THE GOLD BUG

PART 1

1.What kind of man was William Legrand?

He was a solitary person and he didnt like people, but he was an interesting
man.

2.Who was Jupiter?

He was an old black man who had once been a slave in Legrands family but
now he was given his freedom.

3.According to Jupiter, what was the most unsual thing about the beetle that
Legrand found?

It was the size of a nut and its colour was gold. It had two black spots on one
side of its back and a longer black spot on the other side of its back. It had
an antennae too.

4.What criticisms did the narrator have about Legrands drawing?

The narrator said it was a strange bettle. He said it looked like a skull and not
a bettle.

5.Explain briefly Legrands reaction when he looked at the paper again.

He looked at it and was going to throw it away in the fire but something
attracted his attention. He sat and looked at it for several minutes.

PART 2

1.What strange things in Legrands behavior made Jupiter think that Legrand
was ill?

He is pale and he walks with his head down all the time. He carries a piece of
paper with him and on it there are figures.

2.Why was the narrator worried?

He was worried about the expedition and that they had to go by themselves.

3.What did Legrand say that shocked the narrator and why did Legrands
words surprise him?

Legrand said that stupid bug ang Legrand was surprised because those were
the ony words he said.

4.Why did Legrand want the narrator to join the expedition and why did the
narrator at first refuse?

Because he needed someone he could trust. He didnt want to go because

there was a connection between the expedition and the beetle.

5.What did Legrand promise the narrator?

That after the expedition he will return home and follow his advice.

PART 3

1.Jupiter cleared a path with the machete. Where did this path lead?

It was a plateau near the top of the hill.

2.What instructions did Legrand now give Jupiter?

Legrand told Jupiter to climb the tree.

3.What upset Legrand when Jupiter got to the seventh branch?

Legrand was upset because Jupiter told him that the branch was dead.

4.Explain briefly what Jupiter saw at the end of the branch and what Legrand
then told him to do.

He saw a skull. Legrand told Jupiter to drop the bettle through the left eye of
the skull .
5.What did Legrand do after he drew the circle round the piece of wood?

He took a spade and started digging.

6.In your own words, explain why Legrand,Jupiter and the narrator didnt find
the treasure after digging for two hours?

Because Jupiter dropped the beetle through the wrong eye.

7.List all the things that were found after the three men started digging
again.

They found shining gold, gold coins and jewels.

8.What did the three men do with the contents of the box?

They took some of the treasure and put it in a safe place. They hid some of it
in the bushes.

PART 3

1.What did the three men do once they got back to the hut?

They rested and then they had something to eat.

2.Explain briefly what happened when Legrand was going to throw the
parchment into the fire.

He saw something strange. There was a drawing of a skull where he thought

there was a drawing of a bug.

3.Where did Jupiter and Legrand find the parchment?

They found it buried in the sand.

4.What was the significance of the skull and the fact that it was drawn on a
parchment?
He found the parchment on the beach and there had been a boat and the
skull was the sign of pirates.

5.How did Legrand explain the appearance of the skull on the parchment?

Because the skull was the sign of the pirates and that the parchment lasts for
a long time.

6.Why was Legrand convinced that Capain Kidds treasure has not yet been
found?

Because he heard stories about the buried treasure and if it had been found
the stories would have stopped.

7.How had Legrand solved the code?

Because the figures were a code. He had to figure out the language of the
code and then decide how many times certain letters were used in a
language.

8.Two important clues in the message were the devils seat and a good
glass. What were they?

The devils seat which was a rock and the good glass was a telescope.

9.Explain briefly the possible reason for the skeletons in the hole.

The skeletons belonged to the people who helped Capitan Kidd with the
treasure. He killed them so they wouldnt take the treasure.

THE SPECTACLES

PART 1

1.Explain why Napoleon Bonaparte Froissart had changed his family name to
Simmpson.

He legally changed it in order to receive a large inheritance which had been

left to him by a relative.

2.Why didnt Simpson want to wear spectacles?

He didnt want to wear spectacles because they ruin ones looks and they
would make him look older and more serious.

3.Give the main details of where and how Simpson fell in love.

He went to the theatre with a friend and he saw the most beautiful woman in
the world. He felt in love at first sight.

4.What information did Talbot give Simpson about the wpman and what did
Simpson the ask Talbot to do?

Tolbot told Simpson that she was the celebrated widow Madame Lalande.
Simpson told Tolbot that he wanted to meet her.

5.What unsual thing did Madame Lalande do and what effect did this have on
Simpson?

She put on her opera glasses and looked at Simpson for atleast five minutes.
He felt admiration and excitement.

6.Why did Simpson think that Madame Lalande had also fallen in love at first
sight with him?

Because she also looked directly at him and smiled.

PART 2
1.What bad news did Talbots servant give Simpson?

The servant told Simpson that Talbot had left after breakfast and he wouldnt
return for a week.

2.What desperate decision did Simpson make?

He followed Madame Lalande home and wrote down her address and the he
wrote her a letter revealing her love.

3.How did Simpson finally succeed in meeting Madame Lalande?

He went to a park near her house were she went for a short walk.

4.What did Simpson ask Madame Lalande to do and did he succeed?

Simpson wanted Madame Lalande to marry him. She said that he had to
have patience.

5.What did Eugenie want Simpson to have and why?

Eugenie gave Simpson a picture because on the back of the picture was the
information that Simpson wanted.

6.What favour did Eugenie ask of Simpson when she learned about his eyes?

She wanted Simpson to wear spectacles (glasses) she had at the opera.

7.After the marriage what advice did Talbot give Mr and Mrs Simpson?

He adviced them to stop at a small village and have breakfast and rest before
the journey.

8.What did Simpson see that shocked him when he put on the glasses?

He thoght that the glasses were dirty and he cleaned them. But he didnt
see a beautiful woman but an old woman.
9.What two facts did Simpson learn about Eugenie?

He learned that Eugenie was 82 years old and she was his great
grandmother.

10.Why had Eugenie gone to America?

She went to America to meet Simpson.

11.Eugenie, Talbot and Simpsons friends all made mistakes. Briefly describe
these mistakes.

Because Simpson had a bad vision and didnt wear glasses and his griends
never told him that Madame laldane was really an 82 old woman. The only
one that told him the truth was Madame because she gave him glasses to
see.

12.Why did everything finish well for Simpson at the end of the story?

Because Simpson married Stephanie Lalande and Eugenie will leave him all
her money when she dies.