Libro de Ingles

Chapter 1 1. The Moonstone got its name partly because of its colour and partly because of superstition. 2. Anyone who tried to steal it would suffer. 3. Three Hindu priests belonging to the Brahmin caste guarded it. Chapter 2 1. Lord Herncastle was the brother of Colonel Herncastle, who had committed murder to steal the Moonstone. Moonstone. 2. She wanted him to stop working for her as a gardener and to work in the house as her steward. 3. She remembered that as children he had been unkind to her. Chapter 3 1. It was an area of quicksand at the end of one of the walks that led from the Verinders’ home. It shivered, and this is how it got its name. 2. He wanted to cause her trouble and unhappiness. 3. He put it in i n the bank at Fritzinghall. Chapter 4 1. He stopped smoking, which made him restless and unable to sleep. 2. They were Brahmin priests who had come to England on a serious mission.

3. He drank brandy and water to help him sleep. Chapter 5 1. They had been seen arriving in Fritzinghall between 10 and 11 o’clock the night before. 2. Penelope thought that Rosanna had fallen in love with him. Chapter 6 1. He noticed a paint smear under the lock of the door. It could be deduced that if an article of someone’s clothing could be found with a paint stain on it, and that person could not explain his presence, then the identity of the thief would be known. 2. The keyhole of Rosanna’s door was blocked, but the servant could see a light under the door. She heard the sound of a fire which was strange, because it was June. 3. She went to Lucy’s cottage and bought a metal box and two chains from Lucy’s father. 4. He suspected Rachel. Chapter 7 1. She bought the cloth to make herself a new nightgown. 2. She ignored him. 3. Rosanna had asked Lucy to hand the letter to him personally. Chapter 8

1. She hoped that her relatives would read the material and become better Christians. 2. Godfrey Ablewhite was suspected of giving the Moonstone to Septimus Luker as a guarantee for a loan. 3. She wanted to see him about her will. 4. Mr Bruff did not believe that he had a motive to steal the diamond, because if he married Rachel he would be rich and also because he was not under pressure to pay his creditors back quickly. Chapter 9 1. She believed that he was a fine man and that he loved her very much. Chapter 10 1. Mr Ablewhite became her guardian. 2. Mr Bruff told her that Godfrey was only interested in marrying her so that he could use her wealth to pay off his debts. Chapter 11 1. A person had a year in which to pay back the loan. 2. He understood that the diamond would be returned to the thief at the end of one year because it had been given as a guarantee for a loan. These answers relate to the questions on pages 75-77 of the reader itself.

Chapter 12 1. His father died, leaving him a great fortune. 2. In the box was a paint-stained nightgown marked with Franklin Blake’s name as well as a letter from Rosanna to Franklin. 3. He remembered nothing about taking the diamond, yet there was evidence against him. Chapter 13 1. He thought he might have been drunk. 2. She was angry because he had pretended to help the police after taking the diamond himself and because he would not admit the truth to her. Chapter 14 1. He caught pneumonia while walking home in the rain on the night of Rachel’s birthday party, which had caused memory loss and, finally, death. 2. Mr Jennings thought that he had taken the diamond while under the influence of the opium that Mr Candy had given him as a trick to help him sleep. Mr Jennings wanted to recreate the night of the theft by giving him opium and watching to see whether he would repeat his actions. Chapter 15 1. It proved that on the night of Rachel’s birthday party, Franklin Blake took the diamond while under the influence of opium. What remained

unknown was what he had done with the diamond after taking it from Rachel’s cabinet. 2. Two policemen were assigned to watch the bank where Mr Bruff believed the diamond was being held. Mr Bruff hoped that after the loan had been paid back, Mr Luker would arrive to claim the diamond and return it to the thief. Chapter 16 1. He was a small boy who often helped Mr Bruff in his work. 2. They found the sailor, whom they had seen in the bank, lying dead on the bed. They also found an empty box with a note stating that the box, which contained a jewel of great value, was to be given to Septimus Luker only. 3. The sailor was Godfrey Ablewhite. Chapter 17 1. He had been suffocated with a pillow. 2. He was a gambler and had lost a large sum of money. 3. They went to Bombay by ship. Before reaching their destination, they disappeared. Chapter 18 1. They got married. Epilogue 1. Mr Murthwaite found the Moonstone shining in the forehead of the moon-god while on a visit to

the holy city of Somnauth.