The African The Big Sleep Black Beauty

Queen
1 1 e 1 a Rob Roy
2 a b Jerry
1 a Rose’s brother
3 d c James
b Charlie
4 b d Merrylegs
c Rose
5 c e Reuben Smith
d The German captain
My Hair
e The British commander 2 1 b 2 a F
2 d b T
3 e c T
2 a 5
4 c d T
b 7
5 a e F
c 1
f F
d 6
e 3 3 a Carmen Sternwood g T
b General Sternwood h F
f 10
c Vivian Regan i T
g 8
d Eddie Mars j F
h 2
e Mona Mars
i 9
j 4 3 Because he knew something
4 1 b was wrong / it wasn’t safe / it
2 d was broken.
3 1d, 2a, 3b, 4e, 5c
3 c

4 a Charlie
4
5
e
a
4 saddle, carry, carriage, slow,
bit, head, shoe, collar, bite,
b Rose
horses
c Charlie
d Rose 5 a T
e Rose
b
c
T
F
5 a 2
b 5
f Charlie
d F c 1
g Charlie
e T d 4
h Charlie
f T e 3
i Rose
g F
j Rose
h F 6 Students’ individual answers.
COMPREHENSION

i T
5 a … said their prayers.
j F
b … a Belgian gold-mining
ANSWERS

company
c … food, cigarettes, gin
and explosives
d … drinking home-made
beer.
e … put salt on them, and
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Cranford Death of an Desert, Mountain,
Englishman Sea
1 a Captain Brown
b Miss Deborah Jenkyns
c Peter Jenkyns 1 a F 1 a F
b F b T
d Signor Brunoni
c F c F
e Miss Matty Jenkyns
d T d F
e F e T
2 a T
f T f F
b F
g F g T
c F
h T h T
d T
i T i F
e F
j F j F
f T
g T
h T 2 In the end the Marshal 2 Each camp was going to
treated him very well. Bacci have a tent and food. If there
i F
also admired the way in was a problem or conditions
j F
which the Marshal worked became too bad the climbers
when he was ill with flu. could return to the nearest
3 1 d
camp.
2 a
3 b 3 1 a
4 e
2 e 3 Across the Australian Desert:
3 d bush, saddle, sunstroke
5 c
4 b Climbing Annapurna:
5 c avalanche, porter, summit,
4 a Captain Brown
tent
b Miss Deborah Jenkyns
c Miss Matty Jenkyns 4 war, bombed, country, Alone Around the World:
fourteen, Florence, cleaner, capsize, deck, harbour
d Martha
flat, mother, ill, hospital
e the conjurer’s wife
f the shop-boy 4 a Climbing Annapurna
g Martha 5 Students’ individual answers. b Alone Around the World
c Across the Australian
h Jem Hearn
Desert
i Miss Matty Jenkyns

COMPREHENSION
d Alone Around the World
j Peter Jenkyns
e Across the Australian
Desert
5

ANSWERS
Students’ individual answers.

5 If the tins got wet their labels

would fall off and Naomi
would have no idea what each
tin contained.

6 Students’ individual answers.

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 Disaster! Doors to a Wider Dr Jekyll and Mr
Place: Stories from Hyde
1 1 c Australia
2 e
3 a 1 a T f F
b T g T
4 b 1 a Mrs Hastings
c F h F
5 d b Joe’s father
d F i T
c the bus driver
e T j T
2 1
2
d
a
d (Mr/John) Condon
e Joe
3 e f Seyed 2 Dr Jekyll: generous,
4 c imaginative, kind, good,
g the barman
5 b happy
h Martha
i Ama
Mr Hyde: inhuman, evil, ugly,
3 1
2
Pliny the Younger
Tilly Smith
j Billy Woodward
violent, cruel
3 Christopher Wren
4 Sunil Kumar Verna 2 a T
3 Dr Lanyon died after he saw
b T
5 Christa McAuliffe Mr Hyde turn into Dr Jekyll.
c F
This frightened him and
d F
made him lose his faith in his
4 1
2
d
c
e T
own scientific beliefs. He was
f F
3 a probably killed by the shock.
g T
4 e h T
5 b i F 4 Possible content for students’
answers.
j F
5 a F a … he said he couldn’t
leave the house because
b T
c T 3 a 2
he was ill.
b 4
d F b … they must break down
c 1
e F the door.
d 5
f F c … he wanted to separate
e 3
g T the two sides of his
h F character and give
4 a the damage to his eyes.
COMPREHENSION

i T freedom to his wilder

b the pages of the diary/his
j T side.
great-grandfather’s diary.
d … he had changed into
ANSWERS

c the long drive home.

Mr Hyde and he
d he was going/went home.
couldn’t change back.
e someone from the country
e … he knew this meant
or from another time.
killing himself.

5 1c, 2e, 3a, 4b, 5d

5 Dr Jekyll took the drug
again because his life seemed
boring.

6 Students’ individual answers.

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A Dubious Legacy The Eagle of the Great Crimes
Ninth
1 a F 1 1
2
d
a
b T
c T 1 a 5 3 c
b 7 4 b
d T
c 9 5 e
e F
d 3
f F
e 12
g T
f 11
2 a T
h T b T
g 6 c F
i F
h 15 d T
j T
i 2 e T
k F
j 8 f T
l T
k 10 g F
m F
l 13 h F
n T
m 1 i F
o F
n 14 j F
o 4
2 a Margaret
b Trask 3 1 c
c James 2 a Marcus, Esca 2 a
b Cottia, Marcus 3 e
d Margaret
c Marcus, Guern 4 b
e Pilar
d Dergdian (the Chief), 5 d
Marcus
3 a Henry to Margaret
e Liathan, Marcus
b Barbara to Margaret 4 1 d
c Margaret to Henry 2 a
d Henry to Barbara 3 a T 3 c
b F 4 e
e Susie to Margaret
c T 5 b
d T
4 a 7
e F
b 10
f F
5 a American
c 4 b Florence
g F c Australia
d 9

C O M P R E H E N S I on
h T d 88888
e 2
i T e He took his own life
f 1
j F (he committed suicide)

ANSWERS
g 5
h 8
i 3 4 a Dergdian, the chief.
b He is cleaning a spear
j 6
with eagles’ feathers
around it.
5 1c, 2e, 3a, 4b, 5d
c The Feast of New Spears.
d Marcus.
e A Greek eye-doctor called
Demetrius of Alexandria.

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 Gulliver’s Travels The History of the The Hound of the
English Language Baskervilles
1 1 e
2 b
3 c 1 a T 1 a Sherlock Holmes
b F b Dr Mortimer
4 a
c T c Stapleton
5 d
d F d Dr Watson
e T e Sir Henry
2 a T
f F
b F
c T
g T 2 a F
h F b T
d T
i F c F
e F
j T d T
e F
3 conversations, intelligent,
2 a King James the First f F
political, judges, history,
b James Murray g T
notes, war, neighbours,
c Geoffrey Chaucer h F
worst, crawled
d William Caxton i F
e Thomas Sheridan j T
4 1 a
2 c
3 c 3 1 e 3 1 d
2 d 2 a
4 b
3 b 3 c
5 a
4 a 4 e
6 c
5 c 5 b

5 Some animals.
4 technological 4 1 c
communicate 2 e
e-mails 3 a
chat 4 b
meanings 5 d
developed
informal 5 a sink
COMPREHENSION

shorten b hunt
breaking c fainted
rules d creeping
ANSWERS

e mark
5 1 d
2 c
3 e
4 a
5 b

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Land of my Little Women Lord Jim
Childhood: Stories
from South Asia
1 a
b
Jo
Mother
1 a F
b F
c Mr Laurence c T
1 a
b
The Kite-maker
A Devoted Son
d
e
Amy
Meg
d T
e F
c Carapace f Mother f F
d For a Horseshoe Nail g Mr Brooke g T
e The Night Train at Deoli h Meg h T
f Missiya, the Wild One i Laurie i F
g The Intelligence of Wild j Mr March j T
Things
h A Devoted Son 2 a T 2 a Stein
i The Stepmother b F b the captain of the Patna
j The Inspector of Schools c T c Doramin
d F d Tamb’Itam
2 a T f T e F e Cornelius
b T g F f T f Jewel
c F h F g T g Dain Waris
d F i T h F h Captain Brown
e T j F i F i Marlow
j T j Jim’s father
3 a fuss
b border 3 She sold her hair / cut off her 3 a Stein, Marlow
c bundle hair and sold it. b Jim, Marlow
d respected c Jewel, Marlow
e prawns 4 a 4 d Captain Brown, Jim
b 5 e Jim, Doramin
4 1 c c 2
2
3
e
a
d
e
1
3
4 a 6
b 2
4 b c 8
5 d 5 1 b

COMPREHENSION
d 9
2 d e 4
5 a Rakesh to Varma 3 e f 3

ANSWERS
b Valli to Raju 4 a g 1
c the stepmother to 5 c h 10
Lakshman i 7
d Zaheera to Rasool
e the Inspector to the
6 Students’ individual answers. j 5

Master
5 Student’s individual answers.

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 Lorna Doone The Moonspinners A Morbid Taste for
Bones
1 1
4
a
b
1 1
2
d
a
5 c 3 e 1 a
b
F
T
f
g
T
F
3 d 4 c
c F h T
2 e 5 b
d T i F
e T j T
2 5 a 2 a Sofia
2 b b Frances
4 c c Mark 2 a 5 f 10
b 3 g 8
1 d d Stratos
c 6 h 7
3 e e Lambis
d 9 i 2
e 1 j 4
3 a T 3 1 e
b F 2 c
c F 3 a 3 a Prior Robert,
Abbot Heribert
d T 4 d
b Brother Cadfael, Sioned
e F 5 b
c Rhisiart, Prior Robert
g Brother Cadfael, Sioned
4 a 2 4 a 2
j Bened, Brother Cadfael
b 3 b 4
c 1 c 5
d 1 d 1 4 a Engelard
b Brother John
e 3 e 3
c Prior Robert
d Sioned
5 peacefully, robbers, attacked, 5 a F
e Peredur
defend, revenge b T
c F
d T 5 a Engelard
b Rhisiart
e F
c Prior Robert
f F
d Brother John
g T
e Brother John
COMPREHENSION

h T
i T
j F 6 gardens, Colombanus,
ANSWERS

journey, bones, village, grave,

bones, coffin/reliquary, relics,
coffin/reliquary

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Mr Midshipman Nelson Mandela Persuasion
Hornblower
1 a Dr Daniel Malan 1 a Sir Walter Elliot
b Oliver Tambo b Anne Elliot
1 a
b
Simpson
Captain Keene
c Chief Luthuli c Captain Frederick
d F. W. de Klerk Wentworth
c Captain Neuville e Desmond Tutu d Mrs Clay
d Kitty Cobham/ e Louisa Musgrove
The Duchess
e Hornblower
2 1 c f Mrs Smith
2 e g Mary Musgrove
3 d h William Elliot
2 a F 4 a i Elizabeth Elliot
b T 5 b j Captain Benwick
c T
d
e
F
F
3 1 c 2 a T f F
2 d b F g T
f T 3 a c F h F
g F 4 e d T i F
h T 5 b e T j T
i T
j F 4 1 d 3 a Mary Musgrove
2 a b Captain Frederick
3 a … he was sick over 3 e Wentworth
the side of the boat 4 b c Anne Elliot
(when they were in the 5 c d William Elliot
harbour). e Mrs Smith
b … she / it sank. 5 a F
… she / it went down.
… she / it broke up.
b
c
F
T
4 a 3
b 2
c … to set fire to the ship. d T c 1
… to make a fire. e F d 5
d … she was really an f T e 4
actress. g T
e … he helped to save some h T 5 Possible content for students’

COMPREHENSION
Spanish fisherman. i F answers: Anne is a kind and
j F intelligent young woman
4

ANSWERS
1 b who often helps other
2 a people. She is calm and
3 d sensible; we can see this
4 c when Louisa Musgrove falls
5 e off the Cobb in Lyme. She
is an honest and loyal friend
5 1
2
a
c
to Mrs Smith. She likes
other people for who they
3 e are and not their position in
4 d society. Her love for Captain
5 b Wentworth shows that she is
capable of strong feelings.

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 Reflex The Scarlet Letter Silas Marner

1 a
b
T
F
1 a
b
T
F
1 a
b
F
F
c T c T c T
d T d F d T
e F e F e F
f T f T f F
g F g F g F
h T h T h T
i F i F i T
j F j T j F

2 Lance Kinship, Clare, 2 a Hester Prynne, 2 a Godfrey

Clare’s boss Dimmesdale b Dunstan
b Hester Prynne, c Godfrey
3 1 c Chillingworth d Silas
2 e c Mr Wilson, Pearl e Eppie
3 a d Chillingworth, Hester
4 d Prynne 3 1 e
5 b e Hester Prynne, 2 c
Dimmesdale 3 d
4 Lord White had fallen in 4 b
love with Dana and that was 3 a Hester Prynne 5 a
why he had allowed Ivor b Pearl
den Relgan into the Jockey c The captain 4 ill, family, morning, dead,
Club. So when he saw the d Dimmesdale fit, chapel, money, bedroom,
photographs he realized he e Chillingworth knife, lots
had been tricked and also
that there was no hope for 4 a Chillingworth 5 a was killed/died.
him with Dana. b Chillingworth b left the door unlocked.
c Pearl c looked for the gold.
5 safe, hospital, factory, d Mistress Hibbins d a ghost.
COMPREHENSION

printing, develop, film, e Chillingworth e the quarry went dry.

kitchen, list, drugs, surprised f Pearl
g Hester Prynne
ANSWERS

6 Students’ individual answers. h

i
Hester Prynne
Dimmesdale
j Chillingworth

5 cottage, sea, needle, sewing,

gold, fashion, Governor,
needlework, clothes,
Puritans, judges, kindness,
sinned, shame, bosom

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The Silver Sword The Songs of A Tale of Two
Distant Earth and Cities
Other Stories
1 a
b
4
6
c 2 1 a
b
Charles Darnay
Jarvis Lorry
d
e
10
1
1 a No Morning After
b The Wall of Darkness
c Dr Manette
d Sydney Carton
f 8 c The Songs of Distant
e Lucie Manette
g 7 Earth
h 9 d The Nine Billion Names
i 3 of God 2 a F
b T
j 5 e The Wall of Darkness
c F
f The Secret
d F
2 a Joseph, Jan g The Songs of Distant
e T
b Ivan, Ruth Earth
f T
c Jan, Ruth h The Nine Billion Names
g F
d Ruth, Greenwood of God
h T
e Bronia, the Wolffs i The Secret
i F
j No Morning After
j T
3 a Joseph
b
c
Prison
Warsaw
2 a The lama
3 a Madame Defarge
b Dr Wagner
b In a wine shop.
d His family is there c Dr Wagner
c She put in her knitting the
e Yes d The lama
names of the enemies of
e Chuck
the people.
4 a T
d She accused Darnay
b F 3 a Clyde
because her family all
c F b Leon
died because of the
d T c Lora’s father
Evremonde brothers.
e T d Lora
Her sister died because
f F e Leon
of Charles Darnay’s uncle
g T
and father.
h T 4 a F

COMPREHENSION
i F b T
j T c F 4 a 3
b 1
d F

ANSWERS
c 5
5 Students’ individual answers. e F
d 4
e 2
5 Hamsters

6 Students’ individual answers. 5 a Dr Manette

b The old Marquis of
Evremonde
c Solomon Pross / Mr
Barsad
d Miss Pross
e Sydney Carton

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 The Thirty-Nine Three Men in a Treasure Island
Steps Boat
1 a F
b F
1 1
2
e
c
1 1
2
c
e
c T
d F
3 a 3 d e T
4 b 4 b f T
5 d 5 a g T
h F
2 Hannay chose to go to 2 a T i T
Scotland because he b F j F
preferred wild, open spaces c F
after his time in Africa.
His family also came from
d
e
T
F
2 a 9
b 6
Scotland and so he could f T c 1
easily pretend to be a g F d 10
Scotsman. h F e 5
i F f 2
3 a F j T g 7
b F h 4
c
d
F
F
3 No, he is a brave dog and i 3
usually hates cats. However, j 8
e T when he tried to chase this
f
g
T
F
one it looked at him in a
strange way that frightened
3 a Long John Silver
b Jim Hawkins
h T him. c Black Dog
i T d Ben Gunn
j T 4 when, but, however, if, after e Captain Bill

4 Hannay used the information 5 Possible content for students’ 4 a Jim

from Scudder’s book to find answers. b Ben Gunn
the location where the spies a ‘J’ fell into the river. c He was left alone on the
would leave England. He b They forgot the tin- island by some pirates./
COMPREHENSION

knew it had to be a place opener. He was marooned.

with thirty-nine steps and c They knocked over three d He found the treasure.
ANSWERS

where high tide was at 10.17 men who were fishing.

p.m. d Harris and the food fell
in a hole.
5 1 c
2 d
5 house, polite, surprised, e Harris drank the whisky 3 e
arrest, certain, criminals, fat, and was attacked by 4 b
cards, game, men the swans. 5 a

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The Unquiet Washington We Didn’t Mean
Grave – Short Square to Go to Sea
Stories
1 a T 1 a Jim Brading
b F b John
1 1 b
c T c Susan
2 e
d F d Daddy
3 d
e T e Mother
4 a
f T
5 c
2 a T f T

2 a 3 2 1 c b F h F
2 f c F g F
b 2
3 d d F i T
c 2
4 e e T j T
d 1
5 a
e 3
6 b 3 a 7 f 2
b 8 g 4
3 a T
3 Morris Townsend: conceited, c 1 h 9
b T
insincere, charming, d 10 i 3
c F
amusing, handsome, self- e 6 j 5
d F
confident.
e T
Catherine: well built, dull, 4 a Jim promised Mother
shy, faithful, sensitive, gentle that he wouldn’t take
4 rows, lawn, amateur,
the children out of the
crawling, nervous
4 1 duty harbour / out to sea. Jim
2 sincere promised Mother that he
5 a 3
3 insulted would take them back to
b 1
4 consent Pin Mill in time for tea /
c 5
5 means in time to meet father.
d 4
b Jim left the Goblin
e 2
5 Students’ individual answers. because it had run out of
petrol (and there wasn’t
enough wind to use the

COMPREHENSION
sails.) / Jim left the boat
to go and get some more
petrol.

ANSWERS
c Jim had an accident. He
was hit / run over by a
bus.
d He had to go to hospital.

5 1 b
2 c
3 d
4 e
5 a

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 The Whispering
Knights

1 a T
b F
c F
d T
e F
f T
g T
h F
i T
j F

2 a, b, e, g, h

3 a A motorway.
b They organised a petition
/ They signed a petition.
They collected the names
of people who were
against the motorway.
c Morgan.
d It was going to be built
across Mr Steel’s land
/ across the land of Mr
Steel’s factory.

4 1 c
2 a
3 d
4 e
5 b
COMPREHENSION

5 a
b
5
1
ANSWERS

c 2
d 4
e 3

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 Gandhi
a F
1 b T
c T

Answers comprehension
d F
e T
f F
g T
h F
i T
j F

1 b
2 2 e
3 d
4 c
5 a

a Laxmidas
3 b Mountbatten
c Nehru
d Abdullah Sheth
e Jinnah

1 c
4 2 a
3 e
4 d
5 b

married, law, shy,

5 experiences, western,
voyage, promised, meat,
faith, vegetarian

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 The Price of Peace:
Stories from Africa
a F f F
1 b T g F
c F h T
d T i F
e T j T

a Makinde to Bisi
2 b a passenger to the bus
conductor
c Ayo to Ajayi
d the tax assessor to
Makinde
e Mercy to Connie

1c, 2e, 3a, 4d, 5b

3
1e, 2a, 3c, 4d, 5b
4
clerk, mistress, alarm,
5 reached, pregnant,
regularly, priest, couples,
traditional, bride

Comprehension
Answers

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The African Queen The Big Sleep Black Beauty
Setting Setting Setting
1 b 5 a 9 c 1 a 5 b 9 c 1 b 5 d 9 c
2 c 6 d 10 b 2 c 6 a 10 b 2 c 6 a 10 b
3 c 7 d 3 c 7 b 3 c 7 d
4 a 8 c 4 d 8 d 4 a 8 c
Characters Characters Characters
11 a 15 c 19 b 11 a 15 c 19 b 11 a 15 c 19 c
12 d 16 d 20 c 12 d 16 d 20 c 12 c 16 b 20 b
13 d 17 b 13 b 17 b 13 d 17 a
14 a 18 c 14 a 18 c 14 b 18 a
Dialogue Dialogue Dialogue
21 c 25 c 29 a 21 b 25 a 29 a 21 c 25 a 29 d
22 d 26 a 30 d 22 a 26 a 30 d 22 d 26 c 30 c
23 c 27 b 23 c 27 b 23 c 27 a
24 d 28 a 24 d 28 c 24 d 28 b
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
31 b 35 c 39 a 31 d 35 d 39 d 31 a 35 b 39 a
32 c 36 a 40 d 32 c 36 c 40 c 32 b 36 c 40 b
33 b 37 c 33 b 37 a 33 c 37 b
34 d 38 b 34 a 38 b 34 d 38 c
Plot Plot Plot
41 d 45 d 49 c 41 a 45 c 49 b 41 b 45 a 49 c
42 b 46 c 50 a 42 b 46 d 50 a 42 c 46 b 50 d
43 b 47 b 43 a 47 d 43 d 47 c
44 c 48 a 44 b 48 c 44 a 48 a

Cranford Death of an Desert, Mountain,

Setting Englishman Sea
1 d 5 a 9 c Setting Setting
2 b 6 a 10 a
3 b 7 b 1 d 5 b 9 c 1 a 5 c 9 a
4 c 8 d 2 a 6 c 10 b 2 c 6 d 10 c
3 c 7 a 3 c 7 d
Characters 4 b 8 d 4 a 8 b
11 a 15 c 19 b Characters Characters
12 c 16 b 20 a
13 b 17 d 11 d 15 a 19 c 11 c 15 d 19 a
14 c 18 d 12 b 16 d 20 a 12 b 16 d 20 b
13 c 17 d 13 a 17 c
Dialogue 14 c 18 c 14 b 18 a
21 a 25 a 29 d Dialogue Dialogue
22 b 26 d 30 c
23 c 27 d 21 c 25 c 29 a 21 a 25 c 29 b
24 a 28 b 22 d 26 a 30 d 22 b 26 d 30 a
23 c 27 b 23 d 27 c
Vocabulary 24 d 28 c 24 a 28 a
31 b 35 c 39 c Vocabulary Vocabulary
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

32 a 36 c 40 d
33 b 37 d 31 b 35 c 39 a 31 a 35 c 39 a
34 d 38 a 32 c 36 a 40 d 32 d 36 a 40 c
ANSWERS

33 b 37 c 33 c 37 d
Plot 34 d 38 b 34 b 38 c
41 a 45 d 49 c Plot Plot
42 b 46 c 50 d
43 b 47 b 41 a 45 c 49 c 41 c 45 c 49 b
44 a 48 d 42 b 46 d 50 c 42 b 46 d 50 a
43 d 47 b 43 d 47 d
44 c 48 a 44 b 48 c

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 Disaster! Doors to a Wider Place: Dr Jekyll and
Places Stories from Australia Mr Hyde
1 d 5 d 9 a Setting Setting
2 a 6 a 10 b 1 c 5 d 9 a
3 c 7 b 1 a 5 c 9 b
2 b 6 b 10 d 2 c 6 d 10 c
4 b 8 c 3 a 7 a 3 c 7 c
People 4 b 8 c 4 d 8 b
11 b 15 a 19 c Characters Characters
12 a 16 c 20 a 11 d 15 c 19 a
13 c 17 b 11 b 15 a 19 d
12 c 16 b 20 b 12 a 16 a 20 c
14 d 18 d 13 a 17 c 13 d 17 b
Facts 14 d 18 d 14 c 18 b
21 c 25 a 29 a Dialogue Dialogue
22 d 26 d 30 d 21 b 25 a 29 d
23 c 27 b 21 b 25 d 29 c
22 a 26 d 30 c 22 d 26 a 30 d
24 b 28 b 23 b 27 c 23 a 27 b
Vocabulary 24 d 28 b 24 c 28 c
31 b 35 b 39 a Vocabulary Vocabulary
32 a 36 a 40 d 31 b 35 b 39 c
33 d 37 c 31 a 35 b 39 b
32 d 36 a 40 b 32 d 36 d 40 a
34 c 38 b 33 a 37 c 33 c 37 c
Events 34 c 38 d 34 a 38 b
41 c 45 b 49 b Plot Plot
42 d 46 c 50 d 41 d 45 c 49 a
43 a 47 d 41 b 45 b 49 d
42 b 46 a 50 b 42 d 46 b 50 c
44 c 48 a 43 a 47 d 43 a 47 c
44 d 48 c 44 c 48 a

A Dubious Legacy The Eagle of the Great Crimes

Setting Ninth Places
1 a 5 b 9 a Setting 1 b 5 c 9 d
2 d 6 d 10 c 2 d 6 a 10 a
3 a 7 c 1 c 5 d 9 b 3 a 7 d
4 c 8 b 2 a 6 b 10 d 4 b 8 c
3 d 7 a
Characters 4 b 8 c People
11 d 15 a 19 c Characters 11 b 15 c 19 c
12 b 16 c 20 b 12 a 16 b 20 c
13 a 17 b 11 c 15 a 19 c 13 d 17 a
14 b 18 d 12 b 16 c 20 b 14 d 18 b
13 a 17 a
Dialogue 14 d 18 d Facts
21 d 25 b 29 c Dialogue 21 a 25 a 29 b
22 a 26 c 30 c 22 b 26 b 30 a
23 a 27 b 21 a 25 a 29 c 23 d 27 d
24 c 28 d 22 b 26 c 30 a 24 c 28 c
23 d 27 d
Vocabulary 24 c 28 b Vocabulary
31 b 35 c 39 a Vocabulary 31 d 35 d 39 a
M U LT I p le - c h o i c e

32 c 36 a 40 d 32 b 36 a 40 c
33 b 37 c 31 d 35 c 39 c 33 b 37 c
34 d 38 b 32 b 36 d 40 d 34 c 38 d
ANSWERS

33 a 37 b
Plot 34 b 38 a Events
41 b 45 c 49 c Plot 41 c 45 c 49 d
42 a 46 b 50 d 42 b 46 c 50 b
43 c 47 c 41 b 45 d 49 d 43 a 47 a
44 a 48 a 42 c 46 a 50 c 44 d 48 b
43 c 47 b
44 b 48 a

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Gulliver’s Travels The History of the The Hound of the
Setting English Lanugage Baskervilles
1 b 5 b 9 a Places Setting
2 c 6 a 10 b
3 a 7 d 1 b 5 d 9 c 1 b 5 c 9 a
4 d 8 c 2 c 6 d 10 d 2 c 6 a 10 d
3 b 7 a 3 a 7 b
Characters 4 a 8 b 4 d 8 c
11 a 15 d 19 c People Characters
12 d 16 c 20 b
13 a 17 a 11 c 15 b 19 b 11 c 15 a 19 c
14 b 18 d 12 c 16 c 20 a 12 d 16 a 20 b
13 a 17 d 13 c 17 b
Dialogue 14 d 18 b 14 b 18 d
21 a 25 a 29 d Facts Dialogue
22 c 26 b 30 c
23 b 27 d 21 d 25 a 29 a 21 b 25 a 29 b
24 d 28 b 22 a 26 c 30 b 22 c 26 d 30 a
23 c 27 d 23 d 27 c
Vocabulary 24 b 28 d 24 b 28 d
31 d 35 c 39 c Vocabulary Vocabulary
32 c 36 a 40 a
33 b 37 b 31 d 35 b 39 c 31 b 35 c 39 b
34 a 38 d 32 b 36 d 40 a 32 d 36 b 40 a
33 a 37 c 33 c 37 d
Plot 34 c 38 a 34 a 38 c
41 d 45 d 49 a Events Plot
42 b 46 b 50 c
43 a 47 c 41 c 45 b 49 b 41 d 45 b 49 d
44 c 48 a 42 d 46 c 50 d 42 a 46 a 50 a
43 a 47 a 43 c 47 b
44 b 48 d 44 d 48 c

Land of my Childhood: Little Women Lord Jim

Stories from South Asia Setting Setting
Setting 1 c 5 c 9 b 1 c 5 d 9 b
1 b 5 a 9 b 2 d 6 a 10 d 2 a 6 b 10 d
2 a 6 d 10 a 3 c 7 b 3 d 7 c
3 d 7 d 4 b 8 a 4 c 8 a
4 c 8 c Characters Characters
Characters 11 a 15 c 19 d 11 c 15 d 19 c
11 b 15 a 19 a 12 d 16 a 20 b 12 a 16 b 20 b
12 c 16 b 20 d 13 c 17 b 13 b 17 d
13 d 17 c 14 d 18 a 14 a 18 a
14 c 18 a Dialogue Dialogue
Dialogue 21 a 25 a 29 c 21 a 25 d 29 d
21 b 25 b 29 c 22 d 26 b 30 a 22 d 26 c 30 a
22 a 26 a 30 d 23 c 27 d 23 b 27 a
23 d 27 d 24 b 28 b 24 c 28 b
24 c 28 a Vocabulary Vocabulary
Vocabulary 31 b 35 d 39 a 31 b 35 a 39 b
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

31 b 35 c 39 a 32 c 36 c 40 c 32 a 36 b 40 a
32 d 36 a 40 c 33 d 37 b 33 d 37 d
34 a 38 d 34 c 38 c
ANSWERS

33 c 37 d
34 b 38 a Plot Plot
Plot 41 b 45 c 49 a 41 c 45 b 49 b
41 c 45 d 49 c 42 c 46 b 50 c 42 a 46 a 50 d
42 b 46 b 50 a 43 d 47 d 43 d 47 d
43 a 47 d 44 a 48 b 44 c 48 c
44 b 48 a

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 Lorna Doone The Moonspinners A Morbid Taste for
Setting Setting Bones
1 a 5 a 9 b 1 c 5 c 9 a Setting
2 d 6 c 10 a 2 a 6 d 10 d
3 c 7 d 3 b 7 b 1 a 5 b 9 a
4 b 8 c 4 a 8 c 2 b 6 c 10 a
3 c 7 b
Characters Characters 4 d 8 d
11 c 15 c 19 c 11 a 15 c 19 d Characters
12 d 16 b 20 a 12 c 16 b 20 c
13 b 17 d 13 d 17 b 11 b 15 a 19 c
14 a 18 a 14 a 18 a 12 c 16 d 20 d
13 a 17 c
Dialogue Dialogue 14 b 18 b
21 a 25 b 29 b 21 b 25 d 29 c Dialogue
22 c 26 d 30 a 22 d 26 a 30 b
23 b 27 a 23 a 27 c 21 b 25 a 29 c
24 d 28 c 24 b 28 d 22 a 26 c 30 d
23 c 27 b
Vocabulary Vocabulary 24 d 28 d
31 b 35 a 39 d 31 d 35 c 39 d Vocabulary
32 a 36 d 40 c 32 a 36 d 40 a
33 d 37 b 33 b 37 b 31 b 35 b 39 a
34 c 38 b 34 b 38 c 32 c 36 d 40 d
33 d 37 c
Plot Plot 34 a 38 b
41 d 45 c 49 b 41 c 45 d 49 c Plot
42 a 46 b 50 c 42 b 46 c 50 d
43 d 47 d 43 a 47 a 41 a 45 a 49 d
44 a 48 c 44 b 48 b 42 b 46 d 50 c
43 d 47 c
44 b 48 a

Mr Midshipman Nelson Mandela Persuasion

Hornblower Places Setting
Setting 1 b 5 d 9 d 1 c 5 d 9 c
2 d 6 c 10 c 2 b 6 a 10 a
1 a 5 b 9 a 3 a 7 a 3 d 7 c
2 c 6 b 10 b 4 b 8 b 4 a 8 b
3 d 7 c
4 b 8 d People Characters
Characters 11 c 15 a 19 c 11 b 15 d 19 b
12 d 16 d 20 a 12 a 16 a 20 c
11 a 15 a 19 a 13 b 17 c 13 c 17 b
12 a 16 b 20 a 14 a 18 b 14 a 18 d
13 b 17 b
14 d 18 d Facts Dialogue
Dialogue 21 d 25 a 29 a 21 b 25 d 29 c
22 c 26 c 30 d 22 d 26 a 30 a
21 b 25 c 29 b 23 a 27 c 23 b 27 b
22 c 26 b 30 a 24 b 28 b 24 c 28 d
23 b 27 a
24 a 28 d Vocabulary Vocabulary
Vocabulary 31 a 35 a 39 c 31 d 35 b 39 b
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

32 d 36 c 40 c 32 c 36 d 40 d
31 b 35 b 39 c 33 b 37 d 33 b 37 c
32 a 36 a 40 d 34 b 38 b 34 a 38 a
ANSWERS

33 d 37 a
34 d 38 a Events Plot
Plot 41 b 45 c 49 c 41 b 45 a 49 a
42 a 46 b 50 b 42 a 46 c 50 b
41 d 45 a 49 b 43 d 47 a 43 c 47 d
42 b 46 b 50 a 44 d 48 d 44 d 48 c
43 d 47 c
44 c 48 d

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Reflex The Scarlet Letter Silas Marner
Setting Setting Setting
1 c 5 b 9 d 1 b 5 b 9 c 1 a 5 b 9 a
2 c 6 b 10 d 2 d 6 a 10 d 2 c 6 a 10 a
3 b 7 a 3 a 7 a 3 a 7 a
4 a 8 b 4 b 8 a 4 b 8 d
Characters Characters Characters
11 b 15 d 19 a 11 c 15 c 19 b 11 c 15 b 19 a
12 c 16 a 20 d 12 a 16 d 20 a 12 a 16 a 20 b
13 a 17 c 13 d 17 a 13 a 17 d
14 b 18 b 14 a 18 c 14 b 18 b
Dialogue Dialogue Dialogue
21 b 25 b 29 b 21 a 25 a 29 a 21 a 25 c 29 c
22 a 26 a 30 a 22 d 26 c 30 c 22 b 26 a 30 d
23 a 27 b 23 d 27 b 23 a 27 d
24 d 28 d 24 b 28 d 24 a 28 b
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
31 a 35 d 39 d 31 b 35 c 39 a 31 c 35 c 39 d
32 d 36 d 40 b 32 a 36 d 40 b 32 a 36 b 40 b
33 b 37 b 33 b 37 c 33 c 37 a
34 b 38 a 34 a 38 d 34 a 38 a
Plot Plot Plot
41 a 45 a 49 d 41 c 45 a 49 d 41 b 45 a 49 a
42 b 46 d 50 b 42 b 46 b 50 c 42 a 46 b 50 b
43 a 47 d 43 a 47 a 43 a 47 d
44 c 48 a 44 c 48 a 44 c 48 a

The Silver Sword The Songs of A Tale of Two

Setting Distant Earth Cities
1 d 5 a 9 b Setting Setting
2 c 6 a 10 a
3 c 7 a 1 c 5 a 9 b 1 d 5 c 9 c
4 c 8 a 2 a 6 b 10 d 2 b 6 a 10 a
3 d 7 c 3 a 7 b
Characters 4 b 8 d 4 d 8 d
11 c 15 a 19 a Characters Characters
12 b 16 a 20 a
13 a 17 d 11 b 15 a 19 b 11 d 15 b 19 c
14 c 18 c 12 c 16 a 20 c 12 c 16 c 20 a
13 a 17 d 13 b 17 a
Dialogue 14 b 18 c 14 d 18 b
21 c 25 a 29 c Dialogue Dialogue
22 b 26 d 30 d
23 c 27 a 21 d 25 c 29 d 21 b 25 d 29 d
24 a 28 a 22 a 26 b 30 d 22 d 26 c 30 a
23 a 27 c 23 c 27 b
Vocabulary 24 c 28 b 24 a 28 b
31 d 35 b 39 b Vocabulary Vocabulary
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

32 a 36 d 40 a
33 b 37 b 31 b 35 c 39 d 31 c 35 d 39 a
34 a 38 c 32 a 36 d 40 d 32 d 36 b 40 b
ANSWERS

33 d 37 b 33 a 37 b
Plot 34 b 38 a 34 c 38 d
41 d 45 a 49 c Plot Plot
42 a 46 b 50 a
43 b 47 b 41 c 45 c 49 d 41 c 45 a 49 b
44 c 48 d 42 a 46 b 50 a 42 a 46 d 50 a
43 d 47 d 43 b 47 d
44 a 48 b 44 c 48 c

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 The Thirty-Nine Three Men in a Treasure Island
Steps Boat Setting
Setting Setting 1 b 5 d 9 b
2 c 6 c 10 d
1 d 5 a 9 b 1 b 5 b 9 a 3 a 7 c
2 c 6 d 10 d 2 c 6 d 10 b 4 b 8 a
3 b 7 a 3 d 7 c
4 c 8 c 4 a 8 a Characters
Characters Characters 11 a 15 d 19 a
12 b 16 d 20 b
11 b 15 a 19 a 11 a 15 a 19 d 13 a 17 c
12 d 16 b 20 c 12 d 16 b 20 b 14 c 18 d
13 a 17 c 13 c 17 d
14 b 18 d 14 c 18 c Dialogue
Dialogue Dialogue 21 c 25 b 29 d
22 c 26 d 30 b
21 a 25 c 29 d 21 b 25 c 29 b 23 d 27 c
22 d 26 c 30 d 22 c 26 a 30 a 24 a 28 a
23 b 27 a 23 d 27 d
24 b 28 b 24 b 28 c Vocabulary
Vocabulary Vocabulary 31 b 35 a 39 a
32 a 36 d 40 c
31 a 35 b 39 d 31 c 35 b 39 a 33 c 37 d
32 c 36 b 40 a 32 b 36 a 40 d 34 b 38 b
33 d 37 c 33 a 37 d
34 c 38 a 34 c 38 d Plot
Plot Plot 41 b 45 a 49 c
42 c 46 d 50 b
41 b 45 d 49 b 41 b 45 b 49 d 43 d 47 b
42 c 46 b 50 c 42 c 46 a 50 b 44 d 48 a
43 a 47 a 43 d 47 c
44 d 48 d 44 a 48 d

The Unquiet Washington We Didn’t Mean

Grave – Short Stories Square to Go to Sea
Setting Setting Setting
1 c 5 a 9 b 1 b 5 b 9 c 1 b 5 b 9 c
2 b 6 c 10 d 2 c 6 d 10 a 2 c 6 d 10 a
3 a 7 b 3 c 7 b 3 c 7 b
4 d 8 d 4 b 8 d 4 b 8 d
Characters Characters Characters
11 b 15 c 19 b 11 b 15 d 19 d 11 b 15 d 19 d
12 d 16 d 20 d 12 a 16 b 20 c 12 a 16 b 20 c
13 a 17 a 13 c 17 b 13 c 17 b
14 c 18 c 14 d 18 a 14 d 18 a
Dialogue Dialogue Dialogue
21 c 25 b 29 d 21 a 25 d 29 c 21 a 25 d 29 d
22 b 26 a 30 c 22 c 26 b 30 a 22 b 26 b 30 a
23 d 27 c 23 d 27 a 23 c 27 c
24 a 28 a 24 a 28 b 24 c 28 b
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary

31 c 35 a 39 b 31 d 35 c 39 c 31 d 35 c 39 c
32 a 36 a 40 b 32 a 36 d 40 a 32 a 36 d 40 a
ANSWERS

33 b 37 d 33 b 37 c 33 b 37 c
34 c 38 d 34 b 38 b 34 b 38 b
Plot Plot Plot
41 d 45 d 49 a 41 c 45 c 49 b 41 b 45 c 49 a
42 b 46 a 50 d 42 d 46 a 50 c 42 d 46 a 50 b
43 b 47 c 43 d 47 b 43 d 47 b
44 c 48 b 44 c 48 a 44 c 48 a

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The Whispering
Knights
Setting
1 b 5 b 9 c
2 c 6 d 10 a
3 c 7 b
4 b 8 d
Characters
11 b 15 d 19 d
12 a 16 b 20 c
13 c 17 b
14 d 18 a
Dialogue
21 a 25 c 29 c
22 c 26 b 30 a
23 d 27 c
24 c 28 a
Vocabulary
31 d 35 c 39 c
32 a 36 d 40 a
33 b 37 c
34 b 38 b
Plot
41 c 45 c 49 b
42 d 46 a 50 d
43 d 47 b
44 c 48 a

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
ANSWERS

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 Gandhi
Places
1 b 5 c 9 c

Answers Multiple-choice
2 d 6 a 10 b
3 a 7 b
4 c 8 d

People
11 a 15 d 19 a
12 c 16 a 20 d
13 d 17 c
14 b 18 b

Facts
21 d 25 b 29 c
22 b 26 d 30 b
23 a 27 a
24 c 28 c

Vocabulary
31 c 35 d 39 b
32 a 36 a 40 d
33 b 37 d
34 b 38 c

Events
41 b 45 a 49 d
42 d 46 d 50 c
43 c 47 a
44 b 48 c

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 The Price of Peace:
Stories from Africa
Setting
1 b 5 c 9 b
2 d 6 d 10 c
3 a 7 a
4 b 8 c

Characters
11 a 15 b 19 b
12 c 16 d 20 d
13 d 17 a
14 c 18 c

Dialogue
21 c 25 d 29 b
22 d 26 a 30 a
23 b 27 b
24 a 28 c

Vocabulary
31 d 35 b 39 a
32 a 36 a 40 b
33 c 37 d
34 b 38 c

Plot
41 c 45 b 49 d
42 d 46 d 50 c
43 a 47 a
44 c 48 b

Multiple-choice
Answers

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