The Couple at No. 9 (chapters 11-16)

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Chapters 11-16

Part 2

Who is it? "She looked sad. ... She was wearing a thin olive-green velvet coat with colourful patches stiched onto it... She was new to the village." (p. 76)

When did Rose first meet Daphne Hartall? (p. 75)

1. New Year's Day, 2014
2. April 1, 1988
3. October 25, 1977
4. Christmas Eve, 1979

Rose says about Daphne: "And I recognized a kindred spirit when I saw one" (p. 76) What does 'kindred' mean?

1. very similar, related
2. very angry, aggressive
3. very different, strange
4. very calm, indifferent

a person who pays rent to live in somebody’s house is

1. an intruder
2. a lodger
3. an owner
4. a liver

How did Rose call her daughter Lorna when she was a child? (p. 80)

1. Lory
2. Lona
3. Lola
4. Lolly

"She has gone. Lolly has gone".
Which tense is it?

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Past Perfect

"This was serendipitous, I thought. We were supposed to meet. How wrong I was" (p. 80) SERENDIPITOUS is ...

1. happening very often in a negative way
2. happening constantly, with a lot of people
3. happening randomly, with the same person
4. happening by chance in an interesting or pleasant way

Saffy says that her mother usually talks nineteen to the dozen (p. 82). What does it mean?

1. Lorna talks a lot
2. Lorna talks very quickly and without stopping
3. Lorna lies a lot
4. Lorna talks very slowly with a lot of pauzes

Lorna and Saffy visit Rose in the care house. Which names does Rose keep mentioning? (pp. 86-88)

1. Adam and Eva
2. Tom and Saffy
3. Victor and Sheila
4. John and Jean

"He has a notebook and biro on the table in front of him" (p. 90).
BIRO is ...

1. a pencil
2. a computer
3. a calculator
4. a pen

"And did you have any other lodgers around that time?" (p. 93)
Which tense is it?

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous
3. Present Perfect
4. Present Perfect Continuous

Who is Brenda Morrison? (p. 97)

1. a nice neighbour
2. an annoying neighbour
3. a friendly PC
4. a corrupt PC

Saffy says: "I've never taken to Brenda, or her husband, Jack" (p. 97) What does she mean?

1. She's never liked them
2. She's never had problems with them
3. She's never met them
4. She's never seen them

Brenda says: "We'____ been living here over 30 years" (p. 98). She uses Present Perfect Continuous. What is missing?

1. 's
2. 'd
3. 've
4. 're

Saffy: "Have you told the police this?"
Brenda: "I ______ them last week."
What is missing? (p. 99)

1. did told
2. told
3. have told
4. has told

Lorna about Rose's things: "We ____ a lot of it away to charity ... but we ____ her personal stuff, didn't we?" (p. 101)

1. given, kept
2. have given, have kept
3. are giving, are keeping
4. gave, kept

What did Lorna and Saffy NOT find in Rose's personal stuff?

1. a book of poems
2. an old newspaper clipping
3. a private diary
4. old photos

Which name was mentioned in that old newspaper clipping? (p. 106)

1. Sheila
2. Victor
3. Lolly
4. Rose

"Theo has been watching his dad closely since he stumbled upon that newspaper article last week... "(p. 108)
Which tenses are used in this sentence?

1. Past Simple and Past Perfect
2. Past Continuous and Past Simple
3. Present Perfect and Past Continuous
4. Present Perfect Continuous and Past Simple

What did Theo find out when he googled his father's name? (p. 112)

1. His father was a criminal
2. His father had a business partner
3. His father was married 6 times
4. His father was not a doctor

What is the partner's name? (p. 112)

1. Dr. Larry Knight
2. Dr. Victor King
3. Dr. Alexander Fleming
4. Dr. Edward Jenner

What is Theo's father name? (p. 113)

1. Victor Douglas
2. Victor Cutler
3. Victor Carmichael
4. Victor Grey

What is NOT true about Daphna? (chapter 16)

1. She used to sew
2. She smokes
3. She wants to get married
4. She is attractive

Which lie did Rose tell to Daphna?
(p. 117)

1. She has never been married
2. She got the cottage from her late husband
3. She has 2 more children
4. She got the cottage from her parents