Woman White Key+Test

About the Author

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1 He was born in 1824 and died in1889.

2 He was a painter.3 He worked in the tea trade and

then studied law.4 Charles Dickens5 Household Words.6 They combined aspects of gothic

novels and detective stories.7 They created feelings of fear,

excitement and curiosity.8 The Woman in White, 1860; No

Name, 1862; Armadale, 1866 andThe Moonstone, 1868.

9 ‘Make them laugh, make them cry,make them wait.’

10 It is told by several narrators.Each one saw the events that heor she describes.

Chapter ONE


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1 July 2 job 3 London 4 young andthin 5 behind a tree 6 aristocrats 7 kind

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1 His Italian friend Pesca found itfor him.

2 She asked him if he knew anyaristocrats.

3 She was relieved.4 She had escaped from his asylum.5 They are half-sisters – they have

the same mother but differentfathers.

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6 He fell in love with her.7 She seems to have a trusting

nature. She tells Walter not tocompliment her because ‘I’llbelieve everything you say to me.’

8 A little girl who Laura andMarian’s mother treated verykindly. She came to Limmeridgefrom Hampshire with her mother.

9 Because her clothes were old.10 The realization that the woman in

white and Laura looked alike.


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1C 2B 3D 4D 5A 6B 7C 8D 9D10A 11B 12D


1 Walter and Marian.2 Walter is listening to Marian tell

him about her mother’s letter, buthe is also watching Laura.

3 Open answer.

Chapter TWO


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1 quickly 2 happy 3 in 4 good 5 secret 6 touch 7 smell 8 heart 9 and 10 But


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Suggested answerDear Helen,I’m sure you remember Laura Fairlie.Her father and I were close friends.Now that he is dead and cannotprotect her, I feel responsible for her. Ifeel as if she were my daughter. She isgoing to get married soon, and I mustobtain the best marriage settlementpossible for her. Unfortunately, I donot like the changes in the marriagesettlement proposed by Sir Percival’slawyer. It says that Sir Percivial willinherit twenty thousand pounds if shedies. This gives him a reason to wanther dead. For now, he seems very kindand loving. In any case, I wrote to MrFairlie telling him not to accept thechanges suggested by Sir Percival. Hewrote back saying that he was too illto argue! Can you imagine that? Oh, Ifeel so worried for Laura. I hope I can help her.Your husband,Vincent


1 Marian refused to help Sir Percival.2 Mr Gilmore agreed to ask Sir

Percival about the letter.3 Walter offered to carry Laura’s

drawing materials.4 Walter promised to show Laura his

book of drawings.5 Percival’s friend refused to lend

him any more money.

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1 22 December 2 Italy 3 engagement4 drawings 5 charming and friendly6 Central America

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1 T2 F – She did not break her

engagement with Sir Percivalbecause it was her father’s dyingwish.

3 F – She had changed a great deal:she once talked a lot and wasirritating, and now she says littleand does nothing but rollcigarettes for her husband.

4 F – Count Fosco said that he leftItaly for political reasons.

5 T6 T7 F – She refused to sign it because

Percival would not give her time toread it first.

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1 will not discuss everything2 makes me want to3 has lost her 4 wears simple clothes


A 4 – lawyer, settlementB 2 – aristocrats, asylumC 7 – document, tameD 3 – studentE 1 – drawing, niecesF 6 – weddingG 5 – future

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Victorian Asylums


1 T2 F – People were afraid to go to

asylums because of the crowdedconditions and often inhumanetreatment.

3 F – They thought just theopposite: that strictness anddiscipline were essential to goodmental health.

4 T5 T6 F – They could be put into

asylums.7 F – She was a writer who fought

for better conditions in asylums.8 T

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1 Laura, Walter and Anne. No, hewasn’t.

2 He became happy and laughed.3 Because she had been out on the

ledge in the rain.4 Count Fosco.5 The housekeeper at Blackwater

Park.6 Paris7 By the lake.8 London9 Because the journey to

Cumberland was too long.10 Because she had already gone to

London.11 The doctor.12 She died in London of heart

disease.


1 The Countess, because Laura’shusband was out of the country.

2 In Cumberland.3 Did Count Fosco ever give Laura

any medicine? Was Count Fosco ever alone in theroom with Laura?

4 He suspected that he killed Lauraby poisoning her.


1 but 2 even 3 and 4 by 5 since 6 always 7 through 8 when 9 in10 before


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Chapter SIX


1 Laura and Marian2 Laura is supposed to be dead.

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1 successful 2 idolised 3 Interestingly 4 readers 5 inspiration 6 biographers 7 original 8 novelist 9 unattractive10 courageous 11 openly 12 married


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1 Because she did not want to sign adocument revealing her secret.

2 Because she was thankful thatWalter had caused Sir Percival’sdeath.

3 Major Donthorne. 4 The key to the vestry.5 Expensive presents.6 Because he thought that Sir

Percival was his wife’s lover.7 Because she too was guilty of

forgery and could end up in prisonfor many years.

8 He had to produce a birthcertificate and to do this heneeded to show that his parentswere legally married.

9 He thought that Anne knew hissecret.

10 He had her sent to an asylum.11 To show the doctor from the

asylum where Laura was hiding.12 He didn’t want to cause Marian

pain.


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Elements in common to be noted:• Two sisters who are very close• An older sister is like a mother

because their real mother is dead• The younger sister is going to

marry an aristocrat

• The older sister has extremedoubts about this aristocrat

• The aristocrat is not really anaristocrat

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1 T2 F – She could remember nothing

of the time from her leavingBlackwater Park and her escapefrom the asylum.

3 F – He wrote a letter to herformer employer.

4 T5 F – He had never even met Sir

Percival.6 T


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Suggested answer:Without a doubt Marian and CountFosco are the most interestingcharacters in the book. First, of all,they are both very unusual. Marian hasan unattractive face but she is veryintelligent, loving and courageous. Sheis the one who keeps Count Fosco fromdoing everything he plans. She is CountFosco’s perfect adversary. And that issaying a lot because Count Fosco is abig character in many different ways.First, physically he is enormous. He isobviously evil, but he is also verycharming. Marian says he has a facelike the great general NapoleonBonaparte. He is also very intelligent.He is the character that ‘creates’ thestory. The strange idea of eliminatingLaura by changing her into Anne washis. Finally, Fosco becomes even more

interesting when he, just like thereader, admires Marian very much. Wemay like Walter and Laura but they aretoo much like standard heroes.


1 called 2 whose 3 They 4 in 5 of6 which 7 The 8 between 9 that10 about 11 who 12 made 13 that


1 whispered 2 recognise 3 improved4 protect 5 betray 6 join 7 haunts8 buried

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1 F – He had to hurry before Foscoleft London.

2 T3 F – He adored her passionately.4 T5 F – He said they were enough.6 T7 F – The blond man with the scar

killed Fosco.8 F – He was killed because he had

betrayed the Brotherhood.9 F – She wasn’t wealthy because

Sir Percival and the Count hadalready spent all of her money.

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Suggested answer:The ideal woman of Victorian Englandwas physically attractive, and often

had a light complexion and hair. Shedid not have a strong character inmany situations. However, if therewas a question of morality she couldbe quite strong. This comes out in TheWoman in White when Laura, atypical Victorian heroine, refuses tosign a document for her husbandbecause she does not think it is right:she must read it first. Also, theVictorian woman became heroic andstrong when she sacrificed herself. InThe Woman in White Laura marries aman who is obviously bad becauseshe wants to respect her father’sdying wish. With regard to the manshe loves, she is very dependent. Shetotally accepts his opinions (unless,of course, she believes they aremorally wrong), and she waits forhim to save her in any difficult ordangerous situations.


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1 parents 2 title 3 impostor 4 fatal 5 married 6 opera 7 member 8 kill 9 proof 10 conspiracy 11 traitor 12 heir


A 7 – traitor, heirB 4 – operaC 1 – parents, titleD 5 – member, killE 2 – impostorF 6 – proof, conspiracyG 3 – fatal, married

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Answer the following questions.

1 What was Walter’s Italian friend’s name?

2 What was Walter’s job?

3 What surprised Walter about Marian when he first met her?

4 Who wrote the anonymous letter to Laura that said she should not

marry Sir Percival?

5 Why did Mr Gilmore not want Mr Fairlie to agree to Sir Percival’s

marriage settlement?

6 Why would Count Fosco receive money if Laura died?

7 Why was Sir Percival so desperate to find Anne Catherick?

8 What was Fosco’s opinion of Marian’s description of him in her diary?

9 How did Anne Catherick die?

10 How was it possible to convince people that Laura was Anne?

11 What did Walter discover when he went to visit Laura’s grave?

12 Why, in the end, was the discovery of Sir Percival’s secret of no use to

Walter?

13 Who gave Walter the legal proof that of Laura’s true identity?

Say whether statements are true (T) or false (F), and then correct the

false ones.

1 The woman in white had very sad memories of her time

in Limmeridge.

2 Anne Catherick was alone on Hampstead Heath because

she had run away from her mother.

3 Laura and Marian had the same mother but different fathers.

4 Mr Frederick Fairlie was an energetic, courageous man.

5 Walter had to leave Limmeridge House because Marian

discovered his love for Laura.

6 Laura married Sir Percival because her father had wanted

her to.

7 Sir Percival put Anne in the asylum because he thought

that she knew his secret.

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1 8 Laura refused to sign Sir Percival’s document because

Marian had told her not to.

9 Mrs Catherick told Walter Sir Percival’s secret because

she wanted her revenge on Sir Percival.

10 Walter thought that Pesca would recognise Fosco because

they had both left Italy many years earlier.

11 When Laura’s true identity was legally proved, she became

a rich woman.

12 Pesca killed Fosco.

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Exercise 1

1 Pesca. 2 He taught drawing. 3 Even though she had a gracefulfigure, she was ugly. 4 AnneCatherick. 5 Because the settlementgave Sir Percival a financial reason towant Laura dead. 6 He would receivethe money through his wife, who wasto receive ten thousand pounds ifLaura died. 7 He thought that sheknew his secret. 8 He thought it wasbrilliant. 9 She died of heart disease.10 Anne had looked like a thinner andpaler version of Laura, and so, afterLaura’s illness, she looked almostexactly like Anne. 11 He discoveredthat Laura was not dead. 12 As soonas he discovered the secret, SirPercival died. Therefore, Walter couldnot use his knowledge of the secretto force Percival to sign a confessionthat Laura was actually alive. 13 Count Fosco.

Exercise 2

1 F – She had happy memoriesbecause Mrs Fairlie, Laura’s mother,was kind to her. 2 F – She hadescaped from an asylum. 3 T 4 F – He was a lazy hypochondriac.5 F – He had to leave because Laurawas already engaged to be marriedand her future husband was coming.6 T 7 T 8 F – She did not signbecause Sir Percival did not let herread the document. 9 F – She toldWalter because she thought thatWalter was responsible for Percival’sdeath and she was thankful. 10 T 11 F – Percival and Fosco had spentall her money. 12 F – The blond manwith the scar killed Fosco.

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