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Comprehension Test
The Dead of Jericho Colin Dexter 1 Who said this in the story ...? Inspector Morse, Anne Scott, Edward Mrdoch, Charles
!ichards, Celia !ichards.
a ‘I was silly silly enough to marry marry when when I was nineteen nineteen ...’ ............... b ‘What you’re you’re doing is is blackmai blackmail. l. But I believe believe what what you said in in your your letter and so I’m going to pay you you one quarter of of what you asked for.’ ............... c ‘My dear dear husband didn’t didn’t want his his normal normal secretary ... to know about the police coming coming here, here, so he asked me to be his secretary for today.’ ............... d ‘I’m disappointed disappointed in you ewis. If you’re you’re ever going to be a good detective, you’ll you’ll have have to realise that it’s these tiny details that solve cases in the end.’ ............... e ‘We wrote the letter together and sent it. But the ne!t day Michael Michael was taken into hospital, hospital, and I felt frightened of what we’d done.’ ............... .............. . 20 marks
2 "t the followin# e$ents fro% the story in the ri#ht order. &%'er the% ()*.
a
Morse discovered that "onrad #ichards #ichards was pretending to be his brother, "harles.
b
$nne %cott killed killed herself. herself.
c
Morse took over the case from Inspector Inspector Bell. Bell.
d
Morse met $nne $nne %cott at a party. party.
e
&eorge &eorge 'ackso 'ackson n was murde murdered red.. 10 marks
3 Co%plete the followin# sentences with infor%ation fro% the story.
a When When Morse Morse met met $nne $nne %cott at the party party ... .............................................................................
b (he front door was open and no one seemed seemed to be at home when ... .............................................................................
c $lthough $lthough the blackma blackmail il letter had spellin spelling g mistakes mistakes ... ................................................................................
d Morse was arrested arrested by a polic policema eman n when when ... ................................................................................
e )dward )dward went to $nne $nne %cott’s house house every every week week because because ... ... ................................................................................ 30 marks
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4 Are these sentences tre +T or false +-?
a
Morse went to see $nne %cott a few days after he had met her at the party.
b
Morse was interested in literature.
c
$nne %cott had curtains in her bedroom.
d
"elia and "harles #ichards were happily married.
e
$nne %cott used to work for "harles #ichards’ company.
f
"harles #ichards had a good alibi for the night of &eorge 'ackson’s murder.
g
&eorge 'ackson did some repair *obs at $nne’s house.
h
&eorge 'ackson couldn’t write.
i
Michael Murdoch was $nne %cott’s son.
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Before she died $nne %cott wrote a note to Morse. 20 marks
5 Why did Anne Scott ill herself?
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Multiple-choice Test
The Dead of Jericho Colin Dexter
Setting Choose the 'est answer.
+ Morse met $nne %cott for the first time at . a - $nne’s house
b - a party
c - a police station
d - Mrs Murdoch’s party
/ 0e believed that the murderer and victim knew each other well in of cases. a - 123
b - 423
c - +23
d - 523
1 0e decided not to visit $nne for si! months because . a - she loved someone else c - he didn’t trust her
b - she was married
d - he was recently divorced
6 (he houses in 'ericho, 7!ford, were built . a - in a modern style
b - for university students
c - for workers over +22 years ago
d - for university professors
4 When Morse arrived at $nne’s house, . a - the door was unlocked
b - she was teaching &erman
c - the bedroom window was open
d - he found a key in the door
5 Bell couldn’t understand how $nne had . a - kicked the chair so far from her c - earned enough to live
b - been attracted to Morse
d - lived in such a small house
8 &eorge 'ackson said that he . a - had never met $nne
b - had done work in $nne’s house
c - used to be in love with $nne
d - liked working for different people
9 Walters was worried that ‘).M.’ might be . a - )lectricity Man
b - )dward Murdoch c - a neighbour
d - Morse
: promised to give "harles #ichards an alibi. a - 'ennifer 0ills
b - $ friend
c - "onrad #ichards
d - $ colleague
+2 (he police doctor said that $nne had . a - been pregnant when she died c - killed herself by accident
b - definitely been murdered
d - been very ill at the time of her death
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Characters Choose the 'est answer.
++ $nne %cott was Morse. a - more than ten years younger than c - ten years older than
b - about the same age as
d - two years younger than
+/ Morse liked to listen to in his free time. a - Beethoven
b - 7asis
c - Mo;art
d - the Beatles
+1 was about fifty and losing his hair. a - "harles #ichards
b - Morse
c - ewis
d - Inspector Bell
+6 "elia was sure that "harles . a - wanted to leave her
b - was a very good publisher
c - had had many affairs
d - wasn’t very good with money
+4 asked
b - ewis
c - "onstable Walters
d - Inspector Bell
+5 read $nne %cott’s suicide note to &eorge 'ackson. a - Mrs ewis
b - Mrs #ichards
c - Mrs Briggs
d - Mrs =urvis
+8 ewis and Morse had been working together for . a - three months
b - si! years
c - three years
d - si! months
+9 "onrad #ichards lived at 7!ford $venue. a - +5/
b - /5+
c - +/5
d - /+5
+: wrote the blackmail letter to get money for drugs. a - "onrad and "harles
b - )dward
c - 'ackson
d - )dward and Michael
/2 ewis found in 'ackson’s new fishing rod. a - $nne’s letter to Morse
b - another blackmail letter
c - $nne’s letter to "harles
d - "harles’ reply to $nne
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Dialogue Who said or wrote this?
/+ ‘"leverest detective I’ve ever met.’ a - 'ackson
b - Inspector Bell
c - %ergeant ewis
// ‘>ou should have asked me how I got into the house.’ a - 'ackson
b - "elia
c - Morse
/1 ‘I’ll kill you with my bare hands?’
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d - Walters
d - "onstable Walters
a - )dward
b - "harles
c - Michael
d - 'ackson
/6 ‘I’m free this afternoon. %houldn’t you be at work@’ a - )dward
b - 'enny
c - "elia
d - "harles
/4 ‘>ou still haven’t told me the truth?’ a - $nne
b - "elia
c - ewis
d - Morse
/5 ‘Aon’t you see@ (he 'erI"0o (esting abo#$(ory.’ a - Walters
b - ewis
c - Bell
d - Morse
/8 ‘(he doctor says he’s lost the sight in one eye completely.’ a - Mrs Murdoch
b - "elia
c - )dward
d - Michael
/9 ‘Aear "harles. (hat was how she started the letter?’ a - 'ackson
b - "onrad
c - Mrs =urvis
d - )dward
/: ‘When did you discover the truth@’ a - Morse
b - "harles
c - ewis
d - "onrad
12 ‘I hoped you would contact me C but you didn’t.’ a - $nne
b - 'enny
c - Morse
d - )dward
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Vocabulary Choose the 'est answer.
1+ to hit or move something with your foot a - kick
b - clap
c - touch
d - knock
1/ money paid as punishment a - bet
b - fine
c - bridge
d - fate
11 e!pecting a baby a - pregnant
b - confident
c - childish
d - impatient
16 getting a more important *ob a - promotion
b - management
c - improvement
d - forwarding
14 to kill with a rope around the neck a - bear
b - hang
c - call
d - fold
15 a se!ual relationship between two people who are married, but not to each other a - account
b - case
c - affair
d - siren
18 small repair work in the house or garden a - even *obs
b - tiny *obs
c - all *obs
d - odd *obs
19 written information given to the police a - alibi
b - phrase
c - statement
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d - sentence
1: marks made by fingers which can be used as proof a - fingerproofs
b - fingermarks
c - fingerprints
d - handprints
62 to not tell the truth a - convince
b - recover
c - admit
d - lie
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Plot Choose the 'est answer.
6+ Morse found in $nne’s fireplace. a - burnt pieces of a letter c - burnt clothes
b - the murder
weapon
d - another key
6/ &eorge 'ackson picked up the money that #ichards left . a - in a hole in a tree c - at $nne’s house
b - behind a phone bo! d - in $nne’s shed
61 "harles #ichards denied , the afternoon that $nne died. a - arguing with his wife c - driving to 7!ford
b - parking his car near "anal #each
d - meeting an old friend
66 "harles was lying because hadn’t been left at $nne’s house. a - a darkDblue raincoat
b - a brown leather *acket
c - a lightDblue raincoat
d - a black *acket
64 said he couldn’t remember where he was when 'ackson was murdered. a - )dward
b - "harles
c - Michael
d - "onrad
65 Morse said that the writer of the blackmail letter . a - had very good handwriting
b - was asking for too much money
c - was pretending to be uneducated
d - couldn’t communicate well
68 0e thought that $nne might have killed herself because . a - she didn’t want to be on her own c - she didn’t like small children
b - she thought she had slept with her own son
d - Morse hadn’t contacted her
69 had confused Morse and ewis by switching identities. a - )dward and Michael c - "harles and "onrad
b - 'ackson and "onrad d - "elia and 'ennifer
6: $nne killed herself because . a - she was depressed about her *ob c - her situation was unbearable
b - she was in love with "onrad
d - her husband had died in a car crash
42 (he real was responsible for causing 'ackson’s accidental death.
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a - "elia
b - "onrad
c - )dward
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d - "harles
The Dead of Jericho ( a $nne %cott
b "harles #ichards c "elia #ichards d Inspector Morse e )dward Murdoch
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b / c 6 d + e 1
0 a ... he talked to her Eall eveningF. G he thought she was attractive. G he liked her a lot. G she gave
him her address. b ... Morse went to $nne %cott’s house. c ... t was written by an educated G clever person. G ... the person who wrote it was educated. d ... he went to &eorge 'ackson’s house at night. e ... he was learning &erman G he was having &erman lessons with her G he was having private lessons.
