This document contains reading comprehension questions and answers about a story involving a man named Ronald who murders his wives for their money. The summary answers questions about Ronald's pattern of marrying unattractive women with money and no family, murdering them, and collecting their estates. It describes how he murdered his first two wives, Mary and Dorothy, and came to see his third wife Edyth as his next target when he noticed her unhappiness and valuable ring.
This document contains reading comprehension questions and answers about a story involving a man named Ronald who murders his wives for their money. The summary answers questions about Ronald's pattern of marrying unattractive women with money and no family, murdering them, and collecting their estates. It describes how he murdered his first two wives, Mary and Dorothy, and came to see his third wife Edyth as his next target when he noticed her unhappiness and valuable ring.
This document contains reading comprehension questions and answers about a story involving a man named Ronald who murders his wives for their money. The summary answers questions about Ronald's pattern of marrying unattractive women with money and no family, murdering them, and collecting their estates. It describes how he murdered his first two wives, Mary and Dorothy, and came to see his third wife Edyth as his next target when he noticed her unhappiness and valuable ring.
This document contains reading comprehension questions and answers about a story involving a man named Ronald who murders his wives for their money. The summary answers questions about Ronald's pattern of marrying unattractive women with money and no family, murdering them, and collecting their estates. It describes how he murdered his first two wives, Mary and Dorothy, and came to see his third wife Edyth as his next target when he noticed her unhappiness and valuable ring.
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Three is a lucky number
Reading comprehension activities 1. Read pages 1, 2 and 3 again. Answer the questions. a. What was Ronald Torbay doing at the beginning of the story? b. What did he realize? c. Where and who did he live with? d. What was the pattern of his three marriages? e. What did the will say? f. How did Mary and Dorothy die? g. What did Ronald notice from the moment he saw Edyth? h. What was Edyth background? i. When did Edyth marry Ronald? j. Why was this marriage the most pleasant of all? k. Why did Ronald decide that it was time to act? l. What did he start doing? m. What was Edyth doing? 2. Writing: Imagine that you are Ronald. Write the plan for your fourth murder. Include: name of the victim; when and where you met her; her personality; her background; how you plan to kill her; how the story ends. Give details. Use a wide range of vocabulary. Narrator: 1st person singular. Write 120-150 words.
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1. a. He was making preparations for his third murder. b. He realized that murdering people became more dangerous if he did it often. c. He lived with his wife Edyth in a flat that he had rented. d. Ronald used a false name and went to a place where no one knew him. He found a middle-aged unattractive woman, with some money of her own and no family. The woman would not make friends quickly in a new place. Finally, he married her. e. The woman made a will which left him all her money. f. Mary had had a deadly accident almost unnoticed, in the bathroom of the house he had rented. The police hadnt found anything wrong. Dorothy had given Ronald more trouble because she wasnt alone in the world as she had told him. Dorothys brother appeared at the funeral and asked questions about her money. Ronald won the court case and the insurance company paid him the money. g. From the moment he saw Edyth he knew she was his next subject. He could see that she was not happy and that she was wearing a valuable ring. h. Edyth background was suitable for Ronald. She had taught girls school for ten years. Then she looked after her sick father and stayed with him until he died. She was now 43 years old and she didnt know what to do with herself. i. Edyth married Ronald five weeks after they met. j. Because he found Edyth a cheerful person. She was also quite sensible. k. Because of the way Edyth refused to talk about her money and because of her unnecessary interest in his job. (THEY CAN GIVE MORE INFO) l. He began to run water into the bath to prepare it for Edyth. (THEY CAN GIVE MORE DETAILS) m. She was clearing the dead leaves from the edge of the roof. She must be standing on the ladder which was kept otside the kitchen door.
