In A Strange Land

1. What was Signora Nicolini?

2. Was she a Lady?

3. Why do you think she followed English traditions being far away from her country?

4. What seemed so strange about her to the author?

5. What was she when she was single?

6. What was her late husband?

7. How many children did she have?

8. Did they speak English?

9. What languages did they speak?

10. Was Signora Nicolini proud of her sons?

11. Where the fellows really her sons?

12. Why did she adopt them?

13. Did she love her late husband?

14. What kind of a woman was Signora Nicolini?

15. Do you think the author liked her and why?

The Consul

1. What was Mr. Pete?

2. Describe his appearance.

3. What was strange about him?

4. What was his attitude to the work?

5. What soothed and rested him?

6. Who was Mrs. Yu?

7. What was her maiden name?

8. How did it happen that she arrived to China?

9. What was a bitter surprise for her when she arrived to China?

10. What did she want Mr. Pete to do?

11. What did he advise her?

12. Why didn’t she take the opportunity to go back to England?

13. How can you explain the phrase “Women are simply bloody”?

The Round Dozen

1. Why did the author like Elsom?

2. Who were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin?

3. Who was Miss Porchester?

4. Who did she remind you of?

5. How old was she?

6. Who was Mortimer Ellis?

7. Was he a rich man?

8. Why did he decide to write his memoirs?

9. Why had he been sent to prison?

10. Did he think he had been guilty? Why?

11. What was he sorry about?

12. Did the author like Ellis? Why?

13. Had Ellis ever been a good-looking or handsome man?

14. Why all the women agree to marry him?

15. Why did he think himself to be a good husband?

16. Why wasn’t Miss Porchester married?

17. Do you think Mortimer Ellis marry Miss Porchester? Why?

18. How can you explain the title of the story “The Round Dozen”?

Footprints in the Jungle

1. Who were Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright?

2. Were they a lovely couple?

3. Describe their appearance.

4. What was Gaze?

5. Who was Olive?

6. Was she Mr. Cartwright daughter?

7. Why do you think she was so alike Mr. Cartwright?

8. Who was Bronson?

9. Why did Theo Cartwright stay with Bronsons?

10. Did the Bronsons get on well together?

11. Why the didn’t have children?

12. When was Bronson Killed?

13. Was he not only killed but robbed?

14. Why did Bronson go to Kabulong?

15. Why didn’t Gaze think that it was the work of Chinese?

16. Why Theo Cartwright marry Mrs. Bronson?

17. Who was arrested one day and why?

18. Did the man tell the truth?

19. How did Gaze check his words?

20. What did they find under the winding root of a tree?

21. What important thing did Gaze understand then?

22. Who killed Mr. Bronson and why?

23. Can the murderer be acquitted?

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