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Literature - Senior 4

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  • Three is a lucky number: What was Ronald's pattern?
    He used a false name and went to a place where nobody knew him. He wanted to find a middle-aged woman, unattractive, with some money and no family.
  • Three is a lucky number: Did Edyth escape from the bathroom? How?
    Yes, she escaped through a window.
  • How's your mother?: Who was the narrator? Who did he live with?
    The main character was Humphrey Partridge. He lived with his 'mother'
  • How's your mother?: Why did Reg Carter enter the house?
    He entered the house because there was a fire, and he wanted to save Humphrey's mother.
  • How's your mother?: What did Reg discover when he entered the house?
    He discovered that Humphrey's mother's bed was empty. There was nobody in the house.
  • At the old swimming hole: What was the relationship between the narrator and Alicia? Decribe their interests
    The narrator and Alicia were old school friends. Alicia was interested in swimming and engines, but the narrator was interested in crimes.
  • At the old swimming hole: Where did the story begin?
    The story began at the University of Ilinois indoor swimming pool.
  • At the old swimming hole: What was the narrator's name? What was her profession?
    The narrator was Victoria Warshawski, and she was a private detective.
  • Three is a lucky number: What was Ronald doing at the beginning of the story? What time/month was it?
    He was planning his third murder. It was 5 o'clock on a September afternoon.
  • Full Circle: Who was the victim at the beginning of the story?
    She was Caroline Spurrier: She was 22 years old, she was a student at the University of California. She came from Denver.
  • Full circle: When and where did the accident happen?
    The accident happened on a Friday afternoon, on the Santa Teresa freeway.
  • How's your mother?: At the end of the story, Humprey's real mother appeared. What did she want? What did Humphrey do?
    She was a poor woman who was interested in Humphrey's large sum of money. Humphrey killed her.
  • At the old swimming hole: What happened during the competition? Who was the victim?
    A woman was shot. She was Louise Carmody, she was 24 years old and she worked for the Dearborn Bank.
  • Three is a lucky number: Who were Ronald's wives? Mention them in the correct order
    The first wife was Mary, the second wife was Dorothy, and the last one was Edyth
  • Three is a lucky number: Describe Ronald's plan to murder Edyth
    He was going to kill Edyth in the bathroom. He hide a heater inside the bath.
  • How's your mother?: Who was Reg Carter? Describe his personality.
    He was the village postman. He was kind, friendly, talkative, and he cared about his neighbors.
  • Full circle: Who was the narrator? What was her profession?
    Kinsey Millhone was a private detective
  • How's your mother?: How did Humphrey win a large sum of money? What was he going to do with the money?
    He won a competition, and he decided to move to Canada and sell his house.
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