The Boscombe Valley Mystery Quiz

5 Questions | By Shawnlil | Last updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Total Attempts: 1339

B) Read the following excerpt from page 15 and answer the questions below.

Questions and Answers

1.

"She saw McCarthy and his son having an argument... she ran home to tell her mother." The pronoun "she" in the above excerpt refers to
- A.
  
  A) Alice
- B.
  
  B) Patience
- C.
  
  C) Mrs Moran
- D.
  
  D) Mrs McCarthy
2.

What happened when she told her mother what she had seen?
- A.
  
  A) James rushed in to inform them that his father was hurt.
- B.
  
  B) Her mother rushed to the scene of the argument.
- C.
  
  C) They both called the police.
- D.
  
  D) James killed them both.
3.

Mr McCarthy went to Boscombe Pool because he wanted to
- A.
  
  A) Shoot some rabbits
- B.
  
  B) Get rid of his son, James
- C.
  
  C) Meet someone there at three o'clock
- D.
  
  D) Get away from his abusive son who returned from Bristol
4.

James and his father were most probably arguing about
- A.
  
  A) Their property on Baker Street
- B.
  
  B) James' refusal to marry Alice Turner
- C.
  
  C) James' marriage to a barmaid in Bristol
- D.
  
  D) The property they would gain from Mr Turner
5.

Who was arrested for the murder of Charles McCarthy?
- A.
  
  A) John Turner
- B.
  
  B) Alice Turner B) Alice Turner
- C.
  
  C) James McCarthy
- D.
  
  D) Mr and Mrs Moran

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