Book key 1 a 1914 b 1918 c Most European countries, but not Spain, Portugal, Switzerland or Scandinavian countries. The war was mainly between Britain, France and the United States, and Germany, Hungary and Turkey, but there were many other countries in the war too. 2 a butler, captain, coastguard, general, innkeeper, lord, minister, Sir b admiralty, captain, coastguard, tide c admiralty, cottage, town hall 3 a H b S c S d S e S f H 4 a His enemies want to kill him. b The police will think that he killed Scudder. c Karolides. d Scudders chief enemy. e Scudders black notebook. f To buy a train ticket to Galloway. g With a knife through his heart. h He leaves the building looking like a milkman. 5 6 Open answers 7 a 5 b 4 c 3 d 8 B 2 f 6 g 7 h 1 8 a No. He is a foreign enemy. b No. They are foreign enemies. c No. His newspaper has the story of Scudders murder and information about Hannay. d Yes. He gives Hannay new clothes and food. His uncle is the Chief Secretary at the Foreign Office. e Yes. They give Hannay milk and food and do not ask him questions. f Yes. He hides Hannay in his house and does not help Hannays enemies. g No. He tries to stop Hannay because the telegram describes Hannays car. h Yes. Hannay has an interesting conversation with him. 9 a Hannay learns from a newspaper that the police know about his escape to Scotland. b The dog pulls the old man off the train and they fall down a river bank. Because of this, everybody on the train forgets about Hannay and he successfully escapes. c Her name helps Hannay to solve the code in Scudders black notebook. d The Germans want to kill him and use his death as an excuse for war. c Pearson Education Limited 2008
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day as Karolides to learn about the British war plans. f The Black Stone is a group of German spies in Britain. g Hannay uses this name with Sir Harry. 10 11 Open answers 12 a Hannay must get to London before that day to save Karolidess life. He must also get there to stop the German spies learning Britains war secrets. b Open answers 13 a plane b shoes c dangerous d The police e is Hannays main enemy f to kill the wrong man g airfield 14 a Hannay borrows the roadmans hat, glasses and job. b He taught Hannay how to be a good actor. c Hannay escapes into the hills in his car. d He saves Hannay from the police. e Because of Hannays dirty clothes, the old spy halfbelieves Hannays story and does not kill him. f Hannay uses them to escape from the dark room in the spies house. g Hannay hides on its roof to escape from the enemy spies. 15 He is angry that there are foreign enemies in his country. He is dishonest when he lies to the old spy. He is happy when people see him as a real roadman. He is hungry when he arrives at the spies house. He is lucky that many people help him. He is also lucky when he finds dynamite in the dark room. He is nervous on the birdhouse roof because the spies can see him from their plane. He is sick and thirsty on the birdhouse roof because of the dynamite smoke. He is weak like a child when he looks into the old spys eyes. (Drunk and sad do not describe Hannay in these chapters.) 16 17 Open answers 18 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 3 e 7 f 7 g 7 19 After his illness, Hannay goes to (1) Artinswell to see Sir Walter Bullivant, (2) Sir Harrys uncle. Sir Walter tells him that Scudders ideas were often (3) strange. After news of the Greek Prime Ministers death, Sir Walter goes to an important meeting. Hannay meets Marmaduke Jopley. (4) Hannay hits Jopley and runs to Sir Walters (5) house at Queen Annes Gate. Sir Walter and his other guests are surprised that a foreign spy has (6) heard their secret plans.
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20 a Turnbull has his coat with Scudders black notebook in its pocket. b Hannay offers him money. c the song is a secret sign. d Karolides is shot. e important things are happening without him. f he wants to check his idea about the real Lord Alloa. g a German spy has heard their war secrets. 2122 Open answers 23 a Scotland b Senegal c Scotland Yard d the Admiralty e the East Coast f Bradgate, Kent g Trafalgar House h Germany i Sir Walters house 24 a Royer lost some fingers because a lion attacked him. b The spies have not taken their secrets to Germany yet. c Hannay thinks that the spies will try to escape in a small sailing or fishing boat. d correct e Scaife and Hannay go fishing because they want to look closely at the Ariadne. f Hannay thinks that the people in Trafalgar House look different from the enemy spies in Scotland. g The thin, dark spy killed Scudder, and the fat spy was probably the Lord Alloa of the night before. h At the end of the story, all the spies are arrested. 25 35 Open answers
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a few weeks, Scotsman, German, an empty part of the countryside, tobacco box, a joke, Hannay leaves his flat dressed as a milkman, throws the milkmans clothes over a wall, catches the train. 4 a 6 b 7 c 4 d 1 e 5 f 2 g 3 5 a Nobody can stop the war now b The Germans are going to attack suddenly 6 Open answer. 7 a in the hills > on the coast b Red Rock > Black Stone c the German spies > Richard Hannay d means > doesnt mean (Protection means paying money to the government to move goods between countries.) e Australia > Rhodesia f is > was (the last) g church > government h good > terrible i new suit of clothes > old suit of clothes, new car > old bicycle 8 a He throws it into a pool. b He got drunk the night before. c He borrows the roadmans hat and glasses, he puts dirt on his trousers and shoes, he ties his trousers below the knee, he makes his hands dirty. d They think he is Hannay. e His newspaper, his shoes, someone on a bicycle. f Because he is very frightened of Hannay / because Hannay says he will murder him. 9 hill-top, notebook, hiding-place, glass bottle, worst enemy, shopkeeper, stick of dynamite, farmyard, birdhouse, airfield 10 in the long grass on a hill, in a group of trees, in a farmyard, in a glass building, in a dark room with only one window, in a dark back room with no light, in the farmyard again, at the back of the bird-house, on the roof of the bird-house, at the little river by the farm 11 a woman in a cottage; Alexander Turnbull, the roadman; Sir Walter Bullivant 12 a To learn the British plans for war b Because he isnt well c Because Royers visit to London is secret only five people know. Hannay can tell the police his story after the visit d Because he has read Scudders notes and because he has seen the German spies outside his flat and in Scotland The Thirty-nine Steps - Answer keys of 3
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e No, he hasnt f When Lord Alloa looks at Hannay there is a sudden light in his eyes which he has seen before. g He phones Lord Alloas home and Lord Alloa is there, in bed 13 a 7 b 3 c 1 d 5 e 2 f 4 g 6 14 a 10 b 5 c 1 d 8 e 9 f 2 g 4 h 6 i 3 j 7 15 Open answers 16 Suggested answers: At the first inn where Hannay stays in Scotland the young landlord likes writing interesting stories, and helps Hannay. Later, Hannay meets Sir Harry. Sir Harrys uncle is the Chief Secretary at the Foreign Office. The roadman is a very kind man and helps Hannay when he is ill. Hannay meets Marmaduke Jopley on a quiet road in Scotland. Jopley drives him away from danger. Hannay finds a detonator and some dynamite in the cupboard when he is in the glass building. No one sees him on the top of the bird-house. 17 Open answer
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1 a German > Greek; Friend > stranger. b President > Foreign Office; it was not a good idea > there was no time. c Germany > Scotland; British > a Scotsman/Scottish d Bag > pockets; bed > tobacco. 2 a 7: in the house of a family. b 3 c 7: after June 15th. d 3 3 a 1 b 2 c 1 d 2 4 a his clothes and name from Twidson to Turnbull. b he was afraid of him because he read in the paper that he was a murderer. c a kind-looking old man. d he was one of Scudders enemies. 5 a cottage b butler c Lord, Admiralty d General 6 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 7 7 a 1 b 3 c 4 d 5 e 2