1. What did Abe Slaney do after he had been attacked?

1) He started fighting.

2) He started laughing.

3) He started crying.

4) He was so amazed that he couldn’t do anything.

2. Why was Slaney shocked when Holmes told him that Mrs. Cubitt was hurt?

1) He never shot at women.

2) He didn’t want to believe that she could have commited suicide.

3) He loved her.

4) He thought that he missed.

3. Why did he say that he had a right to her?

1) They were married.

2) He was too confident.

3) They were engaged.

4) He usually got everything what he wanted.

4. Why did Elsie run away from Slaney?

1) He threatened her.

2) He hit her.

3) She wanted to be independent.

4) She found out that he was a cheater.

5. Who invented the secret writing with the dancing men?

1) the boss of the gang

2) Elgie

3) Abe Slaney

4) Sherlock Holmes

6. How did Slaney know that Elsie was reading his messages?

1) She washed them out.

2) She left an answer once.

3) She called him.

4) It is not mentioned in the text.

7. Did Slaney want to kill Elsie’s husband?

1) Yes, he did. Mr. Cubitt made him mad.

2) Yes, he did but he couldn’t do it.

3) No, didn’t. He wanted just to frighten him.

4) No, he didn’t but Elsie asked him for it.

8. Why was Abe’s punishment changed?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Choose the right verbs:

She asked me to…………… and said that it…………… her heart if anyone…………… something.

1) went away, would break, found out

2) go away, will break, found out

3) go away, would break, would find out

4) go away, would break, found out

10. Complete the sentences with these words and expressions:

set a trap, in no way, was sentenced, commit, put, made

1) This…………… me mad, and I caught her arm and tried to pull her through the window.

2) Abe Slaney…………… to death at Norwich.

3) So you killed Mr. Cubitt and nearly made Mrs. Cubitt to…………… suicide.

4) The least that you can do for her is to say to the world that she was…………… responsible for his tragic end.

5) Don’t tell me that she helped to…………… for me!

6) In a second Holmes…………… a pistol to the man’s head.

11. Insert the right prepositions:

after, of, out(2), into, with, to(3), in(2)

1) I had a room downstairs and could get……… and……… every night.

2) She has devoted her life……… the care of the poor.

3) Mrs. Hilton Cubitt has been accused……… the murder of her own husband.

4) I heard nothing until that boy came……… a note, which made me walk here and give myself……… your hands.

5) ……… her marriage……… this Englishman I found……… where she was.

6) But I came here……… answer……… a letter from Mrs. Hilton Cubitt.

12. Complete the table:

13. Questions to think about:

1) What helps Sherlock Holmes to solve such difficult riddles?

2) Is Slaney the only man who is guilty in this story?

3) For whom do you feel sorry?

4) What are the starting point, culmination and outcome of this story?