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Whilereading
Chapters1–2
1DoeseachsentencedescribeSomersetor

Mills?Writethenamenexttoeachsentence

a

He has been married twice. ………………

b

He is middle-aged. ………………

c

He is quite young. ………………

d

He has just moved to the city. ………………

e

He wants to do real detective work.
………………

2Arethesesentencesaboutthemurdertrue(T)

orfalse(F)?

a

The fat man died in his own apartment.

c

b The man had always weighed 304 pounds. c
c

He died from eating too much.

c

d

Someone killed the fat man.

c

e

Mills thinks there will be more murders
like this one.

c

Chapters3–4
3Whatistherightanswer,1,2or3?
a

Somerset thinks that the murderer is …..

1) crazy.
2) asking for help.
3) smart.
b

Somerset accepts that Dworkin must be the
killer because …..

1) his fingerprints are in Gould’s office.
2) he has been in prison for robbery and sex

crimes.

3) he knows Eli Gould.
c

Mills doesn’t sleep very well because …..

1) his partner in Springfield will never walk

again.

2) he has killed a man.
3) he is always worried about the next day’s

work.

d

Mills and Somerset decide to investigate John
Doe because …..

1) he’s got a very ordinary name.
2) he’s borrowed lots of books from the

public library.

3) he’s borrowed books on subjects that are

linked to the murders.

4Writetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

a How do Somerset and Mills know John Doe’s

address?

b What happens to Mills in the narrow street?

c Why doesn’t Doe kill him?

d Whose hand is in the jar in Doe’s apartment?

e Who phones the apartment while Mills and

Somerset are still in it?

Chapter5
5Correctthesesentences.
a

Somerset calls Tracy late at night.

………………………………………………
b

They meet the next morning atthe precinct
house.

………………………………………………
c

Tracy doesn’t like the school she’s working in.

………………………………………………
d

Somerset advises Tracy to tell Mills if she
doesn’t want the baby.

………………………………………………
e

The massage parlor reminds Mills of a scene
from a film.

………………………………………………
f

The gray-haired man is covered in blood.

………………………………………………
Chapter6
6Whosaidorwroteeachofthesethings?

Somerset Tracy John Doe

a

“I’ve done it again.” ……………

b

“We also found another body.” ……………

c “What’s happening?” ……………
d

“I did not kill her. She was able to choose.”
……………

e

“The killer cut off her nose.” ……………

Chapter7
7Fillinthegapstomakeasummaryofthe

finalchapter.(Thegapsmaybeoneormore
words.)

John Doe’s lawyer told Mills and Somerset that
there were still two more(a)……………………
and Doe wanted to show the two detectives
where they were. Mills looked inside. He
felt sick. Doe started to tell Mills that
he had visited Tracy and Somerset drove
with Doe through the city into the
(b)……………………, and California
followed them in a (c) …………………… .

Soon after they stopped, a(d)…………………
came down the road and (e)……………………
went to meet it. The driver gave him a
(f ) …………………… addressed to David
Mills. When he opened it, Somerset discovered

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(g)…………………… . That morning Doe
had killed Tracy and taken her head because he
(h)……………………Mills. He wanted Mills
to become(i)…………………… . Mills was
very confused and upset and he wanted to kill
Doe. Somerset tried to tell him not to, because
Mills would go to(j)…………………… .
Then Doe told Mills about the
(k)…………………… Tracy was carrying;
Mills couldn’t stand anymore and killed
Doe. At the end, Somerset decided not to
(l)…………………… because someone had
to stay and “fight the fight.”

8Whodoyouthinkwasthebetterdetective?

SomersetorMills?Writeaparagraphshowing
whichoneyouthinkwasthebetterdetective.
Givereasonsandevidencefromthebookto
backupwhatyouthink.

9Writeadetectivestorysetinacityortown

nearyou.Decidewhatcrimehasbeen
committedandwhothecriminalis.Is it
murder, robbery or another crime? Who is the
victim? What happens to this person and how do
they react? Who is the criminal? Is this person
young or old, intelligent or stupid?Thinkabout
whatsortcharacterthispersonhasand
describehimorherindetailinyourstory.
Drawpicturestoaccompanyyourstory.

10Workwithanotherstudentandpreparearole

play:

Student A:You are Somerset. You are
interviewing a suspect about the murder of Eli
Gould. Ask lots of questions.

Student B: You are the suspect. Somerset thinks
you have committed the murder, but you are
innocent. However Gould was responsible for
putting you in prison for five years and you told
the other prisoners that you would kill him.
You have to defend yourself and prove you are
innocent.

11Answerthefollowingquestions
a At the end of the book, Somerset says there

are nine victims. Who are the last four victims
and in what way was each of them a victim?

b In Chapter 7, Doe says that he will plead

madness if Mills and Somerset don’t agree
with his plans. Is he crazy, do you think?
Do Somerset and Mills think he is crazy?
Why/why not?

c In the book we are never told the name of the

city. Why do you think this is?

12Chooseoneofthemurdersinthestoryand

writeapolicereport.Thisshouldinclude:

details of who found the body

a description of the scene

a list of articles found at the scene

witnesses’ statements

traces of blood or anything else unusual

any conclusions you come to about what
probably happened

13YouareMills.Youareinprisonafterkilling

JohnDoe.Writealettertoanoldfriend.Tell
thispersonwhathappenedtoyou,aboutyour
jobandthemurderofyourwife.Tellyour
friendhowyoufeelnowandwhatlifeislike
inprison.Do you regret killing Doe or are you
glad you did this? Do you blame John Doe for
ruining your life or do you think it was your
fault.

14Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.
a

evidence …..

b

homicide …..

c

plead …..

d

investigation …..

e

link …..

f

client …..

1)

this is when the police try to find out
about a crime

2)

someone who pays a person or company
for services of advice

3)

facts that make you believe that something
is true

4)

to ask for something in an urgent or
anxious way, or to say in court that you
are not guilty.

5)

the crime of murder

6)

a connection between two or more things

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Chapters1–3

1Arethesesentencestrue(T)orfalse(F).

a Somerset has been a detective for twenty-two

years.

c

b Somerset has been married twice.

c

c Somerset doesn’t want to have children.

c

d Somerset is moving.

c

e David Mills is a new homicide detective.

c

f Tracy is David’s daughter.

c

2 Underlinethecorrectanswer.

a The dead man is Peter Eubanks / Peter Eugene.
b He weighs 403 / 304 pounds.
c He died by being shot in the head / eating too much.
d Mills are Rick Parson are old friends / neighbors.
e Mills feels sad about / responsible for Rick’s accident.
f Rick’s injury put him in a wheelchair / put him in

bed for six months.

3Chooseaverbandputitintotherightform.

happen sit have feed be tied have seen
be cannot be see

Inside the apartment, there (a)……… dirty pots and

dishes and open cans and boxes of food everywhere
and there were insects (b)……… on the garbage. The
smell (c)……… terrible. A very fat man (d)………
at the table with his face in a plate of spaghetti. They
(e)……… never (f )……… anyone as fat as this
man. Somerset (g)……… that his hands and feet
(h)……… . He (i)……… understand what
(j)……… .

4Answerthefollowingquestions

a What is Eli Gould’s job?
b What happens to him?
c What do the detectives find near the picture?
d What does the name John Doe mean?
e How many books has John Doe borrowed?
f What subject(s) do the books talk about?
g Which “sin” did Gould commit?

5PuttheconversationbetweenTracyandSomerset

inthecorrectorder.Writenumbers1–10.
a c “What’s really worrying you Tracy?”
b c “Sure, I promise.”
c c “I hate this city.”
d c “If you’re thinking … about whether to have

the baby …”

e c “I don’t know why I asked you to come … You

know that I’m a teacher,” she went on. “I’ve
been trying to get work in some of the schools
here. But the schools are … horrible.”

f c “But I want to have children.”
g c “Tracy, I’m not the one to talk to about this.”
h c “All I can tell you, Tracy … is that if you don’t

keep the baby, if that’s what you decide, never
tell David. But if you’re going to have it, tell
him now. That’s all the advice I can give you.”

i c “Promise you’ll keep in touch after you retire.

Please.”

j c “I … I’m going to have a baby.”

6Matchthefollowingwordswiththeirmeanings.

a gluttony
b greed
c sloth
d lust
e pride
f envy
g wrath
1)

wanting to have something belonging to
another person

2)

eating too much

3)

extreme anger that can result in violence

4)

a strong desire for sex

5)

thinking too much of yourself

6)

someone who isvery lazy

7)

wanting too much of something like wealth
or power

7Tick(3)thesentencesthataretrue.

a John Doe is envious of the detectives.

c

b David Mills will probably not go to prison.

c

c Somerset decides to retire because he cannot

face any more crime.

c

d John Doe has “won” because Mills shoots him. c
e Mills didn’t know that Tracy was pregnant.

c

f Somerset tried to stop Mills killing Doe.

c

g Somerset feels he needs to continue fighting

crime because Mills will no longer be able to
do this as he will be in prison.

c

h Tracy told Somerset she was pregnant.

c

i Somerset told Tracy never to tell Mills about

the baby.

c