Happy House Writing Jump 3 Book Report
Sample Answer Key
Unit 1 The Little Match Girl
[Pages 10~11]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓐ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
* 1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
* 1. room
2. father
3. stars
4. grandmother
* Little Match Girl – dirty, cold / Grandmother – kind, gentle / The room – elegant,
wonderful / Christmas tree – amazing, bright
[Page 12]
Story Characters
* 1. Mother
* 1. cold
2. Father
2. mean
3. Granny
4. The Little Match Girl
3. nice
Setting
* 1. outside
2. a house
3. room
4. paradise
[Page 13]
Plot
1. Her clothes were dirty, and she had no shoes.
2. She was selling matches.
3. She took one match and stuck it.
4. She saw a large stove.
5. She felt very disappointed.
6. There was elegant furniture. On the table was an amazing feast. In the middle was a
big goose.
7. It was the most amazing Christmas tree.
8. A person’s soul goes up to heaven.
9. “I miss you so much. I am so sad without you. Please take me with you.”
10. She took the Little Match Girl to paradise.
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[Page 14]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓐ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓑ
4. ⓐ
5. Because the Little Match Girl dies at the end of the story.
[Page 15]
Theme
1. ⓑ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
5. they both go to heaven
[Pages 16~17]
Introduction
1. fairy tale
2. the Little Match Girl
3. sad
Body Part I
4. The Little Match Girl
5. Her grandmother
6. Love
7. wants
8. dies
Body Part II
9. outside / New Year’s Eve
12. shooting star
10. selling matches
11. Christmas tree
13. heaven
Conclusion
14. happy
15. life
16. touching
[Page 18]
Sample Book Report
The Little Match Girl / Michael A. Putlack
“The Little Match Girl” is a fairy tale. The story is about how the Little Match Girl goes to
heaven to meet her grandmother. The story made me feel sad because the Little Match
Girl died at the end.
The Little Match Girl is the main character. Her grandmother is a minor character. Love is
a very important theme in the story. The Little Match Girl’s dreams are important because
they are the things she wants in life. The Little Match Girl goes with her grandmother, but
she really dies at the end of the story.
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The story takes place outside in the cold on New Year’s Eve. The Little Match Girl is
selling matches to people because her family is poor. When she lights the matches, she
sees a stove, a wonderful room, and a Christmas tree. She sees a shooting star, so she
thinks of her grandmother. The Little Match Girl’s grandmother picks her up and takes her
to heaven.
The end of the story was sad, but I’m also happy because the Little Match Girl went with
her grandmother. The story made me think about life and death. I thought “The Little
Match Girl” was a very touching story.
Unit 2 The Emperor's New Clothes
[Pages 20~21]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓑ
2. ⓒ
* 1. False
3. ⓑ
2. True
* 1. nothing
3. False
2. beautiful
4. ⓐ
4. True
3. light
4. child
* 1. the advisor / the emperor’s new clothes
2. the emperor / his new clothes
3. the thieves / tricking the emperor and stealing his gold
4. the child / watching the emperor walking with no clothes
[Audio Scrip]
1. advisor: “Oh no! I can’t see anything. I must be a fool. I’ll tell the emperor that his
clothes look beautiful.”
2. emperor: “I love my new clothes. They are very comfortable. I’m going to have
aspecial ceremony and show everyone my new clothes now.”
3. thief: “We’re going to trick the emperor. We will pretend to make clothes, but we are
just going to steal his gold instead. Ha ha ha.”
4. child: “Why is the emperor walking down the street without any clothes on? I think
that I’ll yell out that the emperor has no clothes.”
[Page 22]
Story Characters
* 1. The emperor
2. The two thieves
4. The young child
* 1. proud
2. honest
3. The emperor’s advisor
5. The people
3. worried
4. deceitful
5. humble
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Setting
* 1. the city
2. the palace
3. the workroom
4. the street
[Page 23]
Plot
1. The emperor’s love was his clothes.
2. They thought of a plan to deceive the emperor.
3. “Fools cannot see the cloth.”
4. “We will need a lot of money, silk, and gold thread.”
5. Because he was worried that he was stupid.
6. They all went to visit the bad men.
7. “It is beautiful. It will look very good on you, Your Majesty.”
8. “These are the most comfortable clothes I have ever worn. I love this new suit.”
9. He was only wearing his underclothes.
10. Everyone realized there were no clothes.
[Page 24]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓐ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓑ
4. ⓐ
5. They will try to steal from the emperor.
[Page 25]
Theme
1. ⓒ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓑ
4. ⓐ
5. he loves expensive clothes
[Pages 26~27]
Introduction
1. fairy tale
2. magic clothes / no clothes
3. funny
Body Part I
4. The emperor
5. The thieves
6. The child
7. fool
8. Telling the truth
Body Part II
9. thieves / magic clothes
12. very beautiful
10. the finest clothes
11. pretend to make
13. special ceremony
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Conclusion
14. funny / foolish
15. humble
16. entertaining
[Page 28]
Sample Book Report
The Emperor’s New Clothes / Michael A. Putlack
“The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a fairy tale. Some thieves trick the emperor about magic
clothes, so the emperor walks outside with no clothes on. I liked the story and thought
that it was very funny.
The emperor is the main character. The thieves and the advisor are minor characters. The
child tells the truth. The child tells the truth because she isn’t worried if people think she’s
a fool. Tell the truth is a very important theme in the story.
Two thieves come to the city and say that they have some magic cloth. The emperor asks
the thieves to make the finest clothes with the magic cloth. They take the emperor’s
money and pretend to make fine clothes. Everyone tells the emperor that the clothes are
very beautiful. The emperor has a special ceremony, but a child yells that the emperor is
wearing no clothes.
I thought the end was very funny because the emperor looked very foolish. In the future, I
think the emperor will be more humble. In my opinion, the story was really entertaining.
Unit 3
The Red Shoes
[Pages 30~31]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓐ
2. ⓐ
* 1. False
2. True
* 1. shoemaker
3. ⓒ
4. ⓑ
3. True
4. False
2. soldier
3. executioner
4. roses
* 1. the angel / Karen
2. the old soldier / Karen’s red shoes
3. Karen / her red shoes that won’t stop dancing
4. the old lady / taking care of Karen and her red shoes
[Audio Scrip]
1. angel: “I’m very proud of Karen. She asked for forgiveness, so now she can live a
good life. I will appear in front of her with a bunch of roses.”
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2. soldier: “This little girl is wearing red shoes. I’m going to dust them for her, but I’ll
turn them into magic shoes. Then she is going to start dancing.”
3. Karen: “Oh no! What’s happening? I can’t stop dancing? I need some rest, but I
can’t stop. I need to cut these shoes off my feet.”
4. old woman: “Poor Karen’s mother just died. I will raise her and take care of her
though. But I really hate those red shoes she wears.”
[Page 32]
Story Characters
* 1. Karen
2. The old soldier
* 1. angry
2. selfish
3. The angel
3. mysterious
4. The old woman
4. kind
Setting
* 1. a dark forest
2. in front of a church
3. the castle
4. a parson’s house
[Page 33]
Plot
1. He felt sorry for her.
2. Karen’s mother died, so she lived with the old woman.
3. Karen wore red shoes to her confirmation.
4. He dusted Karen’s shoes and said, “What pretty dancing shoes! Be careful when you
dance!” Then he hit the bottom of her shoes with his hand.
5. The coachman and the old lady got the shoes off Karen and put them away in the
cupboard.
6. She tried to stop dancing, but she couldn’t.
7. He said, “Dance, you wicked girl.”
8. He cut off Karen’s feet.
9. She lived in the parson’s house.
10. The angel returned and forgave her.
[Page 34]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓒ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
5. Her problems will later end in a church.
[Page 35]
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Theme
1. ⓐ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
5. Karen asks for forgiveness
[Pages 36~37]
Introduction
1. fairy tale
2. dancing
3. happy
Body Part I
4. Karen
5. the old soldier
6. selfishness
7. church
8. disobeys
Body Part II
9. shoemaker
10. pretty / stop
11. days
12. learn
13. forgiveness
Conclusion
14. glad
15. naughty
16. lesson
[Page 38]
Sample Book Report
The Red Shoes / Michael A. Putlack
“The Red Shoes” is a fairy tale that has an important moral. A girl named Karen gets some
red shoes, but when she wears them, she can’t stop dancing. I liked the story since it has
a happy ending.
Karen is the main character of “The Red Shoes.” The minor characters are the old woman,
the old soldier, and the angel. Selfishness is the most important theme in the story. Much
of the story takes place in church. Karen disobeys the old woman and doesn’t throw out
the red shoes, so you can guess that she will be punished.
Karen and her mother are very poor, so a shoemaker makes a pair of red shoes for Karen.
The old soldier says, “What pretty dancing shoes,” and then the red shoes won’t stop
dancing. Karen’s shoes start dancing at the ball, and she can’t stop for several days. An
angel comes to Karen and tells her to learn from her mistakes. Karen asks for forgiveness,
and then she has a feeling of peace and joy.
I was very glad that Karen finally became a good person. She is a naughty girl, but she
changes at the end. In my opinion, “The Red Shoes” was a good story that taught a good
lesson.
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Unit 4
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
[Pages 40~41]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓒ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓑ
* 1. True
2. False
3. False
* 1. India
2. die
4. ⓐ
4. True
3. 2,500 pounds
4. animals
*
Holmes
Watson
Helen Stoner
1 detective
Dr. Roylott
visits Holmes
/ thinks she will die
2 stops the snake from
lived in India
killing Helen Stoner
/ has dangerous animals
3
helps Holmes with cases
/ saves Helen Stoner
4 finds strange things in
shows Holmes and
Helen’s house
Watson her house
[Audio Scrip]
1. Sherlock Holmes is a detective, and one day, Helen Stoner visits him. She thinks she
is going to die, so she’s very scared.
2. Dr. Roylott lived in India. He brought back many dangerous animals. Fortunately,
Holmes stopped his snake from killing Helen Stoner.
3. Watson always helps Holmes with his cases. He goes to Stoke Moran with Holmes
and helps save Helen Stoner.
4. Helen Stoner shows Holmes and Watson her house, and Holmes finds some strange
things in her and Dr. Roylott’s bedrooms.
[Page 42]
Story Characters
* 1. Sherlock Holmes
* 1. intelligent
2. Dr. Roylott
2. angry
3. Dr. Watson
3. faithful
4. Helen Stoner
5. Julia Stoner
4. terrified
Setting
* 1. Stole Moran
2. India
3. Dr. Roylott’s room
4. Helen Stoner’s room
5. a local inn
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[Page 43]
Plot
1. Helen Stoner visited them.
2. Everyone is scared of him because he is strong and crazy.
3. Julia was dead.
4. She heard a whistle and a clanging sound.
5. Because she is engaged and thinks she will die now.
6. “The girls are supposed to receive two thousand and five hundred pounds each when
they marry.”
7. They found a bell-pull and a long rope dangling from the ceiling.
8. She lit a candle in the window.
9. It is a swamp adder from India.
10. The snake went back and bit the doctor.
[Page 44]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓑ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓐ
5. Holmes thinks their trip will be dangerous.
[Page 45]
Theme
1. ⓒ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓒ
4. ⓐ
5. Dr. Roylott’s greed
[Pages 46~47]
Introduction
1. detective
2. killed
3. interesting
Body Part I
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Dr. Watson
6. Greed
7. snake
8. India
Body Part II
9. Holmes’ place
10. engaged / die
11. speckled band
12. Stole Moran
13. Dr. Roylott
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Conclusion
14. sad
15. lucky
16. exciting
[Page 48]
Sample Book Report
The Adventure of the Speckled Band / Michael A. Putlack
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” is a detective story. The story is about how
Sherlock Holmes saves Helen Stoner from being killed by her stepfather. I believe that it
was a very interesting story.
Sherlock Holmes is the main character. The minor characters are Dr. Watson, Helen
Stoner, and Dr. Roylott. Greed and death are the most important themes in the story. The
speckled band was a poisonous snake from India. Helen Stoner often talks about animals
from India, so Holmes realizes that an animal killed Helen’s sister.
The story begins when Helen Stoner goes to Holmes’ place. Her sister got engaged but
died before her wedding, and now Helen is engaged and thinks she will die, too. Right
before her sister died, Julia Stoner told her about a mysterious speckled band. Holmes
and Watson go to Stoke Moran, and they wait in Helen’s room until late at night. A snake
comes into the room, but Holmes scares it, so it goes back and kills Dr. Roylott.
It was sad that Dr. Roylott died, but he was also a bad man. Helen Stoner is very lucky
because she didn’t die. I thought the story was very exciting, and I would love to read it
again.
Unit 5
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
[Pages 50~51]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓑ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓑ
* 1. Sherlock Holmes ----- He solves the case of the blue carbuncle.
2. Breckinridge ----- He sold some geese to the Alpha Inn.
3. James Ryder ----- He stole the blue carbuncle from the Countess.
4. Mr. Henry Baker ----- He lost a hat and a goose one night.
* 1. She found the blue carbuncle.
2. They arrested John Horner.
3. James Ryder hid it in the goose.
4. They met him at Covent Garden Market.
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* 1. James Ryder / how he stole the blue carbuncle and lost it
2. John Horner / how he was arrested by the police
3. Breckinridge / how people keep asking about geese
4. Mr. Henry Baker / how he lost his hat and goose
[Audio Scrip]
1. I stole the blue carbuncle from the Countess. I hid it in a goose, but then I lost the
goose and the stone!
2. I’m a plumber, and I work at the Hotel Cosmopolitan. The police arrested me for
stealing a stone, but I never took anything.
3. People keep asking me about some geese. They are making me very angry. I hope
nobody else asks me about them.
4. I was walking home one night when a group of men attacked me. I lost my goose
and my hat. I would really like to find them again.
[Page 52]
Story Characters
* 1. Henry Baker
2. Sherlock Holmes
* 1. dishonest
2. honest
3. James Ryder
3. angry
4. Breckinridge
5. Dr. Watson
4. clever
Setting
* 1. Holmes’ home
2. Countess’ room
3. Alpha Inn
4. Covent Garden
5. Mrs. Oakshott’s place
[Page 53]
Plot
1. Some men attacked him, so he lost them.
2. It was inside the goose.
3. James Ryder gave the police information about him.
4. He put the message into all of the evening newspapers.
5. He got it at the Alpha Inn.
6. He said, “I hope your beer tastes as good as your geese.”
7. Because many people asked about the Alpha Inn geese.
8. Because he wanted to learn where the goose was from.
9. He put the stone in a goose.
10. Because Ryder will not do anything wrong again.
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[Page 54]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓑ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓑ
5. Because Ryder pauses before he says his name.
[Page 55]
Theme
1. ⓑ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓒ
4. ⓐ
5. Holmes uses his intelligence to solve the case
[Pages 56~57]
Introduction
1. mystery
2. blue carbuncle / stole
3. enjoyed
Body Part I
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Dr. Watson
6. James Ryder
7. goose
8. Honesty
Body Part II
9. blue carbuncle
10. goose
11. Breckinridge
12. James Ryder
13. Holmes
Conclusion
14. thief
15. kind
16. excellent
[Page 58]
Sample Book Report
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Michael A. Putlack
“The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is a mystery. Sherlock Holmes finds the blue
carbuncle, and then he finds the man who stole it. I really enjoyed the story and thought
that it was fun to read.
Sherlock Holmes is the main character of the story. Dr. Watson is a minor character who
helps Holmes. James Ryder is the thief who stole the blue carbuncle. The blue carbuncle
was found in a goose, so a goose will be important later in the story. Honesty is a very
important theme in the story.
The story begins when Peterson shows Holmes the blue carbuncle that his wife found in a
goose. The blue carbuncle was in Mr. Henry Baker’s goose, but he didn’t know anything
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about the stone. Holmes and Watson visit the Alpha Inn, and the owner tells them to visit
Breckinridge at Covent Garden Market. They meet James Ryder outside Covent Garden
Market. James Ryder says that he stole the blue carbuncle and hid it inside a goose, but
Holmes lets him go.
I was not surprised because I knew that Holmes would find the thief. I thought that
Holmes was very kind because he let James Ryder go. In my opinion, “The Adventure of
the Blue Carbuncle” was an excellent story.
Unit 6
What Men Live By
[Pages 60~61]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓒ
2. ⓐ
* 1. False
* 1. coat
3. ⓐ
2. True
2. bread
3. False
3. boots
4. ⓑ
4. True
4. truths
* 1. the rich gentleman / going to Simon’s shop / the second rule
2. Martha / meeting Michael for the first time / the first rule
3. Michael / seeing the woman and her two daughters / the third rule
[Audio Scrip]
1. I went to a shoemaker because I wanted some new boots. But the shoemaker looked
very afraid. And his young assistant smiled at me. Why was he smiling?
2. I can’t believe my husband. He went to buy a coat, but he brought back a young man
instead. He looks hungry. I should give him some food and drink.
3. I saw a woman walking with two children. One of the girls has a bad leg.
The woman told me that she was not the girl’s real mother, but she takes care of
them anyways
[Page 62]
Story Characters
* 1. Simon
2. Martha
* 1. disobedient
3. Michael
2. kindhearted
4. The rich gentleman
3. disappointed
5. The woman
4. loving
Setting
* 1. church
2. coat maker’s shop
3. Heaven
4. Simon’s home
5. shoe shop
[Page 63]
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Plot
1. He did not have enough money.
2. He thought Michael was dying.
3. Martha was very disappointed.
4. Because she had compassion for him.
5. He learned how to make shoes from Simon.
6. He wanted Simon to make him a pair of boots that will last for one year.
7. When the girl’s mother died, she rolled on top of the girl and twisted the girl’s leg.
8. Michael disobeyed God, so God punished him.
9.
① Love lives in men. ② Men aren’t given the knowledge to know what they need.
③ Men lives by love.
10. He grew taller, a bright light shone from his whole body, and wings grew from his
body.
[Page 64]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓑ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓑ
5. Michael is an angel from Heaven.
[Page 65]
Theme
1. ⓒ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓑ
5. love and that men live by love
[Pages 66~67]
Introduction
1. relationship
2. angel / Heaven
3. inspiring
Body Part I
4. Michael
5. Russia
6. behind a church
7. Love
8. poor
Body Part II
9. church
10. make shoes
11. angel
12. three truths
13. wings
Conclusion
14. surprised
15. love
16. thoughtful
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[Page 68]
Sample Book Report
What Men Live by / Michael A. Putlack
“What Men Live by” is a story about God and his relationship with men. The story is about
how an angel comes to earth and then gets to return to Heaven. “What Men Live by” was
a well-written story, and I enjoyed it a lot.
Michael is the main character of the story. The story takes place in Russia. Simon finds
Michael behind a church, so you know religion will be important in the story. Love is the
most important theme in the story. Simon and Martha are very poor but loving people.
Simon finds Michael behind a church, so he takes Michael home with him. Michael learns
how to make shoes and works in Simon’s shop. Simon and Martha learn that Michael is an
angel, but God punished him and sent him to earth. Michael has to learn three truths
before he can go back to Heaven. After Michael learns the three truths, he gets his wings
and flies to Heaven.
I was surprised to learn that Michael was an angel. “What Men Live by” made me think
about love and kindness. Overall, I believe that this was a very thoughtful story.
Unit 7
The Black Cat
[Pages 70~71]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓒ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓐ
* 1. True
2. False
3. False
* 1. hated
2. white
3. ax
4. ⓑ
4. True
4. wife
* 1. the man / Pluto
2. the man’s wife / her husband’s behavior
3. the police / the man’s missing wife
4. the man / the second cat
[Audio Scrip]
1. “I really love animals. I have a wonderful cat. It’s name is Pluto. Pluto always follows
me all around the house. My wife says that Pluto may be a witch in disguise.”
2. “I don’t know what’s wrong with my husband. He’s drinking too much, and now he’s
starting to treat Pluto very badly.”
3. “No one can find the man’s wife anywhere. We have searched his house several
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times, but we don’t think that she is inside the house.”
4. “I’m sitting here in a bar all by myself. I just want to be alone, but now I see
something looking at me. It’s a black cat. It looks just like Pluto, but it has a white
spot.”
[Page 72]
Story Characters
* 1. Pluto
2. The man’s wife
* 1. alcoholic
2. afraid
3. The second cat
3. suffering
4. The man
4. dreadful
Setting
* 1. The man’s house
2. the bar
3. the unburned wall
4. the cellar
[Page 73]
Plot
1. They both liked animals.
2. He slowly became more moody, inconsiderate, and violent.
3. He hanged Pluto.
4. He saw the image of a gigantic cat with a rope around its neck
5. He found it in a bar.
6. It was black, but it had a large splotch of white hair.
7. Because she tried to stop him from killing the cat.
8. He hid her body in the walls of the cellar.
9. They searched the man’s house.
10. The cat made a loud, howling noise from behind the wall.
[Page 74]
Foreshadowing
1. ⓑ
2. ⓐ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
5. The second cat is also missing an eye.
[Page 75]
Theme
1. ⓑ
2. ⓑ
3. ⓐ
4. ⓒ
5. the black cat gets revenge on the man
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[Pages 76~77]
Introduction
1. horror
2. wife / black cat
3. scary
Body Part I
4. The man
5. Pluto
6. the man’s house
7. hanged
8. Death
Body Part II
9. drinking too much
10. eye / hanged
11. bar
12. ax
13. wall
Conclusion
14. scary
15. terrible
16. interesting
[Page 78]
Sample Book Report
The Black Cat / Michael A. Putlack
“The Black Cat” is a horror story. In the story, the man kills his cat and wife, but the
police catch him because of a second black cat. I thought the book was a little scary
because of the deaths.
The man is the main character of “The Black Cat.” Pluto, the man’s wife, and the second
cat are the minor characters. Most of the story takes place in the man’s house. The man
hangs Pluto, so you know that he will also be hanged at the end of the story. Death is a
very important theme in the story.
The man used to be nice, but he started drinking too much, so he became an alcoholic.
The man poked Pluto’s eye out, and then he hanged Pluto outside his house. One night
the man was at a bar, and then he found the second black cat. The man tried to kill the
second black cat with an ax, but he killed his wife instead. Because the cat started to
howl, the police found the woman’s dead body behind a wall.
I thought the end of the story was very scary because of the cat and the dead woman.
The man in the story was a very terrible person. I think that other people should read this
book because it was an interesting story.
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Unit 8
The Purloined Letter
[Pages 80~81]
Reading Comprehension
* 1. ⓑ
2. ⓑ
* 1. True
2. False
* 1. poetry
3. ⓑ
4. ⓒ
3. False
2. eyeglasses
4. False
3. card rack
4. room
* 1. the captain – tells the storyteller and Dupin about the letter
2. Minister D- - can’t see Dupin looking around his home
Dupin – wears green eyeglasses to Minister D-‘s home
3. the captain – thinks minister D- is not smart
Minister D- - likes to write poetry / is very intelligent
4. Dupin – hires someone to shoot a gun / steals the letter
[Audio Scrip]
1. The Captain comes to Dupin and the storyteller. He tells them that Minister D- stole a
very important letter and he can’t find it.
2. Dupin goes to Minister D-‘s home, but he wears green eyeglasses. Minister D- can’t
see Dupin looking around his house for the letter.
3. Minister D- likes to write poetry, so the Captain thinks he is not very smart. But
Minister D- is really a very intelligent man.
4. Dupin hires a man to shoot a gun. When Minister D- goes to the window, Dupin
steals the letter and replaces it with a different one.
[Page 82]
Story Characters
* 1. The Captain
* 1. logical
2. Dupin
2. admiring
3. The storyteller
3. desperate
4. Minister D-
4. confused
Setting
* 1. Dupin’s library
2. on the street
3. Minister D-‘s house
4. the lady’s bedroom
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Plot
1. He is puzzled because the matter is so simple.
2. He took the letter from the table in the lady’s bedroom.
3. He searched Minister D-‘s house for three months.
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4. He promised a personal check for 50,000 francs.
5. He gave the Captain the letter.
6. Because the Captain thinks Minister D- is a fool.
7. Because he thinks all poets are fools.
8. He wore a pair of green eyeglasses.
9. He found it on an old card rack.
10. There was a loud noise. Minister D- looked out the window, and Dupin stole the letter.
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Foreshadowing
1. ⓐ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓑ
4. ⓐ
5. The letter isn’t hidden but is in the open.
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Theme
1. ⓑ
2. ⓒ
3. ⓒ
4. ⓑ
5. both Minister D- and Dupin use intelligence to get the letter
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Introduction
1. detective
2. Minister D-
3. Dupin
4. logic
Body Part I
4. Dupin
5. the captain
6. intelligent
7. simple
8. Logic
Body Part II
9. Captain / letter
12. eyeglasses
10. searched Minister D-‘s home
11. missing letter
13. gunshot
Conclusion
14. smart
15. outsmarted
16. unique
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Sample Book Report
The Purloined Letter / Michael A. Putlack
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“The Purloined Letter” is a detective story by Edgar Allen Poe. The story tells how Minister
D- steals a letter and how the detective Dupin gets the letter back from him. I thought the
story was interesting because Dupin used logic to find the letter.
The detective Dupin is the main character. Minister D- and the Captain are minor
characters. Dupin and Minister D- are both very intelligent people. Dupin tells the Captain
that the problem is very simple, so you know finding the letter will be easy. Logic is a very
important theme in the story.
The Captain comes to Dupin and the storyteller and tells them about a letter that Minister
D- stole. The Captain searched Minister D-‘s home and had thieves rob Minister D- to
look for the letter. Dupin gave the Captain the missing letter. Dupin wore green eyeglasses
to Minister D-‘s house and looked around the house for the letter. There was a gunshot
outside, so Dupin could take the letter.
Dupin is one of my favorite people because he is very smart. I loved the end of the story
because Dupin outsmarted Minister D-. My impression of “The Purloined Letter” is that
it’s an a unique detective story.
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