Silas
d □ the landlord
25 ‘You could make Sunday different from the
other days, you know, by washing yourself, and
cooking a little piece of meat, and going to
church.’
a □ Nancy b □ Priscilla c □ Dolly
d □ Molly
26 ‘Any woman with a good father and a good
home had better stay single.’
a □ Priscilla b □ Dolly c □ Nancy
d □ Sarah
27 ‘It’s not very kind of you to be sorry you’ve
danced with me.’
a □ Dunstan b □ Silas c □ Dr Kimble
d □ Godfrey
28 ‘I’ve come for the doctor. There’s a woman –
dead, I think – near my cottage.’
a □ Godfrey b □ Silas c □ the Squire
d □ the landlord
29 ‘Father, if I get married, do you think I should
wear my mother’s ring?’
a □ Nancy b □ Priscilla c □ Eppie
d □ Molly
30 ‘Can you ever forgive me for what I’ve done,
Nancy?’
a □ Silas b □ the Squire c □ Dunstan
d □ Godfrey
37 to tell the truth about something you have done
wrong
a □ confess b □ gamble c □ trust d □ drain
38 something you feel you have to do because it is right
a □ duty b □ confess c □ blush d □ forgive
39 a place where stone, sand etc. are taken out of
the ground
a □ pile b □ service c □ porridge d □ quarry
40 a machine for weaving cloth
a □ linen b □ loom c □ orphan d □ weave
Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Silas had come to the village _____ years before.
a □ twenty b □ fifteen c □ five d □ sixteen
42 Godfrey had secretly married _____.
a □ Molly b □ Nancy c □ Dolly d □ Priscilla
43 After his gold was stolen Silas went to the _____
to get help.
a □ public house b □ church c □ dairy
d □ chapel
44 Silas thought it felt _____ to talk to his
neighbours and tell them his problems.
a □ wrong b □ exciting c □ strange and
pleasant d □ mad
45 The New Year’s Eve dance was at _____.
a □ the Red House b □ the church c □ the
Rainbow d □ the Dairy
46 Silas found the little girl in _____.
a □ the quarry b □ his cottage c □ the church
d □ the snow
47 Silas called the girl Eppie, which had been his
_____ name.
a □ mother’s b □ big sister’s c □ wife’s
d □ little sister’s
48 Dunstan’s body was found _____.
a □ in the old quarry b □ in the snow c □ in
the cottage d □ at the Red House
49 _____ wanted to adopt Eppie.
a □ Godfrey and Nancy b □ Dolly and Aaron
c □ Nancy and Priscilla d □ Molly and Godfrey
50 Eppie was married in a white wedding dress
bought for her by _____.
a □ Silas b □ Nancy c □ Priscilla d □ Dolly
20 marks
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a small, simple house, usually in the country
a □ chapel b □ dairy c □ cottage d □ house
32 to play games of chance for money
a □ gamble b □ drain c □ blush d □ draw lots
33 someone who puts new shoes on horses
a □ pedlar b □ poacher c □ farrier d □ minister
34 feeling strongly that someone or something is
useless
a □ scornful b □ suspicious c □ cheerful
d □ bitter
35 to walk with uncertain steps
a □ hunt b □ weave c □ toddle d □ confess
36 a song usually sung at Christmas
a □ curl b □ carol c □ cottage d □ chapel
20 marks
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