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Peter Foreman pages 17, 18 – exercise 2 page 20 – exercise 7 A A. 4 B. 1 C. 6 D. 3 E. 2 F. 5 Open answers. B2.1 B 1. Charles Cross discovered the body. Chapter Two 3. Mr and Mrs Purkiss were trying page 21 – exercise 1 to sleep in their bedroom. 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. The killer probably escaped into Road. page 29 – exercise 1 page 18 – exercise 3 1. d 2. b 3. i. 4. a 5. k 6. d 7. h. 8. l 9. j 10. c 11. e 12. g KEY TO THE EXERCISES 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C AND EXIT TEST 8. B 9. C 10. A page 30 – exercise 2 pages 18, 19 – exercise 4 a. The inspector saw some objects The 1880s: A Creative Decade and the man with the basket are that the killer had put near Annie’s obviously poor. A a. clever, efficient, savage feet. page 5 – exercise 1 b. drunk, clean, quiet, good b. Mrs Richardson, who lived with 1885. First modern bicycle. Benz’s Chapter One c. cool her grandson, let out other rooms. 3-wheeled vehicle that used petrol. d. dark, gloomy, dangerous, dirty, c. The passage, which was 7-8 metres page 10 – exercise 1 1886. Coca-Cola appears. Dr Jekyll cold, wet long, went through the house. and Mr Hyde published. 1. in Docks changed e. crowded, noisy d. John Richardson took off one of his 1887. Dunlop’s pneumatic tyre. 2. went to watch the fire. f. quiet, narrow, dark boots, which was hurting his toe. Sherlock Holmes introduced. Queen’s 3. in the streets and slept B a. The Whitechapel streets e. Annie Chapman, who Mrs Darrell Golden Jubilee. 4. it was cheap b. The people of Whitechapel identified later, was talking to a 1888. Stage play of Dr Jekyll and 5. was drinking too much. c. The lodging houses man. Mr Hyde. Berliner’s gramophone. First 6. she had no money. d. Alcohol f. , who was in a Kodak box camera. Whitechapel 7. did not have many street lamps. e. The sky dangerous situation, escaped murders. 8. at 2.30am on August 31st f. Inspector Abbeline through the streets. 9. person saw her alive again – her page 5 – exercise 2 g. The attic room that John Davis killer. page 19 – exercise 5 occupied looked over Hanbury Open answers. page 17 – exercise 1 1. Constable John Neil/a. Found the Street. page 10 – exercise 1 body of Polly Nichols. h. The man (who) Mrs Darrel saw a. Because the weather was cool. 2. Polly Nichols/b. Got drunk, was was taller than Annie. a. He is selling newspapers to people b. There was a great fire. murdered. i. Annie met her friend Amelia in the street. c. In lodging houses. 3. Inspector Abbeline/c. Investigated Palmer, who gave her two pennies. b. He is selling some kind of food. d. On drink. the murder. j. Amelia Palmer, who was Annie’s c. They are talking. e. Because it was a poor area. 4. Jack the Ripper/d. Killed Polly friend, gave her some money. d. The boys are looking at the other f. At 2.30am on August 31st. Nichols. people. g. In front of Brown’s stableyard. page 31 – exercise 3 5. Ellen Holland/e. Talked with Polly h. Constable Jonas Mizen/A page 10 – exercise 2 Nichols. 1. was walking down Hanbury Street policeman. The man and woman on the right are 6. Charles Cross/f. Found the body of 2. noticed/saw a man and a woman i. In their bedroom (on the 2nd floor). obviously richer than the other Polly Nichols. 3. outside 4. didn’t see the man’s j. Ellen Holland. people in the scene. The boy selling 5. Will you 6. short 7. than the k. He strangled her and cut her throat. page 20 – exercise 6 the newspapers, the other children woman 8. dark coat 9. he was l. It was new and unknown. a. 4 b. 2 c. 6 d. 1 e. 7 f. 3 g. 8 over 10. was foreign h. 5 i. 9 j. 10

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Life in the East End e. ‘Don’t go back into the yard, g. In your opinion, how did the killer Chapter Five Louis!’ Mrs Diemschutz told her escape? page 34 – exercise 1 page 62 – exercise 1 husband. h. Who wrote the message on the wall? a. T b. F – it was an extremely poor i. Why did the killer murder 1. family moved to Wales area. c. F – it got worse. d. T page 44 – exercise 3 ? 2. was killed/died in an explosion e. T f. F – it was often dirty, and in A. 4 B. 7 C. 1 D. 6 E. 3 F. 2 G. 8 j. Who is/was the killer, in your 3. Mary did not marry Joe Flemming. fact it was safer to drink gin or beer. H. 5 opinion? 4. decided to live together. g. F – this was the cost of 2 kilos of 5. At the beginning of 1888 stale bread. h. T i. F – they never page 45 – exercise 4 page 57 – exercise 5 6. could be noisy and quarrelsome went there alone. j. T 1. that went into 2. was/is possible Open answers. 7. walked out after a quarrel (with (that) 3. was blown out by Mary). Chapter Three 4. haven’t/have not seen Liz since Immigrants in the East End 8. the couple couldn’t pay 9. he had no work and couldn’t give page 35 – exercise 1 page 61 – exercise 1 page 45 – exercise 5 her any money. A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 3 E. 2 F. 1 G. 4 Open answers. a. Because there was a potato 10. was there famine in Ireland. page 43 – exercise 1 11. some clothing/clothes. Chapter Four b. Germany, Hungary, Russia and 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B Poland. page 70 – exercise 1 page 46 – exercise 1 page 44 – exercise 2 c. A second-hand clothes market. A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 1 E. 8 F. 6 G. 2 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C d. It caused a lot of racial tension in H. extra sentence I. 7 A a. Constable Smith said (that) he 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D the area. had seen a man and a woman by page 70 – exercise 2 e. Because he threatened a woman the school wall opposite the yard. page 54 – exercise 1 with a knife. a. back/through b. over/up c. down b. The inspector asked Schwartz if a. 5 b. 9 c. 2 d. 4 e. 6 f. 1 g. 8 f. He carried knives in the street late d. back e. for f. through/back he was sure about the man’s age. h. 10 i. 3 j. 7 l. 12 k. 11 at night and disappeared after g. out h. against i. out/back j. back c. The doctor wondered if Mr Annie Chapman’s murder. Diemschutz had disturbed the page 55 – exercise 2 page 71 – exercise 3 g. In police custody/at the police station. killer. 1. badly 2. description h. He was a mad, dirty tramp. d. Louis Diemschutz told his wife 3. appearance 4. darkest 5. assistance 6. examination to bring him a candle. BAKER’S ROW B Spitalfields R 7. detective 8. suspicious Whitechapel A e. Michael Kidney said he had Market D underground Y 9. unusual 10. bloodstained B 1 station S seen Liz five days ago. T R HANBURY ST E HANBURY E B a. ‘Follow me,’ Morris Eagle page 55 – exercise 3 Ten Bells Aa.4 T told/said to the policeman. STREET a. brown/short/thin b. badly-lit FOURNIER ST. BUCK’S ROW b. ‘I think the murderer hid in C 3 c. cool/daring d. jolly e. bloodstained AD Dutfield’s Yard,’ said Inspector ET LRO E APE STR CH Abbeline. page 56 – exercise 4 GUE WHITE Wood’s TA Building COMMERC ON c. ‘Her name is Elizabeth Stride, D M a. What did you see in Mitre Square OL ET but people call her Long Liz b. When/What time did you RE ST IAL STREET H because Long is a nickname for IG discover/find the body? H L people with the surname c. Where did you find it? E

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Hutchinson’s story. f. F – he was P 7. Will you? page 92 – exercise 1 probably a solitary man who perhaps 8. I hope it will be a fine day tomorrow as I want to go to the Lord 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A worked as a butcher. g. F – he was Mayor’s Show. afraid of becoming like his mother. page 93 – exercise 2 9. About 2.00 a.m. on 9th November I met the murdered woman, Mary h. T i. T j. T k. F – it suggests that a. domestic quarrels, drink, or robbery. he knew her well. l. T Kelly. b. she was killed ferociously. 10. I’ll take care of myself, and I won’t fall into his hands. page 82 – exercise 2 c. they found a leather apron at 29 Hanbury Street. 1. D 2. F 3. B 4. E 5. C 6. D 7. A 2. Can you remember some words from the footnotes? Write the words for 8. C 9. F 10. E 11. A 12. D d. for protection/to protect him. e. offered (a reward of) £100 for the the following definitions. Then check your answers. page 82 – exercise 3 arrest of the murderer. a. Accommodation for poor, homeless people, who paid for a bed or room. 1. picture 2. witnesses 3. stout f. a letter signed, ‘Yours Truly, Jack b. Floor (of a building) at street level. 4. muscles 5. moustache 6. dark the Ripper’ was published (on c. People forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution or 7. peak 8. deerstalker 9. butcher October 1st ). natural disaster. 10. professional 11. doctor 12. suspect g. (that) he nearly had a nervous d. A little windy. breakdown. page 83 – exercise 4 e. Hair growing between the nose and mouth. B page 93 – exercise 3 f. Ran quickly. 1. √ 2. has 3. √ 4. an 5. been 6. √ g. Mark on the skin caused by injury. page 84 – exercise 1 7. at 8. got 9. √ 10. the 11. √ Open answers. 12. been 3. Now you write definitions for the following. Then check your answers. a. Slum houses c. Apron e. Kettle page 94 – exercise 4 b. Beggars d. Jolly f. Damp 2. i 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. e 7. f 8. c 9. h page 94 – exercise 5 Open answers. KEY TO EXIT TEST 3 Possible answers: 11.G 2. C 3. I 4. E 5. D 6. A a. houses in a very poor part of the 7. C 8. F 9. H 10. B city. b. Poor people who ask for 2a.lodging houses b. ground floor money for food. c. A piece of © 2005 Black Cat Publishing, c. refugees d. breezy cloth worn around the waist to an imprint of Cideb Editrice, Genoa, Canterbury e. moustache f. rushed g. bruise protect the clothes. d. Lively and happy. e. A metal container used to boil water. f. Slightly wet. 5