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1 a CharlesII

b Manypeoplewereunhappybecausehedid

notsharethesamereligionasCharlesII.They
supportedCharles’sson,theDukeofMonmouth
(whosemotherwasnotthequeen),inarebellion
againstthenewking.

c Hewasajudgefamousforbeingverycrueland

sendingmanyrebelprisonerstotheirdeaths.

2 LornaDooneisaromantic,historicaladventurestory.
3 a counsellor,duke,guardian,highwayman,knight,

outlaw,rebel

b bush,duck,hen,marsh,mist,moor,nest,waterfall

c drown,hang

4 a afarmer’sson.

b ahighwayman.

c aRiddfamilyservant.

d hangedforhiscrimes.

e amurderer.

f JohnRidd’ssister.

g verybeautiful.

h ahorse.

5 a BagworthyisthevalleywheretheDooneslive.

b ThechildisLornaDoone.Sheiscarriedawayby

oneoftheDoonesonhishorse,andlaterJohn
cannotforgether.

c HeiskilledbyCarverDoone,whotheyoungJohn

Ridd–theheadofhisfamilyafterhisfather’sdeath
–decidestokilloneday.

d Asaresultoftheargument,SirEnsorisleftwithno

moneyandhebecomesanoutlaw.Hethenmakes
hishomeinBagworthy,oneofthewildest,most
lawlesspartsofEngland.

e TomFaggus,ahighwayman,buysthegunforJohn

asarewardforbravelyridinghishorse,Winnie,
andJohnlearnstoshootwell.

6 a JohnhatesCarverandwantstokillhimbecausethe

mankilledhisfather.

b Johnthinksthatsheisbeautiful;helovesher.

c Johnlikeshimbecauseheisfamous,kindand

generous.

7–8 Openanswers
9 a 5 b 6 c 3 d 7 e 4 f 2 g 8 h 1

10 a unlucky

b braver

c worried

d hasromanticdreams

e CarverDoone

11–12 Openanswers
13 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 3 f 7 g 3 h 3
14 theKing:JeremyStickles,JudgeJeffreys,TomFaggus

(accordingtoJudgeJeffreysinChapter7,although
laterhechangessides),UncleReuben

therebellion:theDukeofMonmouth,CarverDoone,
LordWichehalse

15 a JudgeJeffreysistalkingtoJohnabouttheirsecret

conversationinLondon.

b JohntellsLornathatsheistheonlypersonwhocan

makehimfeelsad.

c AnnieistalkingtoJohnabouthisloveforoneof

theDoones.

d CarveristalkingtoJohnbuthethinksthatheis

talkingtoCharlie.

e LornaistalkingtoJohnabouttheirchancesof

gettingmarried.

f JeremySticklesistalkingtoJohnaboutthe

possibilityofrebellioninthatpartofthecountry.

g LornaistalkingtoJohnaboutCarverDoone.

h JohniswarningJeremySticklesaboutCarverand

CharlieDooneandLordWichehalse,whoare
planningtokillhim.

16–17 Openanswers
18 a LordEnsor

b John

c GwennyCarfaxandLorna

d CharlieDoone

e TomFaggus

f CarverDoone

g GwennyCarfax

h John

i theCounsellor

j LordDugal

19 a 9 b 4 c 1 d 7 e 5 f 3 g 6 h 8 i 2
20 a LordEnsor,whenhehearsthathisgranddaughter,

Lorna,wantstomarryafarmer,John.

b John,whenAnnietellshimaboutsnowshoes.

c John.IftheDooneseatanddrinkallnight,they

willnotwatchthevalleyandwillthereforenotsee
John.

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d Lorna,whensheisholdingLordWichehalseaway

fromherwithachair.

e Lorna,whenshediscoversthatthenecklacefrom

hergrandfatherismadeofthefinestdiamonds.She
thoughtatfirstthatitwasapersonalgift;nowshe
issurethatitwasstolen.

f JohnknowsthattheDooneswillnotattackhim

whilethesnowisontheground.

g Annie,becauseshebelievedtheCounsellor’sstory

aboutthenecklaceandmilkwhichallowedthe
Counsellortostealthenecklace.

h John,whenhehearsthatLorna’srealfatherisa

lord.

21 Openanswers
22 a fails b king’s c doesnotknow d rebels

e lose f king’smen g savesJohn’slife h alord

i dislikes j knight

23 a Theirattackersfighteachother.

b HefollowsWinnie,TomFaggus’shorse.

c TotakeJohntoaLondoncourt,wherehis

treatmentwillbefairer.

d JohnsavesLordBrandirfromthieves.

e AtLordBrandir’shouse.

f AtLordBrandir’shouse.

g GwennyCarfax.

h Aservantgirl.

24–26 Openanswers
27 a Lizzie

b KitBadcock’swife(MrsBadcock)

c gold

d thewaterfall

e CharlieDoone

f theDoonewomenandchildren

g theDoones’guns

h herwedding

i themarsh

j Ensie(CarverDoone’sson)

28–38 Openanswers

Discussion activities key

1 a Bothlosttheirland.Bothbecameoutlaws.Tom,

however,doesn’tstealfrompeoplehelikesand
oftengivesmoneytothepoorandthesick(p.14).

b Openanswers

2–3 Openanswers
4–6 Openanswers

7 Openanswer(aLornawarnsJohnthroughthe

servantsaboutthedangerofgoingintheevening;
bJohngoestotheDoonesValleyandusesCarver’s
secretsongtocheattheguards)

8–10 Openanswers
11 a ItistheboxofjewelsthatcontainedLorna’s

necklace;itwasstolenbytheDoones.

b TheCousellortellsJohn’ssisterthatglassnecklaces

improvethequalityofmilktogetthenecklace
back.

c BenitarevealsLorna’strueidentity.

d TheDoonestrytoburntheRidds’farm.

e JohnshowsGwennyLorna’sringtoprovehis

identity.

12–14 Openanswers
15 150/151:menfromDevonwhosurvived

149:menfromSomersetwhosurvived

155:totalnumberofmen

120:numberofmenwhowerenotsoldiers

1:Possibleanswers:cannonsthatwerenotlost;
cannonhitbyatree.

16–18 Openanswers

Activity worksheets key

1 Openanswers
2 JohnRidd’sfatherhasbeenkilled.
3 a LornatoJohnRidd,atthevalley,whentheDoones

arecallingher.

b JohnRiddtoJohnFry,whentheservantwentto

DovertotakeJohnRiddhome.

c JohnRiddtoTomFaggus,whenhewantstoride

Winnie.

d JohnRiddtoBenita,whentheymeetontheway

fromDovertothefarm.

e LornatoJohnRidd,whenhepromisestobringher

adog.

4 SixyearslaterJohngoesbacktothevalleywithUncle

Reuben,whowantstofighttheDoones.

5 a F:becausetheDooneswerelazyandslepttill

midday.

b T

c F:becausehehadseenLornaDooneinthevalley

d T

6 a expensive b flowers c lovely d western

e pretended

7 Whentheymeetagain,6yearslater.

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8 Possibleanswers:

a JudgeJeffreysaskedJohnaboutarebellionin

Somerset.

b JudgeJeffreysaskedJohnwhyLordWichehalse

didn’thangtheDoones.

c JudgeJeffreyssaidhewasafriendoftheDoones’.

d LordEnsorDoonethinksLorna(17)istooyoung

tomarryCarverDoone(35).

e JohnsingsCharlieDoone’ssonginfrontofaguard

andisallowedtogoon.

9 a Johncrying

b MakeJohnsad

c ThefactthatJohnisstrongandcanbeatCarver

Doone

d TheDukeofMonmouth’splantofightagainst

James

e TherightentranceintotheDoonevalley

f ThattwooftheDoonesandLordWichehalsewere

waitingforhiminthewoodwithlongguns

g TheDoones’andLordWichehalse’splans

10 a JeremyStickles

b,c JudgeJeffreys

d JohnRidd

e LornaDoone

11 a yes

b takeLornaandGwennytohishouseduringthe

night

c Lorna

12 a T

b T

c F:OneisCharlieDoone.

d F:shethinksitisn’tworthfivepounds.

13 a AnnieandTom

b Lorna

c theDukeofMonmouth

d JohnRidd

e Gwenny

14 a 5,afterthebattle

b 3,afterLornawenttoLondon

c 2,whensheasksJohntolookforTom

d 4,whenJohnputshimonWinnie’sback

e 1whenjohnasksthesoldierstofightwiththeir

hands

f 3,whenJohnvisitsLornainLondon

g 4,whenJohnsaveshimfromthethieves

15 Threedayspass:

a 3 b 1 c 4 d 2 e 5

16 a thefireintheDoonevalley

b Lorna’sface

c John’shorse

d themud

e Lorna’shealth

17–18 Openanswers

Progress test key

1 a 3 b 2
2 a carriage b waterfall c bushes d passage
3 a LordAlanBrandir
b UncleReuben
c theCounsellor
d AuntSabina
e FarmerSnowe
f GwennyCarfax
4 a rebellion b hung c loyal d tree
5 a 1 b 2 c 1
6 a JohnRiddtoSirEnsorDoone.whenheisdying.
b JohnRiddtoLordEnsorDoone,whenheisdying.
c GwennyCarfaxtoJohn,whensheislockedinwith

LornainLorna’shouse.

7 a path
b snowshoes
c heart
d beard
e didn’tbelieve
8 a wasdropped
b asecretpath
c brother
d hang
9 a 7 b ? c ? d 3 e ?