Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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Book key1 Open answers2 a T b T c F d T e T f T3 a competitor b sorry for c shaking finger d Wilson’s Oxford friends e face f murdered4–5 Open answers6 a 6 b 2 c 1 d 4 e 3 f 57 a Captain Kidd’s signature b the word the c a high rock d a telescope e a human skull8 a 48 b 88 c 48 d 889 Open answers10 a sensitive b a crack in it c pity d a nervous disorder e the only members of the family f misery g an old storeroom h fear i hears strange sounds j before11 Roderick and Madeline Usher + Open answers12 Open answers13 a 4 b 2 c 5 d 1 e 314–15 Open answers16 ✓: a, b, c, e17–18 Open answers19 a … the many fine fish there b calm (sea) c seven o’clock d eight o’clock e the sea f the whirlpool g a metal ring h a barrel20–21 Open answers22 a F b T c F d T e F f F g F h T23–24 Open answers25 ✓: a, b, c, d, e, g 26–27 Open answers28 a W b W c F d F e F f F g W h F i F j W29–30 Open answers

31 a locked b rough; arguing angrily c locked, with key on the inside d broken e covered with blood f thick, grey g containing nearly 4,000 gold coins h in the chimney; warm; broken skin; cuts on her face i fingernail marks j in back yard; throat cut32 a locked on the inside b too narrow c would be seen by people in the street d locked from inside33 a It is broken and doesn’t go all the way through the

window. b They are from an animal. c They were not made by a man, but probably by an

orangutan. d It is a sailor’s knot.34–44 Open answers

Discussion activities key1 Open answers2 Possible answers: How old were you when you first

saw your namesake? Did you ever talk to anybody else about him? Did your teachers know he made fun of you? How often did you see him at school? Who told you he had left school on the same day as you?

3 Possible answers: On the positive side, Wilson is good at sports and good at academic work. He is able to influence other people and is a trusted leader. On the negative side, he is a liar and a cheat and a drunkard. He doesn’t seem to care about other people’s feelings.

4–14 Open answers15 Possible answer: Dear Prince Prospero, It is with great joy and gratitude that I am writing to

thank you for you most generous and kind invitation to come and join you in your castle at this terrible time. Many of my friends and neighbours have already succumbed to the dreadful disease and I am absolutely delighted and honoured to accept your invitation to bring me and my family to your safe haven.

I shall make my travel plans as soon as I have sent this letter.

Thank you once again for generosity. Yours sincerely X16–27 Open answers

Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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Activity worksheets key1 a NT. As a boy, William Wilson went to school in a

small village in England. b T c NT William Wilson was a student at Oxford

University. d T e NT William Wilson went to Paris after he was

found cheating at cards.2 a 4 b 5 c 1 d 2 e 33 a 6 b 5 c 3 d 7 e 2 f 4 g 14 a 3 b 2 c 3 d 1 e 35 a proud b share c doubts d die e chain6 a Helseggen b Vurrgh c Ramus d Lofoden e Mokoe-Ström f Moskoe7 a 3 b 6 c 2 d 1 e 4 f 58 a The policeman, Monsieur G____ is talking to Dupin

about this idea that it is easier to think in the dark. b The narrator is asking the policeman to give more

details about the missing letter. c Dupin is telling the narrator that he thinks the Paris

police are unlikely to find the letter because they are unable to see things from the point of view of the person who hid the letter.

d The narrator is asking the policeman how much reward is being offered for the return of the letter.

e The narrator is asking Dupin about the Minister who is suspected of taking the letter.

9 a The Berliftzings and the Metzengersteins had been enemies for centuries.

b The Metzengerstein family was the richest in Hungary.

c The mysterious horse had the initials of William von Berlingfitzing on its forehead.

d William von Berlingfitzing died in a fire, trying to save his horse.

e Frederick von Metzengerstein died in the fire at his palace.

10 a 4 b 5 c 6 d 2 e 1 f 3

Progress test key1 a The Gold-Bug b The Barrel of Amontillado c Metzengerstein d The Whirlpool e The Stolen Letter f The Murders in the Rue Morgue g The Pit and the Pendulum h The Fall of the House of Usher i The Red Death j William Wilson2 a Glendinning b Fortunado c C Auguste Dupin d Camille L’Espanay e Prince Prospero f Roderick Usher g Frederick von Berliftzing3 a French Army > Spanish Inquisition b by the door > in the middle c unsuccessfully > successfully d heavy weight > sharp blade e weight > blade f head > chest g crushed > sliced h mice > rats i floor > walls4 a savagely b attack c stolen d nearly e voices f witnesses g sounds h human