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We were talking about unusual events that had no natural explanation .one of the strangers among us was a little man with a pale face . He was listening carefully but did not say a word . To include him in the talk, Dabney asked him if he had any experience which had no explanation The stranger said he would tell us a true one which was stranger than stories and which had completed itself that afternoon The storyteller was living in an old house in Ormond street in London . there were patches of dampness on the walls of his bedroom .one of these patches was exactly like a human face . lying in bed he used to watch it . It did not change like other patches and he considered it as a fellowlodger . He fell ill . As he lay in bed , he looked at that face which was that of an unusual man with unusual head and a nose with a curious turn . It controlled him in such away that it became the chief thing in his thought , day and night. When he got better he went in search of such a man in all crowded places. People and the police became suspicious .he felt that he and the man were in some way connected by fate. At last the story teller saw a man with that face in a taxi . he took another taxi to follow him . the man's taxi went to Charing cross railway station. The story teller found his man standing with two ladies and a little girl on the platform . they were going to take the train to folk stone to go to France. So the story teller took the same train then he went on board the same boat the man and his group had taken ,when the man and his group got into a private room he waited opposite their door . it was clear the man was rich. When the man got out of the room with a little girl the story teller asked him for his card to communicate with him .astonished, the man gave him his card believing he was a mad man. The man's name was Mr. Ormond Wall with an address in USA when he read the name he fainted .when he came to himself he was in a hospital and was in a serious condition for some weeks The story teller knew that the man was American millionaire with English parents who had lived in London . Yesterday morning the story teller woke up to find the face on the wall becoming very faint. He went out and read in the papers about an accident happened to an American millionaire called Mr. Ormond wall and he was in a serious condition . when he went back home he looked at the faint face. it suddenly disappeared .he knew later that Mr. Wall died at the same moment. The story teller said that there were three extraordinary things in his story--A- the patch on the wall in London was like the face of a man in USA and disappeared when he died B- the man's name was related to the place, also the street and the wall. C- the story teller was leaving when one of the group asked him about the third thing , he said that he had made up the whole story half an hour ago.

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Complete the sentences

1- the storyteller thought he would meet the man going to Places where men collect together in large numbers. ********************************************************* 2- the storyteller rushed onto the platform and found his man with Tow ladies and a little girl. ********************************************************* 3- Mr. Ormond wall , the American millionaire , and party had An accident ********************************************************* 4- One of the extraordinary things about this story is that the storyteller. Had made up this story half an hour before. ********************************************************* 5- Truth, as the storyteller believes, is. Not only much stranger than stories also much more interesting. ********************************************************* 6- To get his initial knowledge about Mr. wall the storyteller.. Asked him to give (hand)him his card ********************************************************* 7- No sooner had Mr. Wall died than The face completely disappeared . ********************************************************* 8-His parents lived in London, but Mr. Wall Lived at Pittsburg in U.S.A
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1- Questions and answers 1- How did Dabny try to include the stranger in the talk?
He asked the stranger if he had any experience which had no explanation. *********************************************************

2- When did the events told by the storyteller complete itself?

It completed it self that afternoon. *********************************************************

3- What kinds of events were they talking about?

They were talking about unusual things that had no natural explanation. *********************************************************

4- What did the stranger said about this story?

He said that it was a true story which was stranger than imaginary. It happened to himself personally and completed it self that afternoon. *********************************************************

5- Why were there patches on the wall of his bedroom?

It was an old house and the place was damp. *********************************************************

6- What was strange about one of the patches?

It was exactly like a human face. It remained exactly the same and didnt change as the other patches. *********************************************************

7- How did the face get a firmer hold of the storyteller?

He fell ill and he looked at it all the time. It became the chief thing in his thoughts. It was an unusual face that controlled him. He thought of the man as a fellow lodger. *********************************************************

8- What did the storyteller do when he got better?

He searched in the streets for a man with a face like the one on the wall. *********************************************************

9- Why did the storyteller searcher for a man with a face like on the wall?
Because he believed that they were both connected by fate. *********************************************************

10- Where did the storyteller search for that face?

He went to the places where men collected in large numbers such as political meetings and football matches. He stood at a busy corners watching the crowds. *********************************************************

11- Where did the storyteller see a man with that face?
He saw that man in a taxi. *********************************************************

12- What did the storyteller do to get that man?

He took another taxi to follow it. *********************************************************

13- Why did the man with a face like on the wall go to Charing Cross railway station?
To take the train to Folkestone and go to France by boat. *********************************************************

14- Who was standing with that man?

Two ladies and a little girl were standing with him on the platform.

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15- What did the stranger do to catch that man?

He took the same train and then went on board the same boat to catch him. *********************************************************

16- Where did the man and his group disappear?

They disappeared in a private room. *********************************************************

17- What did the storyteller do to be able to speak with that man?
He stayed opposite the door of the private room and waited. *********************************************************

18- What did the storyteller do when the man got out of his room?
He asked the man to give his card as he wanted to communicate with him. *********************************************************

19- What made the storyteller faint?

When he read the mans name, he fainted because it was the same name of his street and the second name was " Wall ". *********************************************************

20- How long did the stranger stay in the hospital?

He stayed for some weeks. *********************************************************

21- What knowledge did the storyteller get about Mr. Ormand Wall?
He was American millionaire with English parents who had lived in London. *********************************************************

22- What happened to the face on the wall when the millionaire made an accident?
The face was faint and could only just be seen. *********************************************************

23- When did the face on the wall disappear?

It disappeared at the moment the Orman died. *********************************************************

24- What were the three extraordinary things about that story?
1- The face on the wall of a house in London was like the face of a gentleman in America. It disappeared when the man died. 2- The gentlemans name was related to the place where the face appeared. 3- The storyteller made the story up half an hour before telling it. *********************************************************

25- What great surprise did we have at the end of the story?
It was that the stranger fabricated the whole story. It wasnt true as he said first. *********************************************************

26- To what extent was the storyteller a good narrator?

He was an excellent narrator. He made it up in a short time ( half an hour ). All hearers considered his story most remarkable.

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Quotations
1- '' One of these patches-as indeed often happens was exactly like a human Face''
A) Where did that patch appear ? On the wall of a room in an old house on Great Ormond street . B) What was the strange thing about that patch? It was exactly like a human face C) When did the patch disappear? It disappeared when he knew that Mr. Ormond Wall had died.

=================================== 2- '' It was, in fact, the face of a very unusual man in a thousand''
A) Who said this ? The storyteller is the speaker. B) What was he referring to? He was referring to the man whose face was on the wall. C) When was it said? It was said when he was describing the face on the wall

=================================== 3- ''I stood at busy corners watching the crowd until people thought me a mad''
A) Who is the speaker? The storyteller. B) Why did he stand at busy corners? To watch the crowd and search for the man whose face was on the wall. C) Was he really mad? Why? No, he wasn't . as he found the man he was searching for .

=================================== 4-'' Again I failed , but I was determined to cross to France, too ''
A) Why did the speaker fail? Because he got on board before him with his friends and they disappeared into a large private room. B) How did he go to France ? He crossed to France by boat. C) Why did he do so? Because he wanted to follow the man and speak to him.

=================================== 5-''Excuse me , I said uncertainly, but do you mind giving me your card''
A) Why was the storyteller uncertain? Because he wanted to make sure of him as their was no mistaking the face every line was the same. B) Why did he want to take the man's card? Because he told him that he had a very important reason for wishing to communicate with him . C) What happened to him after receiving the man's card? He fainted and laid in a hospital in a serious condition for some weeks .

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6- '' He seemed to be astonished , but he did what I asked ''

A) Who is (he)? Mr. Ormond Wall. B) What did he do ? He very slowly took out his case and handed the storyteller his card and Hurried on with the little girl. C) Where was he at that moment? He was on board ( the boat) to cross France .

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7- '' Holding the card tightly . I hurried to a quiet corner of the ship and Read it ''
A) Who said this? The storyteller. B)What did he read on the card ? He read : Mr. Ormond Wall with an address at Pittsburg U.S.A. C) Why was ,What he had read a great shock to him? Because the man's name was : Ormond Wall and he was a millionaire.

=================================== 8-'' I went back to my room as if I were in a dream.''

A) Where does the speaker live? He lives in an old house where he rented a room, on great Ormond street . B) What dream was he in? When he saw the notice in the papers and read , Mr. Ormond Wall, the Pittsburg millionaire and the party had had an accident and Mr. Wall's condition was serious . C) What did he find later? Later He found that Mr. Wall had died . *********************************************************

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Semarang was the hottest place in the whole of the islands. It was extremely hot because the mountain kept the wind off the town. It was ugly because it hardly had any colour except the strange colour of the sea. It would be a dangerous thing to jump into the water because the water looked solid and glassy ;one might break an arm or a leg if he jumped into it. The writer had never been on shore at Semarang, but on two separate days he had spent five hours on a ship called the Plancius just outside, and they were ten of the hottest hours she had spent anywhere. The Plancius had to wait half a mile out of the harbour because the harbour was too shallow for any boats except the smallest to go inside. One of the ships officers asked the writer if he was going on shore, but he told him that Semarang did not attract him as it lacked colour and gaiety .The writer stood on the Plancius, looking at Semarang, beside the officer, who was a young Dutchman .He spoke English because he had lived most of his life in London. He liked to speak English, and now he did not get many opportunities of doing so and he wanted to talk to him. He kept looking down at the water and wondering what it would feel like to drop down into the sea one dark night when everyone was asleep. The writer asked the officer if he had ever been on a ship when someone has jumped into the sea. The officer was astonished as it happened at Semarang, quite near to where they were. It was early morning. The officer was standing near one of the lifeboats to smoke a cigarette in the cool air when a passenger passed him. He went straight to the side and climbed over and jumped into the water. He didnt dive; he jumped, feet first, with his leather shoes on. The officer knew that the mans shoes were made of leather because there were not white and although the light wasnt good he could see that they were black or brown. The officer did nothing because there wasnt time for him to do anything. By the time he looked over the side, the man had climbed on to the ladder and was halfway back up the side of the ship. The writer asked the officer if the man meant to drown himself and then changed his mind when he got into the water. The officer said he knew nothing. He also asked him if he knew anything about that passenger. He said that he didnt know much about him except that he was coming back to his work in Semarang. He was a quite little fellow and he was always neat .When he got back out of the water, the officer was very surprised and didnt know what to say. The funny thing was that he looked at his watch. He looked at him and then looked down at his watch, and then he went off to his room. The passenger came to breakfast, sat beside the officer as usual and ate two eggs. He changed into dry clothes. The officer never spoke a word about it. The officer ought to have reported the matter to the ships captain. He would have got into trouble if he had ever learnt that he had failed to report a thing like that. He was astonished because it was such a strange business, being so early in the morning, not properly light, and the little fellow jumping into the sea in his good shoes, and then standing there wet and looking at his watch just as anyone might, and not saying a word. The writer asked the officer if he had ever heard any more of the passenger. The officer said he was probably somewhere in Semarang this minute. The officer said he had to go. He smiled and went away. the writer stood there alone, trying to imagine how it would feel to be coming back there for five or six years of work in the heat, far from home. He was not surprised that the passenger jumped into the sea. The only surprising thing was that all the people who had come to Semarang didnt jump together into the sea. No one could blame them for doing it. The writer felt very sorry for all the people who lived in Semarang. When the Plancius started to move, it was like getting out of prison . Semarang was the place he didnt want to see again.

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1- Questions and answers 1- What kind of story is One of the Hot Spots? - Its a travel story. ******************************************* 2- What sort of island is Semarang?
- It is the hottest place in the whole of the islands. It lacks colour and gaiety .

******************************************* 3- What was well known about Semarang? - It is the hottest place in the whole of the islands. It lacks colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 4- What is unusual about Semarangs weather? - It is extremely hot, the hottest place in the whole of the islands. ******************************************* 5- How ugly was Semarang? - It lacked colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 6- Why did the "Plancius" have to wait half a mile outside the harbour? - Because the harbour was too shallow for any boats except the smallest to go inside. ******************************************* 7- How long did the writer stay in front of Semarang? - He stayed for 10 hours. ******************************************* 8- Why didn't the writer visit (like) Semarang? - Because he was not attracted by it as it lacked colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 9- Why was the island Semarang very hot? - Because the mountain behind it kept the wind off. ******************************************* 10- Why do you think the passenger attempted to drown himself?
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- Because he was coming back to work in that great heat of Semarang away from home.

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11- Why was the writer unwilling to go on shore at Semarang? - Because it didnt attract him and it lacked colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 12- How does the writer describe Semarang to the officer when he asks him if he is going on shore? - He says Semarang didnt attract him and that it lacked colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 13- What nationality was the young officer on the Plancius? - He was a Dutchman. ******************************************* 14- What made the officer want to talk to the writer?
- Because he liked to speak English, and now he did not get many opportunities to do so.

******************************************* 15- Why did the officer like to speak English? - Because he didnt get many opportunities to do so. ******************************************* 16- How did the passenger jump into the sea? - He went straight to the side and climbed over and jumped into the water. He didnt dive ;he jumped, feet first, with his leather shoes on. ******************************************* 17- What did the officer do when he saw the man jumping into the sea at Semarang? Why?
- He did nothing because he said that there wasnt much time for him to do anything.

******************************************* 18- How did the officer know that the mans shoes were made of leather? - He knew that because there were not white and although the light was not good he could see that they were brown or black. ******************************************* 19- What did the passenger do when he reached the water? - He climbed up the ladder and back onto the ship. ******************************************* 20- What did the man do after jumping into the water? - He climbed up the ladder and back onto the ship. He looked at his watch went off to his room. *******************************************
21- What did the man who jumped into the sea do after going on board the ship again?

- He looked at his watch and went off to his room. ******************************************* 22- Why didnt the officer ask the man why he had jumped into the sea? - Because he was so surprised that he didnt know what to say. ******************************************* 23- Why didnt the officer report the incident to the ships captain? - Because he was so astonished and he thought it was such a strange business.

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24- The writer says that he wasnt surprised that the man jumped into the sea. What did he find more surprising? - He found it more surprising that all the people who came to Semarang didnt jump into the sea together. ******************************************* 25- Who did the writer feel sorry for? - He felt sorry for all the people who had to live in Semarang. ******************************************* 26- How does the writer feel about the people who live in Semarang? - He felt sorry for them ******************************************* 27- What were the writer's feelings towards Semarang? - He didn't like it and he didn't want to see it again as it lacked colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 28- How did the writer feel when the ship began to leave Semarang? - He felt as if he was getting out of prison. ******************************************* 29- Why is Semarang a terrible place to live in? - Because it is hot and lacks colour and gaiety. ******************************************* 30- What was the writers wish at the end of the story? - It was not to see Semarang again.

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1. Semarang lacks colour and gaiety . a) Who said these words? The writer said these words. b) Where and why did he say them? He said them on board the ship called Plancius when the ships officer asked him if he was going on shore. c) Was he right ? Why? Yes, he was right because it didnt have any colour except the colour of the sea and those who worked there werent happy to be there. ******************************************* 2. He liked to speak English. a) Who said this? The writer said this. b) About whom did he say it? He said it about the ships officer who was a Dutchman. c) Why did he like to speak English? Because he lived most of his life in London. ******************************************* 3. It was here, too, at Semarang, quite near to where we are. a) Who said this? The ships officer said this. b) To whom did he say it? He said it to the writer. c) What does We refer to? It refers to the fact that someone jumped into the sea. *******************************************
4. In any case he went straight to the side and climbed over and jumped into the water .

a) Who said this ? To whom? The ships officer said this to the writer. b) Where did this happen? It happened at Semarang, about half a mile from the shore. C) At what time of the day did it happen? It happened early in the morning. ******************************************* 5. Did you know anything about this passenger. a) Who asked this question ? To whom? The writer asked this question to the ships officer. b) What had this passenger done? The passenger had jumped into the water. c) What was the answer to the question? The officer said he only knew that the passenger was coming back to his work in Semarang and that he was a quiet neat person.
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6.He looked at me and then looked down at his watch. a) Who said this ?To whom? The ships officer said this to the writer. b) How did the speaker describe this? He described this as funny. C) How was the passenger at that time ? Why? The passenger was all wet because he had jumped into the water. ******************************************* 7 . You mean to say that you sat there, side by side, just after hed jumped into the sea, and neither of you even mentioned it . a) Who said these words ? To whom? The writer said these words to the ships officer. B ) What reasons did the officer give for not mentioning the strange event? He said he was astonished and it was such a strange business. c) What did the officer say he ought to have done? The officer said he ought to have reported the event to the ships captain. ******************************************* 8.Did you ever hear any more of him? a) Who asked this question ? To whom? The writer asked the ships officer this question . B )What was the answer? The officer said he heard nothing about him C )What had that person done? That person had jumped into the water half a mile away from the shore at Semarang. ******************************************* 9. The only surprising thing was that all the people who had come to Semarang didnt jump together into the sea. a) What didnt surprise the writer? The writer wasnt surprised by the passenger jumping into the water. b) Why should they jump into the sea? Because they were coming back to Semarang for five or six years of work in the heat far from home. c) Does the writer like Semarang ? Why? No , the writer doesnt like Semarang because it lacks colour and gaiety.

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Summary
Jack Benting and his two old friends Michael Woodward and Andy Mckewon were sitting in a hotel in Singapore. They had been of the police in Asian countries. Jack Benting believed that the ability to act quickly and to take quick decisions is the most important quality for a policeman. Woodward didn't agree with him. Mckeown believed Benting might be right, but he himself as a member of the police seldom made quick decisions. Benting began to tell them his story which had nothing to do with crime. It happened in 1921 before he joined the Indian Police. When he finished his police college, he applied for a job. In the advertisement, a young man with a cool head was wanted for unusual work. Benting met the employer Van Lutjens, a Dutchman, in a hotel. He was one of the leading diamond merchants in Amsterdam. Van would travel to New York on board a ship called '' Berengaria, and would have two'' Rozelles'' earrings with him. The two Rozelles were two well-matched valuable diamonds that he got from a royal family. He would show them to an American group of diamond buyers in New York. Van wanted Benting to watch over the diamonds. Benting accepted the job although it sounded dull. The offer Van made was generous. It was about a year's salary in the Indian Police. The next evening, Van and Benting were ready to start the voyage. Van brought a leather case from the office of the hotel manager. The two Rozelles were inside a small box in it .Van showed him the two diamonds with their unreal pink colour. On board the ship, Van kept the leather case in the ship's safe. Benting wondered why he was paid so much money. He was just sharing Van his meals, drinks and playing cards. However, he felt Van was growing restless. The first two days were quiet. On the third day in the afternoon, Van grew more restless. Suddenly, he brought the two diamonds which he called his children. He said he couldn't help it. The diamonds had never left him from the time he had bought them four months ago. He spent many hours admiring them. Van told him the two diamonds were the greatest discovery of his life as a jeweller for fortythree years. They were perfect and were cut by the greatest diamond cutter of all times Frans Van Meulen. His stones were not for ordinary people but for royal families. Some of them were in the British crown. In spite of Benting's disapproval, Van opened the little box to have a joyful look at the stones. Benting was caring a lot for the people around them. In fact, nobody was caring for the Dutchman bending over his little box. Van unwillingly took the case to the safe when Benting told him to do so. Benting now felt that his real job was to watch over the owner of the diamonds. On the fourth day in the morning, Van brought the leather case. There was a strong wind and the sea was rough. He went to the side of the ship and took out the little box. Before opening it, the ship gave a sudden violent roll which threw Van out of his chair. Seizing the top of the railing, he dropped the little box and it fell into the sea. Benting asked his two friends what they would have done. Woodward said he would tell the captain, but the ship would have been two miles away as it was travelling fast. Moreover, the captain would refuse to look for a little box in such a rough sea. Mckeown suggested swimming into the sea, but he would never have found the box if he had done so. Benting said that the ninety seconds they spent thinking meant that the ship would have covered about 1100 yards away from the little box. Benting completed his story. When the box fell into the water, Benting quickly threw a table and two chairs into the sea he easily persuaded the captain to go back to that spot to get back the little box. Woodward praised Bentings quick thought and believed the Dutchman paid him extra. He didnt. What really happened was that Van died of heart failure when he saw the little box going down into the sea.

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Questions & answers 1- Questions and answers

1- What kind of a story do you think "Quick Thinking" is? - I think it is a tragic story. ******************************************* 2- What was Mr Benting? - He was a former officer in the Indian police. ******************************************* 3- According to Benting, what was the most important quality of a policeman? - Taking quick decisions and the ability to act quickly. ******************************************* 4- According to Woodward, what are the most important qualities of a policeman? - He thought that thoroughness and method in the solution of a crime are the most important qualities. ******************************************* 5- Why didn't Mckeown's work need any sudden decision ?
- Because most of his work was to meet people, talk to them and listen to what they said.

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6- What was Mckeown's opinion about the most important quality of a policeman?

- They were meeting people, talking to them and listening to what they said. ******************************************* 7- What had Mr Benting just completed when he was attracted to the advertisement in the Times? - He had just completed the Police College in England. ******************************************* 8- What was Van's advertisement for? - It was for a young man with a cool head for unusual work. ******************************************* 9- How did Mr Benting get his job with Van Lutjens? - Through an advertisement in the Times. ******************************************* 10- What is Mr Benting employed to do?
- To watch over Van Lutjens's diamonds during traveling to New York by sea.

******************************************* 11- Why did Van Lutjens want a man with a cool head to watch over his diamonds?
- Because he was restless about his diamonds and wanted someone to watch over him.

******************************************* 12- Where did Mr Benting meet Van Lutjens? - He met him in his room in a hotel in London. ******************************************* 13- Why did Jack Benting go to the hotel? - To meet Van Lutjens.
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14- What was Van Lutjens? - He was one of the leading diamond merchants in Amsterdam. ******************************************* 15- To what extent did Van Lutjens admire his two lifeless stones? 16- Or: Show that Van Lutjens was so mad about his two lifeless stones.
- He spent hours looking at them. They never left him. He considered them his children.

******************************************* 17- Mr Benting thought that the job he was offered in 1921 sounded boring , so why did he accept it? - Because he was offered a lot of money. ******************************************* 18- Why did Van Lutjens take the diamonds to New York? - To show them to an American group of diamond buyers. ******************************************* 19- Who was Frans Van Meulen of Antwerp? - He was the greatest diamond cutter of all time. Some of the stones that had been cut by Van Meulen were part of the British Crown jewels. ******************************************* 20- Where did Lutjens obtain the famous Rozelles earrings?
- He obtained them from a member of one of Central Europe's royal families in Paris.

******************************************* 21- Where did Van Lutjens keep the diamonds? - He kept them in a small black box put in a leather case. ******************************************* 22- How did Van Lutjens feel towards his diamonds? - He called them his children. He loved their beauty . ******************************************* 23- How did Van Lutjens admire his diamonds?
- He believed they were the greatest discovery in his life and he called them his children.

******************************************* 24- Why didn't Mr Benting leave Van Lutjens's side? - Because his work was to watch over him. ******************************************* 25- Why did Van Lutjens call the diamonds "his children"? - They were so valuable and so beautiful. He loved the beauty of his jewels. ******************************************* 26- Mr Benting criticized Van Lutjens for taking the diamonds out of the safe to look at them, why was he so worried about this? - Because it would give chance to thieves to see them and steal them. ******************************************* 27- What did Van do when the ship gave a sudden violent roll ?
- He seized the top of the iron railings , but dropped the box which fell into the sea.

******************************************* 28- When could Van save himself? - When he seized the top of the iron railings.
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29- Why did the box containing the diamonds fall into the sea? - Because the ship gave a sudden violent roll. ******************************************* 30- How did Van Lutjens lose his jewels? - The box containing the diamonds fell into the sea. ******************************************* 31- When Mr Benting told his friends about the diamonds falling into the sea, why did Mckeown ask him how much he was being paid?
- He wanted to know if Mr Benting paid well to dive into the sea to get the diamonds back.

******************************************* 32- Do you think that Mr Benting shares any responsibility for the loss of the diamond earrings ? - I don't think so because he advised Van Lutjens more than once not to bring them from the ship's safe . ******************************************* 33- What did Mr Benting throw into the sea and why did he throw them?
- He threw a table and two chairs into the sea to mark where the earrings fell.

******************************************* 34-What was Benting's decision when the box fell into the sea? 35-Or: What did Benting do when he saw the box disappear into the water? - He threw a table and two chairs into the sea. He persuaded the captain to go back to the place where the earrings fell to get the box. ******************************************* 36-Why did Mr Benting throw the table and chairs into the sea? - To mark where the earrings fell. ******************************************* 37-When did the captain stop Berengaria? - He stopped it when Benting mentioned the value of the diamonds and pointed at the furniture dancing on the waves. ******************************************* 38-Why didn't Van Lutjens pay Benting extra for saving his precious earrings? Or: Why didn't Van Lutjens reward Jack Benting? - Because he died. ******************************************* 39What happened to Van Lutjens when the little box fell into the sea? - He had a heart attack and died. ******************************************* 40What happens to Van Lutjens in the end? - He dies. ******************************************* 41-How did Lutjens meet his end ? Why? - He died of a heart attack because he saw his earrings fall into the sea. ******************************************* 42-Do you think that Van Lutjens an old or a young man? Give reasons for your answer. - He was an old man because he had handled diamonds for 43 years.
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1st Secondary

second term

Short Stories

2- Quotations
1- "But I remember one or two cases where no courage , knowledge or determination would have helped, and where the ability to make a quick decision brought the only hope of success." a) who says this? - Jack Benting. b) At which point in the story does he say it: the beginning, middle or end? - The beginning. c) How does sentence relate to the story? - The story is about his quick decision to throw the furniture which helped him to find the earrings. ******************************************* 2- " One day an advertisement in The Times attracted my attention." a) Who said this to whom? - Benting said this to Mckeown and Woodward. b) What did the advertisement say? - It said, "Young man wanted for unusual work. Must have cool head." c) Why did the speaker accept the job? - Because the money offered was generous. ******************************************* 3- "Young man wanted for unusual work. Must have cool head." a) By whom was this advertisement placed? - Van Lutjens. b) What was the unusual work? - Looking after the earrings. c) Why did the employer insist on having a cool head? - He was restless about his earrings and wanted him to watch over him. ******************************************* 4- "I must go down and look at my children." a) Who said these words? - Van Lutjens. b) Who was he talking to? - Mr Benting c) What was he talking about? - The diamond earrings. ******************************************* 5- "I must go down and look at my children." a) who was the speaker? To whom? - Van Lutjens said this to Benting. b) What was he talking about? - The diamond earrings. c) Why did he consider them his children? - Because he had never left them since he bought them 4 months ago.
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6- "I must go down and look at my children." a) who says this to whom? - Van Lutjens says this to Benting. b) Who or What are these children? - The diamond earrings. c) Where will the man go down to look at his children? - To the ship's safe. ******************************************* 7- "I know it's foolish, but I just can't help it ". a) Who made this statement? - Van Lutjens. b) What did the speaker mean by it? - He meant that it was foolish to look at them for pleasure . c) How did he show his foolishness ? - He took them out of the safe on more than one occasion. ******************************************* 8- "But before he could open the lock to look at his diamonds, the ship gave a sudden and violent roll." a) Where was Van Lutjens at that time? - He was at the table by the side of the ship. b) What did he want to do? - He wanted to look at his diamonds. c) Where did the small box fell? - It fell into the sea. ******************************************* 9- "It was really rather simple you know. Wonderful quick decisions are only taken in Hollywood." a) What was the quick decision Benting took? - He threw the table and two chairs into the sea. b) To what extent was it successful? - He could mark where the earrings fell. c) Why wasn't he rewarded for his quick decision? - Because Van Lutjens died. ******************************************* 10- When I got back, two men were just carrying him dead of heart failure. a) Who said these words? - Benting. b) Who was the dead man? - Van Lutjens. c) What was the cause of his death? - A heart attack.

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second term

Short Stories

11- "When I saw the box disappear I seized the table and two of the chairs and threw them over the railing after the box."
a) Why was Van Lutjens going to New York? - To sell his diamonds to an American diamond buyer. b) Why did Benting throw them into the sea? - Because if the box of diamonds was floating on the surface of the water the furniture would mark the place where they had been lost. c) How did Van Lutjens meet his end? - He died of a heart attack.

******************************************* 12- "Well done. I hope the old Dutchman paid you extra."
a) Who said this to whom? - Woodward said this to Benting. b) How did Jack Benting get back the box? - He threw the table and chairs into the sea to mark where the earrings fell. He persuaded the captain to go back where the earrings fell to get back the box. c) What happened to Mr Van Lutjens when the box fell into the water? - He died.

******************************************* 13- "Well done. I hope the old Dutchman paid you extra."
a) Who was the speaker? To whom? - Woodward to Mr Benting. b) Why did the speaker believe that the Dutchman had paid him extra? - Because he could get back the earrings from the sea. c) What happened to the Dutchman ? - He died.

******************************************* 14- " His heart must have stopped a long time before the engines did."
a) Who said this? b) Who was he talking to? - He was talking to his friends. c) Who was he talking about? - He was talking about Van Lutjens. d) When did the man's heart stop? - It stopped as soon as his diamonds fell into the sea.

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