QUOTES
ACT 1
ACT 2
TRUE / FALSE + CORRECT
PRONOUNS/ ADJECTIVES
100

"The drive might at least have been clear of snow", said.......

Mrs Boyle

100

Which of these statements is not true?

1-Christopher loves nursery rhymes.

2-Christopher´s luggage was heavy.

3-Christopher´s life would have been different if his mother hadn´t died.

4-Christopher thinks policemen are very attractive.

2- His suitcase has no weight at all.

100

What were Giles and Christopher doing when Mrs Boyle was murdered?

Giles was upstairs in his bedroom checking the extension, looking out of the window to see if there was any sign of the wires being cut...

Christopher had been in the kitchen, then went to his room to  be alone and brush his hair.

100

Trotter was sent to Monkswell Manor because Superintendent Hogben was not working that day.

FALSE. It was snowing and he could ski, Superintendent Hogben couldn´t.
100

"Isn´t HE sweet? HE´s put on an apron and he´s getting all the things together.

Christopher

200

"Can you shovel the snow away again from the back door?", asked........

Mollie to Giles.

200

Snows makes Mollie think of....

Her childhood: ice on a bedroom jug, chilblains, raw and bleeding -one thin ragged blanket- a child shivering with cold and fear....(an unhappy childhood).
200

What was Mollie asked to do as part of the reconstruction of Mrs. Boyle´s murder?

To play the tune of The Three Blind Mice  on the piano.
200

Mrs. Boyle and Major Metcalf shared a taxi form the train station to Monkswell Mannor.

TRUE

200

"SHE´d pinched the best chair."


Mrs. Boyle

300

"You wanted to brush your hair?", asked.....

Trotter to Christopher.

300

When told an inspector is being sent to their guest house, Mollie and Giles ask themselves what they might have done wrong... say at least three possibilities.

1- the nylons from Gibraltar.

2-the wireless licence.

3-a near shave  with the car Giles had the other day.

4-Something concerning the running of that place.

5-They might be ignoring some tinpot regulations..

300

Who was supposed to have been the THIRD BLIND MICE?

Mollie

300

Trotter couldn´t find his skis because they were down in the cellar.

FASLE. Major Metcalf hid them on top of the four-poster.

300

"I hope IT´s got a fourposter with little chints roses"

Christopher´s bed

400

"Look here, what is there between you and that wreched boy?", ......... asked ..............

Giles asked Mollie

400

Explain this comment made by Mrs. Boyle:" One tries to do a public duty and all one gets is abuse". 

She was the magistrate on the Bench when the three Corrigans were sent to live with Mr and Mrs. Stanning. That´s why she was kind of responsible for the kid´s death...How could she know? They were very civilly spoken...Now, they are looking for a scapegoat, ...a person to blame for that death.

400

"Somebody has removed my only chance of communication with the outside world!", Trotter commented angrily. 

Give two reasons.

The telephone wire being cut.

He can´t find his skis.

400

Miss Casewell had lived near Monkswell Manor a long time ago.

TRUE

400

"What an answer to prayer. A guest house- and a charming hostess. MY Rolls Royce has run into a snowdrift... 

Paravicini
500

"I think you are actually one of the magistrates on the Bench at the time", said.....

Major Metcalf to Mrs. Boyle

500

Christopher to Miss Casewell: "Let´s think of things we can do to annoy her, shall we?" Explain one thing Miss Casewell did to disturb Mrs Boyle.

 She turned the radio on and increased the volume while she was writing letters so that she decided to go to the libary, leaving Miss Casewell alone, so she could pinch the best chair.

500

What are the things Mollie found difficult to forget about her past?

Being Jimmy´s teacher and not reading his letter asking for help!!!

500

When Paravicini´car  overturned in a snowdrift, he was on his way to his office in London.

FALSE. On his way to see a friend, maybe a lover (love affair).

500

"Nothing from the past is going to affect ME".

Miss Casewell