Characters
Clues & Evidence
Motive
Courtroom Vocabulary
Courtroom vs. Climax
100

This character ignores all the warning signs about the Bed & Breakfast.

Who is Billy Weaver?

100

These preserved animals convey that something strange is happening in the Landlady's house. 

What are taxidermied animals? 

100

The Landlady keeps her guests for this disturbing reason.

What is to taxidermy (or stuff them)?

100

The person accused of the crime.

Who is the defendant? 

100

The most intense moment in a story is called this.

What is the climax?
200

This person is on trial in The People vs. Joe Jones.

Who is Joe Jones?

200

This type of evidence directly connects someone to a crime scene.

What is physical evidence?

200

This must be proven in a court to explain why a crime happened.

What is motive?

200

The side that tries to prove that Joe Jones is guilty.

Who is the prosecution? 

200

This is when a lawyer asks a witness questions in court.

What is cross examination?

300

She seems kind and helpful but is actually dangerous.

Who is the Landlady?

300

This literary technique occurs when the readers know more than the character.

What is dramatic irony?

300

One clue that the Landlady has possibly killed or harmed other people before Billy Weaver.

What is the guest book with the other boy's names (like Gregory Temple and Christopher Mulholland)?

300

The side that tries to prove that Joe Jones is innocent.

Who is the defense?

300

In a trial, the biggest turning point is when this person testifies. 

Who is the witness?

400

This character trusts someone to quickly who he just met, leading him to danger. 

Who is Billy Weaver?

400

The names in the guest book seem familiar because they are this.

What are former missing guests?

400

The Landlady's kind personality hides her darker intention.

What is murder (or harming her guests)?

400

The final decision made by the jury.

What is the verdict?

400

In The Landlady, the climax begins when Billy realizes this about the tea. 

What is that it tastes strange( or maybe drugged)?

500

This character recommends Billy Weaver to go to "The Bell and Dragon".

Who is the porter? 

500

In a trial, this type of evidence included witness statements given under oath. 

What is testimony?

500

In court, proving intent helps show that the crime was this and not accidental.

What is deliberate?

500

When someone is officially charged with a crime.

What is indictment?

500

The verdict in a trial determines this final decision.

What is guilt or innocence?