But Was it Murder? - Chapters 11 - 14

CHAPTER 11
                          True or false?
a Eliot slept through most of the football match.
b Bowen looked tired and stressed.
c Forley’s diary was not written in English.
d Wilver’s wife was relaxed and cheerful.
e The Wilvers’ sitting room was in an awful mess.
f The tests showed there was something wrong with Forley.
CHAPTER 12
                          Look at the words in italics. Who is he, you, she?
a He said he wanted my advice about something.
b And would you say he was a weak man, sir?
c She’s good-looking enough, but she obviously rules his life.
d Be careful with the women you choose.
e He’s hiding something from us too.
CHAPTER 13
1. Eliot needs answers to these questions:
   a Why were the Crowthers not telling him the truth?
   b Had Catherine Crowther been having an affair with Forley?
   c What had made her suddenly change her style of painting?
   d And did anyone visit Forley after Wilver had left on Friday?
   e And what had Forley been so worried about?
   What do you think?
CHAPTER 14
                          Complete the summary.
The pathologist’s report said that Forley had been killed by a shot
to the ............... and had died ............... . There were no other
signs of ............... . He had been in good ............... but had been
drinking. The time of death was between ............... and
............... Friday afternoon. Eliot now had to check who had an
............... for that time. Bowen was making slow progress on
Forley’s ............... as it was written in ............... and ............... .