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Page 23 activity 2A 1B 2F 3D 4G 5A 6E 7C Page 24 activity 2B 1 sooner 2 carefully 3 happily 4 danger 5 refused 6 empty 7 quickly Page 24 activity 3 1 was no mystery 2 he had come 3 went out of / left 4 frightened / scared 5 was nothing 6 speak / say anything 7 nothing 8 contained Page 25 activity 4 Possible answer: My dearest Julia! Something terrible has happened and I feel that I should explain everything to you. After all, we are going to be married soon and you should know everything about your future husband. It all began when my Uncle Elias went to the United States as a young man. He lived in Florida and there he became a wealthy man. When the Civil War began he fought for the South because he did not want the black slaves to be free. After the war he returned to Florida and then he came back to England. This was some years ago. He was then murdered after he received an envelope containing five orange pips. After that, my father came to live in my uncles house. About a year later he also received five orange pips and then he was murdered. Only yesterday I, too, received a letter with five orange pips and I was sure that I would die. Fortunately, a friend of mine told me about the great Sherlock Holmes. This man can solve almost any crime, so now I feel better.

Do not worry my love! I am sure Holmes will save me. Your loving husband-to-be, John

Classic Detective Stories

KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES AND EXIT TEST

Part Three
Page 26 activity 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 smoked his pipe America England on a ship papers a persons initials the sign of an organisation

THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS Part One

Page 6 activity 1 A luggage B keyhole C lid D draughts E flap F pips Page 13 activity 1 1 He fought for the Confederacy, i.e., the South. 2 Pieces of luggage and boxes of papers. 3 Pondicherry, a city in India. 4 Five orange pips. 5 Death his death. 6 KKK. 7 Papers. 8 KKK. 9 His brother, Johns father. 10 At the edge of a pond in the garden. 11 He had committed suicide. Page 13 activity 2 1D 2 D 3B 4A 5A 6C Page 14 activity 3 letter: envelope, stamp, postmark family: grandfather, sons, uncle, father, brother

weather: storm, rained, windy landlady: flat, house army: colonel, gun dressed: coat, shoes lawyer: will, inherit door: keys, knocked, keyhole, locked games: cheat, cards Page 15 activity 4 Open answers.

Page 26 activity 2 Open answers. Page 33 activity 1 1 Where were the letters sent from? They were sent from Pondicherry, Dundee and London. 2 Why was there always a delay between the arrival of the letter and the death? Because the letters travelled on a fast mail boat while the murderers travelled on a slower sailing ship. 3 What do the letters KKK stand for? They stand for Ku Klux Klan. 4 When did the KKK come into existence? It came into existence after the Civil War. 5 What was the KKK against? It was against black people being free and having the right to vote. 6 Why did the KKK send oak leaves, melon seeds or orange pips? They sent these as a warning to the people they were going to kill if they did not change their ways. 7 Why did the KKK want Uncle Elias diary back?

Part Two
Page 15 activity 1 1C 2B 3A 4A 5C 6A 7C 8C Page 23 activity 1 1 F He didnt call the police because he was afraid they would think he was foolish. 2 F He went to see his friend about three days later. 3 T 4 F He had died as a result of an accident. 5 T 6 F He lived in the house very happily until he too received the five orange pips. 7 T 8 T

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Because it contained information about the organisations members. According to the police, how did John Openshaw die? He fell into the river by accident. What did Holmes send to Captain James Calhoun? Five orange pips. How did Holmes find out about James Calhoun? He checked all the ships that had left from Pondicherry, and discovered one called the Lone Star. Only three members of the crew were American: Captain Calhoun and two others. Why didnt the police ever arrest James Calhoun? Because his ship sank in a storm and never reached the United States.

change their ways were then killed in strange and unpredictable ways. 8 The police had very little success in catching them. 9 Although the KKK collapsed in 1869, typical KKK-style crimes have been reported since then. Page 37 Internet Project Open answers.

Page 46 activity 2 1B 2D 3A 4A 5D 6A 7B 8C 9 D 10 C Page 48 activity 3 Open answers.

Page 64 activity 1 1M 2E 3I 4K 5H 6F 7D 8G 9 B 10 N Page 65 activity 2 1 He discovers the truth when he receives the mysterious visitor. No, he doesnt tell the reader the truth at that point in the story. 2 Mr Meltham. 3 He pretended that he was a drunk and that he was drinking himself to death. Page 65 activity 3 Possible answer: To the London Police I wish to reveal all the facts concerning the murder of Miss Margaret Niner by Mr Julius Slinkton. Mr Slinkton used his knowledge of insurance and poison to kill Miss Niner and I am afraid I, too, am going to die because of his poisoning. It all began five years ago when I first met Miss Niner. It was love at first sight when I saw her walking with her sister in a London park. I talked to her for a long time and she began to tell me about her illness. I had studied chemistry at university so I understood that she was being poisoned. When she told me that her uncle knew all about the insurance business too, I was certain that he was killing her. Unfortunately, her uncle took her to Italy for her health he said and she died there. When I heard the news of her death I swore that I would hunt her uncle down! I had a great idea. I pretended to be a young man named Mr Beckwith who drank too much and who wished to take out a life insurance policy. Mr Slinkton immediately helped me to get the policy and he began to prepare my brandy for

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Page 48 activity 1 1C 2B 3A 4B 5B 6B 7C 8A N.B. for teachers: Mr Beckwith is actually Mr Meltham, although we havent been told this yet! Page 55 activity 1 1C 2C 3D 4B 5D 6C Page 56 activity 2 1 I think Mr Sampson will be away for a week. 2 Im afraid his insurance payment wont be very high. 3 I expect they wont arrive on time. 4 I believe Mr Sampon will go to Scarborough. 5 Mr Beckwiths family will probably receive 2,000. 6 Do you think the story will have a happy ending? 7 Im certain you wont like Mr Slinkton. 8 He wont be able to help you Im afraid. Page 56 activity 3 Open answer.

HUNTED DOWN Part One

Page 40 activity 1 A B He likes to study their faces. A B He has dark hair. B He speaks only to the clerk. B Mr Slinkton is very polite. B Mr Slinkton knows a friend of Mr Sampsons. 8 A 9 A 10 B He met him two weeks later. Page 46 activity 1 1 Chief Manager of an insurance office 2 thirty years 3 studies their faces before speaking to them 4 his first opinion of people 5 dislikes him 6 to get information for a friend 7 Mr Meltham has left the insurance profession 8 nieces 9 died 10 to Italy for his nieces health 11 one of them died there 12 embarrassed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Page 34 activity 2 1 any 2 somebody 3 some 4 any 5 any 6 some 7 Somebody 8 anything 9 something 10 anybody 11 something 12 somewhere Page 35 activity 3 1F 2H 3E 4D 5G 6A 7I 8B Page 36 activity 4 1 Ku Klux Klan 2 Resemblance to the sound made when cocking a rifle. 3 Ex-Confederate soldiers. 4 After the American Civil War. 5 For political purposes. 6 To terrorise black voters and to drive anybody from the country who did not agree with them. 7 Sending oak leaves, melon seeds or orange pips as a warning to the victim to change his ways or leave the country. Those who did not

Part Three
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me, adding a bit of poison each day. I also contacted Mr Sampson, the manager of an insurance office. He and his servant helped me to trick Mr Slinkton. When Mr Slinkton and his niece were in Scarborough, I disguised myself as an old invalid, and became friends with her. In this way we warned her of her danger and Mr Sampsons servant took her away to safety. Once she was safe, Mr Sampson came to my office at Middle Temple to accuse Mr Slinkton. Unfortunately, when Mr Slinkton saw that we had discovered his horrible plan, he took some poison and died. This then is my story. Page 66 activity 4 2 2 B R A 3 U N 6 D D I R T Y 10 N I S O N I I D E E E L C H E 13 R U N K A 1 P E L O O D P L 4 C L E H 8 A 7 D R U N K I D 11 S I C K L E A I R R 13 K C B E A C H R D I O E U F G H T

English Detective Fiction

Page 69 activity 1 1 Edgar Allan Poe. By the application of logic. 2 He uses both logic and scientific observation. 3 Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Hercule Poirot relies on his intelligence like Dupin and Holmes, while Miss Marple relies on her intuitive understanding of human nature. 4 They described the life of the wealthy and leisured upper middle classes. They did not describe the lower classes or the social problems of the day. 5 They wrote about all aspects of British society in more realistic terms.

Page 83 activity 4 1 Mathurins criminal career was ended by Nora Van Snoop. 2 Mathurins real identity was known by only two people. 3 The bill and a sheet of paper were brought to the table by the waiter. 4 The note accusing Mathurin was written by Nora. 5 Miss Van Snoop was accused of stealing the cigarette case by the porter. 6 During the ride to the police station Miss Van Snoop was watched by the policeman. 7 Mathurin was arrested by the inspector. Page 93 activity 1

8 Will Stevens was shot by Mathurin. Page 83 activity 5 Open answer.

THE ORACLE OF THE DOG Part One

Page 86 activity 1 A shears B hedge C terrace D summerhouse E ladder F tie-pin Page 87 activity 2 1 dogs 2 man 3 smiled 4 wonderful 5 reply 6 lying 7 excitedly 8 case 9 pocket 10 it

THE STIR OUTSIDE THE CAF ROYAL

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Date of crime: 4th April 1904 Location: Cranston, Yorkshire. Name of victim: Colonel Druce Activity at moment of death: The Colonel was sitting in his summerhouse. Important features of clothing or appearance: He was wearing a white linen suit. WITNESSES Name Position at time of crime What he/she saw Patrick Floyd On a ladder in the garden No one entered the summerhouse Janet Druce Sitting on the terrace No one entered the summerhouse Donald Druce Looking out of his bedroom He saw Janet Druce and Patrick window Floyd Weapon: Unknown Wounds: Stab wound in back Last person seen with victim: Mr Aubrey Traill, the Colonels solicitor. How body was found: Janet Druce entered the summerhouse and found him. POSSIBLE SUSPECTS/OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA AT TIME OF CRIME Name Relation to victim Job Dr Valentine His daughters fianc Doctor Aubrey Traill His solicitor Solicitor Herbert Druce His nephew Army officer Harry Druce His nephew Army officer

Page 94 activity 2 1 I was working on a ladder in the garden. 2 I was sitting on the terrace. 3 I was looking out of my bedroom window. 4 I was out walking with Fiennes and Herbert. 5 I was out walking with Herbert and Harry Druce. Page 94 activity 3 1 Harry was telling when Janet screamed. 2 I entered I saw She was screaming Colonel Druce was lying 3 Last night somebody rang while I was reading 4 Fiennes walked Father Brown was standing he was thinking about 5 When the solicitor arrived, Donald Druce was sleeping. 6 We were talking I looked down and saw 7 As we were walking we passed Page 95 activity 4 1 any 2 that 3 and 4 also 5 many 6 both 7 But 8 Even 9 than 10 many 11 However 12 This 13 No 14 much 15 but 16 how 17 but

4 When Colonel Druce was murdered. 5 Just after Nox began to howl. 6 She had found her fathers body. 7 He ran away. 8 Fiennes. 9 Because he said that the dog knew who had killed his master. 10 With his tie-pin. 11 Because he was angry with his son. Page 102 activity 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 stabbed Colonel Druce has only one see anyone enter you like some agree with you is really dangerous the money instead

Fiennes at the time of the murder. 8 Floyd cant be the murderer because he was working on a ladder in the garden at the time of the murder.

Part Three
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Final interpretation Harry Druce stabbed the Colonel with a long swordstick from outside the summerhouse. He did this so that Fiennes and Herbert would walk further along and he would have time to stab the Colonel. It provided a good target for Harry Druce. Harry Druce had used his swordstick, which he then threw in the water.

Page 103 activity 3A Possible answers: 1 Traill could be the murderer because Nox barked at him and then he ran away. 2 The tie-pin could be the murder weapon because the police havent found the actual murder weapon yet, and Traill is a suspect. 3 Janet Druce cant be the murderer because she was on the terrace at the time of the murder. 4 Dr Valentines medical bag could contain the murder weapon because doctors always carry sharp instruments with them. 5 Dr Valentine could be the murderer because he is going to marry Janet and Janet is going to inherit her fathers money now. 6 Herbert Druce cant be the murderer because he was walking with Fiennes at the time of the murder. 7 Harry Druce cant be the murderer because he was walking with

The tie-pin could have been the murder weapon. He returned to the shore at that moment because he sensed that his master had been murdered.

He was simply a nervous man. He returned because he couldnt find the walking stick. It was in his nature to take risks. So he risked killing his uncle for his money, even if he wasnt sure that he would inherit it.

The dog knew that he had been murdered and that is why he began to howl. Nox knew that he was the murderer and Traill ran away because the dog had discovered him.

The dog howled because he couldnt find the walking stick. Nox barked at him because he was a nervous man and dogs dont like nervous people.

Part Two
Page 96 activity 1 1C 2C 3D 4B 5B 6C 7A 8D 9 C 10 A Page 102 activity 1 1 It was two rocks, one balanced on top of the other. 2 No, they werent. 3 They were throwing sticks into the water for him to fetch.

Page 114 activity 2 Because witnesses were certain that nobody entered the summerhouse when the Colonel was killed and no murder weapon was found.

Page 114 activity 3 He understood that Harry was a person who liked taking big risks. It was a big risk to murder his uncle since he was not even sure that he would inherit his money.

He could begin to think correctly about Noxs actions because he knew that a dog could not mysteriously sense a murder. He also knew that dogs do not like nervous people and that would have been enough reason for its barking at Traill. Page 114 activities 4-5 Open answers. Page 115 activity 6 The present Duke of Exmoor is the lawyer, Mr Green. The reason he has always worn a purple wig is that he has a triangular cut on his bald head! 1 N E W S P A P E R

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The Five Orange Pips

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They were somehow connected with the KKK. They were all connected with the American Civil War. Because Holmes told him not to. Because he couldnt find them. Because his uncle had already burned them. Because they were too important to give away. The postmarks on all the letters showed that they were sent from ports. The KKK is an American organisation so they must have come to England on a ship. Oranges, and therefore orange pips, always come to England on boats. The KKK is a naval organisation.

1 Before Mr Openshaw even entered the room, Holmes knew that he had a very serious and urgent problem. How? A B C D He had read about him in the newspaper. He could tell by how Mr Openshaw knocked on the door. He had received a letter from him earlier in the day. Only someone with a bad problem would have come out on such a windy and rainy day.

6 Why didnt Mr Openshaw give the KKK their papers?

7 How did Holmes deduce that the murderers travelled by ship?

2 Before Mr Openshaw even told him, Holmes knew that he had just come from Horsham. How? A B C D He could tell from the distinctive dirt on his shoes. He could tell from his distinctive accent. Mr Openshaw was carrying a Horsham newspaper. Mr Openshaw had written to him saying that he was coming from Horsham. Because he had fought for the South during the Civil War and he didnt want blacks to have the vote. Because he was afraid they would kill him if he didnt become a member. Because Captain Calhoun asked him to join. Because he was a strange man and he liked drinking brandy. His uncle left him the house in his will. His uncle gave it to him because he was very fond of him. His uncle left it to his brother, Mr Openshaws father, and then his father left it to him. He, too, was a member of the KKK.

3 Why did Mr Openshaws uncle become a member of the KKK? A B C D A B C D

8 How does Holmes interpret the diary entry: Visited Paramore. All Well.? A B C D A B C D A B C D That Paramore escaped from the KKK. That Paramore was murdered after receiving the five orange pips as a warning. That Paramore decided to join the KKK after receiving the five orange pips as a warning. That Paramore had been sick but now he is better. He read old newspapers. He studied samples of dirt from Horsham. He went to Dundee. He went to the port of London. The KKK. Captain Calhoun. The Confederacy. The weather.

4 How did Mr Openshaw become the owner of his uncles house?

9 How did Holmes find Captain Calhoun?

10 Who or what defeated Holmes in this case?

5 How did the police interpret the deaths of Mr Openshaw, his father and his uncle? A B They were somehow connected with the five orange pips. They were either suicides or accidents.

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Hunted Down
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How did Mr Slinkton appear to Mr Sampson when he first saw him? What was Mr Slinktons profession? What made Mr Sampson so curious about Mr Slinkton? According to Mr Slinkton, why did Mr Meltham leave the insurance profession? Why did Mr Slinkton lie about this? Who was Mr Beckwith? Why did Mr Sampson lie to the readers? Who was the shadow? Who took Miss Niner away from her uncle? Why did Mr Meltham pretend to drink brandy all the time?

7 Miss Van Snoop knew that Mathurin had killed the bank manager in Detroit because she was a detective. 8 Miss Van Snoop didnt ask the London police for help earlier because she didnt think they would believe her story. 9 Miss Van Snoop went on to catch many more dangerous criminals.

The Oracle of the Dog

4 Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1 What does Father Brown mean when he says he doesnt like it when people spell dogs backwards? A B C D He doesnt like people who cant spell correctly. He doesnt like it when people attribute special powers to dogs. He doesnt like it when people give dogs funny names. He doesnt like it when people give more importance to dogs than to their friends.

The Stir Outside the Caf Royal

3 Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), and then

correct the false ones. T 1 Miss Van Snoop herself gave the narrator information about the events described in the story. 2 Miss Van Snoop really wanted the cab to go slowly because she wanted to keep an eye on Mathurins cab. 3 The cab driver knew that Miss Van Snoop was American because she was very generous. 4 The men standing in front of the Caf Royal assumed that Miss Van Snoop was American because she was entering the caf alone. 5 The waiter let Miss Van Snoop stay at the table for four people because she was American. 6 Miss Van Snoop denied that she had taken Mathurins cigarette case because she wanted the police to take them to the police station. F

2 What were the two big mysteries surrounding the murder of Colonel Druce? A B C D Why anyone would kill such a nice old man and how the murderer escaped. Where Colonel Druce was killed and how. How the murder was actually committed and what happened to the murder weapon. Who the murderer was and why he wanted to kill Colonel Druce.

3 What did all the witnesses say about the murder? A B C D That no one entered the summerhouse at the time of the murder. That it was truly horrible. That nobody came out of the summerhouse before the murder. That Janet Druce entered the summerhouse with a gun.

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4 Why did Father Brown call Fiennes a fool? A B C D Because Fiennes didnt know who the murderer was and Father Brown did. Because Fiennes thought that Traill was the murderer. Because Fiennes thought that Nox knew that Traill was the murderer. Because Fiennes didnt think that Traill was the murderer and Father Brown did.

The Five Orange Pips

Activity 1 1 D 2 A 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 B 9 A 10 D

Hunted Down
Activity 2 1 He appeared to be a polite, well-dressed gentleman of about forty years of age. 2 He was a lawyer. 3 The fact that even though he had a bad first impression of the man and Mr Sampson always trusted his first impressions Mr Slinkton seemed genuinely sad about Mr Meltham. 4 Mr Meltham left the profession because he had love problems. 5 Because Mr Meltham left the insurance profession after the woman he loved had been killed, and Mr Slinkton was the one who had killed her. 6 Mr Beckwith was actually Mr Meltham. 7 Because he wanted to keep the story interesting until the end. 8 Mr Meltham, who pretended to be an old man so that he could protect Miss Niner from her uncle. 9 A servant of Mr Sampsons. 10 He knew that Mr Slinkton chose people who were sick in some way as his victims, so that when he poisoned them nobody would suspect it was murder. He would then receive the money from their insurance policy.

5 Why did Traill visit Colonel Druce on the day of the murder? A B C D Because the Colonel wished to change his will. Because Traill wanted to murder him. Because Janet Druce had asked him to come. Because Donald Druce was in trouble.

6 Why was Dr Valentine a good suspect? A B C D Because Nox growled at him. Because he was going to marry Janet Druce, who was going to inherit all of the Colonels money. Because he was visiting the Colonel on the day of the murder. Because a doctor knows how to kill people.

7 Why did Harry Druce kill himself? A B C D Because Father Brown had discovered that he was the murderer. Because he felt guilty about having killed Colonel Druce. Because he discovered that the Colonel had left his money to Janet and not to him. Because he was afraid Nox would bark at him.

The Stir Outside the Caf Royal

Activity 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T T F He knew she was American because of her accent. T F He let her stay because she gave him some money. T F She knew this because she herself had witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. 8 F She didnt call them earlier because she wanted to arrest Mathurin herself. 9 F She resigned from the police department immediately after catching Mathurin.

8 Why did Harry Druce want Colonel Druces money so desperately? A B C D Because he wanted to return to India. Because he wanted to get married. Because he had lost his job and then all his money at Monte Carlo. Because he wanted to gamble at Monte Carlo.

The Oracle of the Dog

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