What does the husband tell his wife which shocks her?
The reader assumes that he told her he cheated on her with another woman.
What was the usual bet?
The usual bet was a case of that wine.
Where does Mary go?
She went to the neighborhood grocery, and bought some food. The plan was to act as if it were all an accident.
How is Mary Maloney feeling as she waits for her husband to come home?
She feels very anxious as she waits for him. She was glancing at the clock each minute that passed by, looking forward to hugging him.
Where is the story Taste set? Who are the characters?
The narrator and his wife, Mike Schofield, his wife and his daughter and a man called Richard Pratt.
WHY DOES BOTIBOL WANT TO WIN THE BET?
HE WANTS TO BUY A CAR TO HIS WIFE
How was Richard Pratt caught after cheating about the name of the wine?
Pratt had forgotten his glasses in the study before dinner and the maid came to the dining room with them, revealing that Pratt had been in the study before (wh
WAS HE SAVED? WHY ? WHY NOT?
THE WOMAN WHO SAW HIM JUMP THOUGHT HE WAS WAVING AT HER AND GOING FOR A SWIM.
Where does Mary go?
She went to the neighborhood grocery, and bought some food. The plan was to act as if it were all an accident.
Why at the end of the story does Mary begin to ‘giggle’?
Maybe she was satisfied with the whole story she had made up
What does Mary do with the leg of lamb?
She hit him on the back of his head with great force.
Where does Mary go?
She went to the neighborhood grocery, and bought some food. The plan was to act as if it were all an accident.
How do the detectives behave towards Mary?
They asked her a lot of questions, but they were very nice to her, they treated her very gently. They were his husband’s friends.
What was the particular bet in this case?
n this case, the bet was the hand of Mike Schofield's daughter/to get married to her
WHAT IS THE AUCTION ABOUT? WHAT DO PASSENGERS HAVE TO GUESS?
THE AUCTION IS TO GUESS HOW MANY KILOMETRES THE SHIP WILL ADVANCE
WHAT IS HIS PLAN TO MAKE THE SHIP GO SLOWER?
HE JUMPS INTO THE SEA SO THAT THE RESCUE WILL MAKE THE SHIP ADVANCE LESS.
What job does her husband have?
He was a policeman.
What is the "game" that Richard Pratt and Mike Schofield normally played about wines?
They normally bet about the name and origin of a wine that was served at that moment.
Where does Mary go?
She went to the neighborhood grocery, and bought some food. The plan was to act as if it were all an accident.
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