Stranger Than Fiction

Answer the following questions using your own words -

Why did the Arab woman want to see her former house again?

What kind of treasure was there in the house and where was it?

Are the following statements true or false?

The Jewish woman’s husband was a soldier.

• T

• F

The Arab woman had left a three-year-old son behind.

• True

• False

Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to

a. Small objects, jewellery which might be sold for a big amount of money.

b. Very great sadness.

When the Arab woman visited her former house, the Jewish woman invited her to:

a. Some lemon juice. 

b. Some coffee.

c. Some tea

• A

• B

• C

When the Arab woman told the Jewish woman that there might be a treasure in the house, the Arab woman suggested

a. Keeping all the treasure. 

b. Giving the treasure away.

c. Sharing the treasure.

• A

• B

• C

When the Jewish woman’s husband entered the house for the first time he found

a. A boy.

 b. A girl.

c. Rats.

• A

• B

• C

Currently, the two women

a. Live together. 

b. Are married again.

c. Live in different places

• A

• B

• C