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Look at The Lake (Ch11) and put these event into the correct order

a. Donnie raised his foot to kick the taxi

b. Cindy called him

c. Donnie walked through his garden towards the lake

d. Donnie threw $50 at the taxi driver

e. Donnie pushed the gates to his house to make sure they were locked

f. Donnie stood and stared across the lake without moving

g. Donnie’s kick missed the rear of the taxi

h. The taxi driver laughed

i. Donnie felt happy that the gates were locked

Use this QUIZLET to practise some of the words and phrases from The Lake (Chapter 11)

How is your memory? Read The Lake (Ch 11) and, without re-reading it, see if you can answer these questions:

a. Choose the correct answer

1. How much did Big Donnie pay the taxi driver?

a. $20

b. $50

c. $100

d. He didn’t pay the taxi driver

2. Where was Big Donnie’s Mercedes being cleaned?

a.  Ben Green’s garage

b.  Cindy Duke’s house

c.  Sherriff Farley’s house

d. Outside Big Donnie’s office

3.Who was bringing Big Donnie’s Mercedes back to him later that night?

a. Sherriff Farley

b. Ben Green

c. Cindy Duke

d. Big Donnie was going to get it himself

4. What did Big Donnie want to do because it was a nice night?

a. Go to his gym

b. Go for a drive in his car

c. Go out on his boat

d. Go for a swim

5. What couldn’t Big Donnie see on the shore of the lake because it was too dark?

a. Trees

b. Cars

c. People

d. A road

B. Are the following true or false?

1. Big Donnie believed that the taxi driver charged too much money

2. Big Donnie was having his car cleaned because it was covered with paint

3. The gates to Big Donnie’s driveway were unlocked

4. Big Donnie took the keys for his boat out of his pocket

Read chapter 10 of The Lake and, without looking at it again, see if you can answer these questions. How good is your memory?

A. Choose the correct answer

1. What did Donnie do to help his sore head?

a. Take a couple of pills.

b. Listen to some music.

c. Sleep.

d. Go for a walk.

2. What age group is Sherriff Farley in?

a. His fifties.

b. His sixties.

c. His seventies.

d. We don’t find out his age.

3. What does Donnie tell Sherriff Farley?

a. That he likes Cindy Duke.

b. That Cindy Duke stole his car.

c. That he is being followed.

d. That someone stole his Mercedes car.

4. Who does Cindy Duke see standing beside Donnie’s car in the car park?

a. A little boy.

b. A little girl.

c. An old man.

d. An old Lady.

5. What are the words on Donnie’s car written with?

a. Paint.

b. Chalk.

c. Mud.

d. Pencil.

B. Are the following true or false?

1. Donnie Brown was in his office when the Sherriff arrived

2. Cindy Duke is Donnie’s secretary

3. Donnie Brown likes Sherriff Farley

4.  Donnie Brown drives a Cadillac car

5. Sherriff Farley asks Donnie for more money