Deadlock

Night without end

Before Reading

1. Read the story introduction on the first page of the book, and the back cover. How much do you know now about the story? Circle Yes or No.

1- N 2- Y 3- Y 4- N 5- Y 6- N 7-Y

2. What do you think will happen in the story? For each sentence choose Yes/No.

1- Y 4- Y 7- Y10- N

2- Y 5- N 8- Y

3- Y 6- Y 9- N

While Reading

1. Read chapters 1-2 and then answer these questions.

1- He had been working for 4 months

2- Because he could hear the sound of several engines that the plain had.

3- Because it was very close to them and the landing lights came on.

4- With Balto’s help, in thedog’s sledge.

5- The homing spool, the radio antenna poles and the snow sticks. If they didn’t use them they wouldn’t be able to get back to the cabin.

6- Because the planes from that company didn’t usually fly above those remote places.

7- He found the two pilots dead, and the third officer. 3 dead people.

8- He found one more dead person

9- Because the pilot knew, andmust have told them they were going to crash.

10- The radio operator, the stewardess and the dark haired man.

11- Marie LeGard, a famous actress that was in the plane

12- Because without it they were unable to communicate with the outside world.

2. Read chapter 3, match the names of the passengers with the words and phrases, and then write a sentence about each one.

-Nick Corazzini was a businessman who had a cut on his forehead.

- Senator Brewster was an American politician and had a white hair and a moustache.

- Mrs Dansby-Gregg was an expensively dressed society woman

- Helen Fleming, a German maid, had a broken collarbone.

- Marie LeGarde was an elderly woman and a famous actress.

- Solly Levin was a little mas and aboxer’s manager

- Theodore Mahler was thin and elderly, and Jewish

- Joseph Smallwood wore a priest’s collar and was a minister

- Johnny Zagero was a boxer and was a dark-haired young man.

3. Before you read chapter 4, can you guess what will happen? For each sentence, circle Yes/No.

1- Y 2- N 3- N 4- Y 5-Y 6- Y

4. Readchapters 4-6. Who said this, and to whom? What were they talking about?

1- Corazzini to Dr Mason, when they talked about Mason’s colleagues who were in the expedition.

2- Dr. Mason, to Margaret Ross, when they were talking about the injury on her back

3- Dr. Mason, to Joss, when they were talking about him getting lost in the snow.

4- Dr. Mason, to Margaret Ross, when they weretalking about the bullet hole on the captain’ back.

5- Margaret Ross to Dr. Mason, when she was showing him the engagement ring, so it was impossible she had killed the radio operator.

6- Jackstraw to Dr Mason when they were talking about getting to Uplavnik.

7- Zagero, to Dr Mason, when they were talking about Jackstraw, who was ready to shoot in the smallest attempt ofmovement.

8- Corazzini to Dr Mason, when they were talking about the fire of the plane.

9- Joss to Dr Mason, when they were talking about the stolen fuse wire.

10- Joss to Dr Mason when they were talking about the stolen sugar.

5. Read chapters 7 and 8. Are these sentences true, or false? Rewrite the false ones into true ones.

1- F, Mahler only stole some handfuls of thesugar

2- F, sugar wouldn’t save Mahler’s life, insulin or special food would.

3- T

4- T

5- F, Nick Corazzini and Solly Levin were standing near Margaret Ross when the radio fell and broke.

6- F, no one slept when they stopped the tractor.

7- T

8- F, Dr Mason told the other passengers that Hillcrest was 400 km behind them.

9- F, Someone took the...