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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Match the description in A with the place in B.
a Annie lives in Cable Street. A
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b Mycroft Pound is a policeman. 1 Where Annie lives.

c Jack’s ship is going to California. 2 Where Mycroft first sees Annie on the
d Jack is a sailor. ground.
e The Whitechapel Killer is a very dangerous 3 Where Rosy lives.
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man. 4 Where the Californian is.

f The Whitechapel Killer uses a gun. 5 Where the Californian is going.
g The Whitechapel Killer has a knife. B
h The Californian is going to India. a Limehouse Street.
i The police arrest Jack. b Near the Rose and Crown.
j The police arrest Mycroft. c India.
d Cable Street.
20 marks e East India Dock.

2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Mycroft, the 20 marks
captain, rosy, the old man, the russian sailor
a ‘I’m Annie’s best friend.’ 5 Match the description in A with the person in B.
................ says this to ................ . A
b ‘There’s a man on your ship I must talk to.’ 1 A detective.
................ says this to ................ . 2 Woman friend of Annie’s.
c ‘She lives in the white house, I think.’ 3 A woman who is very ill in hospital.
................ says this to ................ . 4 Mycroft arrests him.
d ‘There are three Jacks on my ship.’ 5 The most important man on a ship.
................ says this to ................ . B
e ‘I do not speak English.’ a Annie.
................ says this to ................ . b Mycroft Pound.
c Captain.
20 marks d Jack.
e Rosy.
3 Put these events in the story in order. Number them
1–10. 20 marks
a Mycroft goes to Annie’s house.
b Mycroft goes to the docks.
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c Mycroft goes to the Rose and Crown.
d Mycroft sees the Californian.
e Mycroft sees the three Jacks.
f Mycroft talks to the captain.
g Mycroft talks to the people in the Rose and
Crown.
h Mycroft tries to get on the Californian.
i The police come to Mycroft’s house.
j The police take the Whitechapel Killer away.

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story is in the year _____.
a F 1698 b F 1798 c F 1898 d F 1998
2 It is a cold _____ evening.
a F January b F March c F September
d F November
3 Mycroft Pound is a very _____ detective.
a F famous b F old c F ill d F rich
4 Somebody finds a woman in the _____.
a F street b F water c F park d F garden
5 The woman _____.
a F is dead b F is hungry c F has a dog
next to her d F has a lot of blood on her
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6 The woman is near the _____.
a F Tree and Crown b F Rose and Crown
c F Flower and Crown d F King and Crown
7 The woman’s name is _____.
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a F Annie b F Mary c F Rosy d F Jackie
8 Inspector Freewell _____ at Mycroft Pound’s
door.
a F listens b F waits c F knocks
d F sings
9 Inspector Freewill thinks the Whitechapel _____
is back again.
a F killer b F detective c F criminal
d F sailor
10 The ship in the docks is called the _____.
a F American b F Californian
c F New Yorker d F Australian
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Mycroft Pound is a _____.
a F policeman b F detective c F doctor
d F killer
12 Inspector Freewell is from the London _____.
a F docks b F hospital c F prison
d F police
13 Annie lives in _____ Street.
a F Dock b F Cable c F California
d F Whitechapel
14 Annie has a friend. Her name is _____.
a F Jane b F India c F Rose d F Rosy
15 Jack is Annie’s _____.
a F son b F father c F boyfriend
d F brother
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16 Jack is a _____.
a F sailor b F detective c F policeman
d F ship’s captain
17 The Whitechapel Killer is famous. _____ are
dead because of him.
a F Three men b F Three women
c F Six men d F Six women
18 The Whitechapel Killer attacks people with
_____.
a F an old bottle b F a small knife
c F a long knife d F a big gun
19 When Rosy hears the bad news she begins to
_____.
a F walk away b F drink c F cry
d F run
20 The Whitechapel Killer is _____.
a F Jack b F Inspector Freewell
c F Mycroft Pound d F the captain of the
Californian
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Dialogue
Who says or writes this?
21 ‘Can you come to Whitechapel, Mr Pound? We
need your help.’
a F Rosy b F Inspector Freewell
c F Annie d F the captain of the Californian
22 ‘Are you a friend of Annie? I’ve got bad news for
you. I’m afraid she’s very ill.’
a F Mycroft Pound b F Inspector Freewell
c F Jack d F
the captain of the Californian
23 ‘Meet me tonight. I have something very
important for you.’
a F Mycroft Pound b F Rosy c F Jack
d F Annie
24 ‘I am from Russia. I do not speak English.’
a F a sailor b F Rosy c F Jack
d F the captain of the Californian
25 ‘She doesn’t live here. She lives in the white
house, I think.’
a F a policeman b F a girl c F a boy
d F an old man
26 ‘She has a boyfriend. That’s him there in that
picture. I don’t like him.’
a F Inspector Freewell b F Annie
c F a woman in Annie’s house d F Jack
27 ‘I’m Annie’s best friend.’
a F Margaret b F Rosy c F Helen
d F Elizabeth
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28 ‘Do you know a sailor called Jack?’
a F Mycroft Pound b F Inspector Freewell
c F Annie d F the captain of the Californian
29 ‘There’s a man on your ship I must talk to.’
a F Mycroft Pound b F Inspector Freewell
c F Jack d F Rosy
30 ‘There are three Jacks on my ship.’
a F an old sailor b F Jack c F a Russian
man d F the captain of the Californian
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 try to hurt someone
a F attack b F help c F shout d F cry
32 a person who does something bad and breaks
the law
a F captain b F criminal c F detective
d F sailor
33 when many people know a person
a F afraid b F angry c F famous
d F hungry
34 when you move quickly onto something using
your legs to push you up
a F jump b F walk c F pull d F stand
35 something you use to cut things
a F bottle b F cup c F knife d F plate
36 a person who works on a ship
a F visitor b F sailor c F writer
d F swimmer
37 when something is very bad
a F great b F fine c F terrible
d F wonderful
38 not in danger
a F ill b F careful c F dead d F safe
39 hit a door to tell people you are outside
a F knock b F answer c F ask d F open
40 something over a river for people to walk across
a F ship b F bridge c F building
d F house
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Mycroft Pound needs to find a dangerous _____.
a F captain b F drinker c F driver
d F killer
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42 Mycroft Pound sees the woman. She is lying in
the street and she can’t _____.
a F cry b F listen c F speak d F eat
43 Near the woman there are some _____ on the
road.
a F bicycle tracks b F bicycles
c F flowers d F ear-rings
44 At Annie’s house there is a _____ from Jack.
a F flower b F present c F letter
d F birthday card
45 Mycroft Pound looks for Jack _____.
a F in the park b F in an old house
c F in the streets d F at the docks
46 The Californian is going to _____.
a F China b F India c F America
d F France
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47 The ship is going away _____.
a F today b F next week
c F next month d F next year
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48 Jack has a knife in his pocket. There is some
_____ on it.
a F cheese b F hair c F blood d F water
49 The captain helps Mycroft Pound to _____ the
Whitechapel killer.
a F arrest b F kill c F hit d F teach
50 At the end, Mycroft Pound gives the
Whitechapel killer to the _____.
a F king b F captain c F prison
d F police
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