Bookclub 1
What is the title of the book?
"James McCarthy, the son of Charles McCarthy, is accused with the murder of his father, who was found beaten to death by the Boscombe Pool."
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
What is the title of the book?
"The Time Traveller produces a miniature time machine and makes it disappear into thin air. The next week, the guests return, to find their host stumble in, looking disheveled and tired. They sit down after dinner, and the Time Traveller begins his story. "
The Time Machine
What is the title of this short story?
"A pregnant wife kills her husband with a frozen lamb."
Lamb to the Slaughter
What is the title of this short story?
"A man offers to bet his car against an American man's little finger."
Man from the South
What is a conversation between two or more characters in a play called?
dialogue
Who is the author of the book "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Who is the author of "The Time Machine"?
H.G. Wells
Who wrote the book "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
Roald Dahl
Who is the author of "Man from the South"?
Roald Dahl
What is the part in a play script that gives actors the instructions of positions, tone of the voice or sound effect and lighting?
Stage directions
What is Sherlock Holmes's job?
Sherlock Holmes is a detective.
Who is the Time Traveller? What is does he do in the story?
The Time Traveller is the main character of the story. He is a scientist who is interested in time travel. He creates a time machine to travel the future.
Who is Mary Maloney? What did she do?
In which country does the story take place?
"A man offers to bet his car against an American man's little finger."
Jamaica
What is a written text of a play, film or broadcast?
script
Give a simple sentence to describe Sherlock Holmes' character.
He is calm and is good at observing how the crime happened. He has an excellent skill of paying attention to details.
What is the name of the characters described?
"humanlike creatures who are small, unintelligent, uncurious and weak."
"a human-like species which is descended from humans, particularly low-class underground machine operators."
The Eloi and the Morlocks
What are they called?
"Nice to meat you."
"Let's khetchup soon."
puns
Why did the old couple come to Jamaica?
Because Carlos is a dangerous criminal and should be put in prison.
How do you call a person who writes plays?
playwright
What is the reason the killer murdered McCarthy?
He didn't want his daughter to marry McCarthy's son and he was being blackmailed by Charles McCarthy.
who is telling the story? How do you know the narrator is a character in the story?
Hillyer, the narrator, is telling the story. We know he is a character in the story because he begins the story by describing a dinner party at the Time Travller's house that he is attending.
What does Lamb symbolize in the story?
Innocence and ignorance
as the lamb (Patrick) is unaware of the fact that it will be murdered by its owner.
How many fingers did Carlos get back in his home country?
47
What is a speech without a stop, given by a character where the character is talking to himself'herself?
soliloquy