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Death on Christmas Eve (Short Story)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What era does the Boerum House belong to?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Victorian

c)

Post-Modernism

2.

How is the impression of the Boerum House now?

a)

charming

b)

breath-taking

c)

depressing

3.

what was Celia wearing when she opened the door,?

4 lines
4.

Why was Celia angry about knocking?

a)

that was a quite knock

b)

he didn't ring the bell

c)

it was aloud knock

5.

Why was the room dark?

a)

there was a death in the house

b)

they didnt pay he bill

c)

they were hiding

6.

what is the narrator's job?

a)

doctor

b)

teacher

c)

lawyer

7.

Who has been cleared in the quest of murder?

a)

the narrator

b)

Celia

c)

victim's husband

8.

What is the name of victim?

a)

Jane

b)

Jenny

c)

Jessie

9.

Who is Charlie

a)

victim's husband

b)

victim's brother

c)

Celia's husband

10.

how did Charlie look in that dark room?

4 lines
11.

What does Charlie want for Celia?

a)

to put her in prison

b)

to hand her in the law and it kills her

c)

to dismiss all charges about her

12.

How did Jessie die?

4 lines
13.

What did they need to charge Celia?"

a)

eyewitness

b)

confession

c)

camera scenes

14.

According to Charlie, what was Ceila's motive to kill Jessie?

a)

money

b)

not having a family like Jessie

c)

Charlie's happiness

15.

what do you think Charlie was planning to do?

a)

calling the police

b)

killing Ceila

c)

killing the narrator

16.

What invitation did Charlie get?

a)

invitation to go drinking

b)

invitation to go to wedding

c)

invitation to remarry

17.

Why was Celia angry at the narrator?

4 lines
18.

What was Al Sharp concerned about?

a)

Celia and Charlie staying at the same home

b)

accusing Celia of the murder

c)

going and seeing Charlie at home

19.

what do you understand from the sentence below?

"This is one day I'd like to take out of the year permanently." the narrator said.

4 lines
20.

when was Jessie killed?

a)

2 days ago

b)

2 weeks ago

c)

20 years ago