WorksheetsA Question of Trust by Victor Canning
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Horace do in jail?
a)
Clean floor
b)
Assistant Librarian
c)
Typist
d)
Accountant
2.
Where was the safe in the room?
a)
behind a cheap painting
b)
behind a curtain
c)
behind a cupboard
d)
behind the bed box
3.
How does he justify his act?
a)
by saying he steals for a good reason
b)
by saying he steals only from those who already have plenty
c)
by saying he is not harming the society
d)
all of the above
4.
Horace Danby was suffering from:
a)
cold
b)
cough
c)
hay-fever
d)
teeth ache
5.
Sherry was the name of ————
a)
a servant
b)
dog at Shotover Grange
c)
a safe in the Grange
d)
the lady in red
6.
How did he come to know about the safe?
a)
servant
b)
eavesdropping
c)
by spying on them
d)
a magazine article
7.
What did he study about the house?
a)
rooms and garden
b)
electric wiring
c)
paths
d)
all of the above
8.
When Horace was busy doing his work of theft, what thing proved a hindrance in his work?
a)
the dog Sherry
b)
flowers
c)
the lady
d)
the heat of the day
9.
Who did he live with?
a)
wife
b)
friends
c)
children
d)
none of the above
10.
What happened on the third morning?
a)
he prepared a new plan
b)
he ran away
c)
he got arrested by the police
d)
none of the above
11.
What was the piece of evidence against him?
a)
his lighter
b)
his gloves
c)
his fingerprints
d)
all of the above
12.
Where were the house keys kept?
a)
under the pot
b)
hung on a hook
c)
under the doormat
d)
in the letter box
13.
Where did the family who lived in the Grange go?
a)
London
b)
Las Vegas
c)
Los Angeles
d)
none of the above
14.
Horace Danby was fond of:
a)
watching movies
b)
listening to music
c)
going to public parks
d)
reading rare and expensive books
15.
Horace Danby did the job of:
a)
making toys
b)
making locks
c)
writing books
d)
making jewellery
16.
Where had the servants gone?
a)
doctor
b)
movie
c)
shopping
d)
to meet relatives
17.
Did anyone believe his story?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
d)
none of the above
18.
What makes him angry?
a)
talking about the woman
b)
prison
c)
talking about honour among thieves
d)
none of the above
19.
Why did the woman want him to break the lock of the safe?
a)
she wanted him to steal
b)
she had forgotten the numbers
c)
she wanted to see if he could break it
d)
none of these
20.
What are the symbols in this story?
4 lines
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