Unraveling the Kawaguchi Mystery: Character and Plot Analysis
Character Identification: Pronoun References
- a) … he had the worst temper in the world. (Balzano)
- b) In London, anybody… (Ito and Kawaguchi)
- c) He was wearing a (Jonty)
- d) … he told us that… (Ito)
- e) You couldn’t (Sanjay)
Plot Connections: Matching Beginnings and Endings
- Kate returned: b) playing his saxophone.
- She dreamt that: d) fighting against her.
- Early the next: c) by an urgent phone.
- Ito had been killed: a) by a single punch to.
Comprehension Check: True or False Statements
- a) Jun Kawaguchi was unwilling (F)
- b) Kawaguchi and Asano had (T)
- c) Martial arts training (F)
- d) The origami birds hadn’t (T)
- e) One of the Kawaguchi family (T)
Sequencing Events: The Blakeston Incident
Put the events in the right order:
- b) A young man called Blakeston
- d) Blakeston stopped to
- e) Blakeston was shot
- c) The girl picked Murphy out
- a) Murphy was accused
Character Identification: Completing Sentences
Complete the sentences with the right person’s name:
- ___________ travelled to Peterborough to talk to (Kate, Brendan)
- ___________ was not sorry that Kawaguchi was (Paddy)
- ___________ had confessed to the murder after (Peter Benson, Brendan)
- ___________ thought there had been a cover-up (Paddy)
- ___________ didn’t tell …………… that …………… (Jun, Kate, Naoko)
Dialogue Matching: Questions and Answers
- ‘Were all the letters…’: c) ‘Yes, definitely.’
- ‘Do you think Kawaguchi had…’: a) ‘I think he just thought…’
- ‘Did Kawaguchi ever report…’: d) ‘No, nobody knew anything.’
- ‘Where are they…’: b) ‘He must have destroyed…’
Sequencing Events: Kate’s Actions
Order the following events:
- b) As Kate
- e) Kate knocked
- a) Kate stopped
- d) Tim stayed
- c) Kate realised
Chapter 17: Key Terms and Concepts
- thirty-five
- pardon
- evidence
- Manchester
- daughter
- next
Character Identification: Pronoun References (Part 2)
- a) Somebody was obviously warning me. The avenger, Kate
- b) Was he still alive now, I wondered? Peter Benson, Kate
- c) He said he would ring her and tell her I was coming. Jun, Naoko, Kate
- d) Now she looked ill and tired, but was as polite as her brother. Naoko
Vocabulary: Completing Gaps
Words to complete gaps:
- hotel
- woken
- speak
- lover
- strict
- Brendan
Plot Connections: Matching Beginnings and Endings (Part 2)
- After Kate’s second: d) she did some.
- While Kate was: b) she met Kenji, an.
- Kenji persuaded: c) to watch a Ando.
- Afterwards, Kate: and told him.
Setting and Character Matching
- a) The place was noisy and crowded and full of (The Pelican)
- b) ‘Left here years ago, he did.’ (Peter Benson)
- c) The pub itself looked very old, as if it (The Six Bells)
- d) He looked like he hadn’t shaved for days. (The barman at The Six Bells)
- e) ‘Oh, he stopped coming here about last…’ (Peter Benson)
Dialogue Matching: Kate’s Interrogations
- ‘What do you…’: d) ‘The honest truth is…’
- ‘Do you think there’s a chance that…’: b) ‘What, and hurt his…’
- ‘Then the whole…’: a) ‘That is my reading.’
- ‘Why didn’t you…’: c) ‘I told the police.’
Plot Connections: Matching Beginnings and Endings (Part 3)
- Kate met Jonty for: d) but he didn’t.
- Sandra Watts, the: b) that The Avenger was a woman not.
- Paddy Murphy: a) with a girl called Janey Lovat.
- Kate checked the: c) and discovered a.
Sequencing Events: Final Chapter Actions
Put the events in the right order:
- Kate and
- Just
- Kate found
- Tony
- They
Character Identification: Pronoun References (Part 3)
- a) Nobody knew about it, only Brendan. (The baby, Brendan and Janey)
- b) He came from a poor family with no power. Brendan
- c) I don’t think he was an evil man. Kawaguchi
- d) He had told the police and I was