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Comprehension Test
King’s Ransom
Ed McBain
1 Who said this in the story? Sy, Pete Cameron, Kathy, Carella, Doug, Diane, Jeff, Charles Reynolds, Eddie.
a ‘You’re getting so hard, Doug.’ ...............
b ‘Somebody has the boy, and we want to know who that somebody is.’ ...............
c ‘I’ve been worrying so much about this job.’ ...............
d ‘I’ll make something good of mylife there, Kathy, you’ll see.’ ...............
e ‘What’s your name? Your real name?’ ...............
f ‘I’m not going to pay the ransom.’ ...............
g ‘Wait! I want my gun!’ ...............
h ‘You’re out and I’m in!’ ...............
i ‘Do you want me to go down on my knees?’ ...............
j ‘That five hundred grand has got to be ours!’ ...............
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2 Arethese sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a King didn’t want to make cheap shoes.
b There were seven break-ins at radio stores.
c Liz helped Eddie to kidnap Jeff.
d At first Sy thought Jeff was Bobby.
e Meyer was happy when Adrian Score arrived.
f Eddie stopped Kathy and Jeff from escaping.
g Jeff’s father begged King to save Jeff.
h WhenSy cut Kathy’s sweater, Jeff ran away.
i King cut Sy with Sy’s knife.
j Sy went to prison for the kidnapping.
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3 Fill in the gaps using these words: gun, sweater, noise, car, door, escaping, woke, table, cigarettes, ashtray.
When Eddie went to the ............... to get ..............., Kathy ............... Jeff. She put his ............... on him and led him tothe ............... . Suddenly Jeff ran back for his ............... . As he picked it up from the ..............., an ............... fell to the ground. Sy heard the ............... and stopped them from ............... .
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4 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a Kathy suddenly shouted the address of the farmhouse into the microphone.b Sy fired at King, then took out his knife.
c Eddie gave instructions to King by radio.
d King held Sy tightly by the throat.
e Carella and King jumped out of the car.
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5 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1 Charles Reynolds brought up Jeff alone ...
2 Bobby looked for Jeff in the trees ...
3When Jeff told Sy his name ...
4 Sy and Eddie changed the number plates ...
5 Diane left her husband ...
B
a ... but he couldn’t find him.
b ... so the police wouldn’t find their car.
c ... because his wife had died.
d ... because he wouldn’t pay the ransom.
e ... Sy thought he was lying.
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6 Where did Pete Cameron have to go to finish thedeal for King?


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Multiple-choice Test
King’s Ransom
Ed McBain

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Doug King lives in a nice house _____.
a [ ] in a poor part of town b [ ] in the centre of town
c [ ] near the sea d [ ] in the best part of the city
2 If Doug King’s business deal is not successful _____.
a [ ] he’ll find another job b[ ] he’ll be out on the street
c [ ] his wife will get a job d [ ] he’ll join the police
3 Sy Bernard and Eddie Folsom are _____.
a [ ] working for the police b [ ] working for Doug King
c [ ] small-time crooks d [ ] famous bank robbers
4 Sy and Eddie want _____.
a [ ] all the things that money can buy b [ ] a new TV and radio
c [ ] to rob some morebanks d [ ] to steal some radios
5 The top men in Granger Shoe think that what’s wrong with the company is _____.
a [ ] the shoes are too cheap b [ ] the Old Man
c [ ] they don’t make enough shoes d [ ] they don’t earn enough money
6 The top men all wanted Doug’s _____.
a [ ] house b [ ] shoe designs c [ ] voting stock d [ ] son
7 The King’s house...