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1 razred: PITANJA ZA LEKTIRE NA DNU OVE STRANICE
 
-  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (by Mark Twain)
               
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-  Christmas Carol  (by Charles Dickens)
               
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- Eight Great American Tales (by O Henry)
           
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- Moby Dick - by Herman Melville
           
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-  Notting Hill - by Richard Curtis
               
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- Oliwer Twist - by Charles Dickens
               
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-  Evening Class - by Maeve Binchy
               
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- Braveheart - by Randall Wallace
           
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- Jane Eyre - by Charlotte Bronte
           
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The Horse Whisperer - by Nicholas Evans (NAPOMENA - za školsku 2024./2025.)
               
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-  A Tale of Two Cities - by Charles Dickens  (NAPOMENA - za školsku 2024./2025.)
               
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-  Emma - by Jane Austen
               
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-  The Phantom of the Opera - by Gaston Leroux
 
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PITANJA ZA LEKTIRE 

 

1. razred

 

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (by Mark Twain)
 
Who is Samuel Clemens?
 

How did Tom get food and fruit from other children?

What kind of life did Huck Finn have?

What is Tom’s punishment when he is late for school? How does he feel about it?

Name 5 people that were in the graveyard.

Why did Tom run away? Why did Joe run away?

How did Tom help Becky at school?

 

Choose two things you read in the book:

Muff Potter was a drunk    

Injun Joe escapes through the window

Tom talked about the night in the graveyard on the third day of the trial

Injun Joe killed the doctor in June?

 

What did Tom and Huck see and hear in the old house near Mrs. Douglas's house?

How did Becky's mother and Aunt Polly find out that their children were missing?

Why did Injun Joe want to kill Mrs Douglas? Who saved her? How and why?

On what day was Becky's adventure?

True (T) or False (F):

Becky and Tom were two days (Saturday and Sunday) in the cave.

Tom and Becky found the way out of the cave.

Injun Joe was in the cave.

Becky didn't want to walk on Tuesday.

Tom didn't want to talk about the time spent in the cave.

 

How did Injun Joe die? Who killed him?

How did Tom find the treasure? Who helped him?

Describe Huck's new life?

How does Huck like his new life? Do you think that he will stay in school and at home?

 

 

Eight Great American Tales - by O. Henry

 

Choose the names that we can not find in this book.

Which names belong to which story?

Mrs Douglas          Aidan Dunn                                      Joanna

Kid Brady              Walter                                               Delia Carruthers

Mrs Hetchcote       Ikey Schoenstein                            Miss Conway    

John Delaney        Jane Doe                                            Chunk McGowan

Scrooge              William Thacker                               Jeff Peters

Joe Larabee           Andy Donovan                                 William Wallace

Mr Berman              Fagin                                                    Frank Barry

Sarah                     Andy Donovan                                 Nora O'Donoghue

Mrs Douglas         Molly McKeever                                   Ishmael

 Kid Brady                    Ahab                                               Bob Cratchit
 
Sue                             Spike                                        Madame Giry

Story 1 = Fine furs for a lady

What does Molly want from Kid Brady?

Why did Kid Brady start to work as a plumber?

Who wants to go with Kid and Molly to the fur shop and why?

What happened to Mrs Hetchote's furs?

Why did Kid hit policeman Kohen in the face?

In the end, how does Molly feel and why?

 

Story 2 = Springtime on the menu

How did Mr Schulenberg pay Sarah?

Who made a crown of dandelion and why?

What was on the menu that made Sarah remember Walter? Does that help her eventually?

Why was there no letters from Walter?

What was written on the menu instead of the word 'dandelion'?

 

Story 3 = The last leaf

Where did Sue and Joanna met?

Who likes to drink? Describe his /her/ life.

Why was Joanna counting?

Who paints a picture of a leaf on a wall and why?

Who lives and who dies in the end?

 

Story 4 = The things we do for love

Where did Joe and Delia meet? What were they good at?

Who likes cheese sandwiches? Describe that person.

How  did Joe find out about Delia’s accident?

Why were they both lying?

How do they feel in the end?

 

Story 5 = Ikey Schoenstein’s love-potion

Who wants to shoot Chunk and why?

Who says: „Rosie and me are now man and wife.“  How did they get married?

Was Ikey shy in talking to everybody?

Why did Ikey want to make a potion and help Chunk?

 

 

Story 6 = The Count and the wedding guest

Who was Miss Conway's boyfriend? What happened to him?

How does Andy discover the real story about the Count?

How did Andy look at Miss Conway at first and how did that change?

What was the real story behind Miss Conway's plan? Why did she do that?

 

Story 7 = Thinking yourself rich

Who discovers the illness by the name of 'dangerous pneumonia of the circular dandelion in the upper right vegetable of your heart“?  Say something about this man.

Who introduces Jeff to Mr Biddle?

How did Dr Waugh-hoo help the Mayor? What did he want in return?

Why was the Mayor happy in the end? Did he really trick Dr Waugh-hoo?

Who is smiling in the end and why?

 

Story 8 = Lost and found

Why did Frank Barry leave Helen?

Who is Ramonti? What is the real story behind his name?

What did John Delaney do to Frank Berry and why?

What happens in the end?

 

 

Christmas Carol  (by Charles Dickens)
 
 
Chapter  1 (Christmas Eve)
 
1. Why was Bob Cratchit very cold in the room where he worked?
 
2. Who was Jacob Marley?
 
3. Work, work, work! Whose words were these?
 
4. How did Ebenezer Scrooge feel about Bob taking one day off for Christmas?
 
     What did he tell him to do?
 
5. How did Scrooge feel about Christmas and poor people who need help and food?
 
6. The night before Christmas we learn something about Jacob Marley? What? How?
 
Chapter  2 (The First Ghost)
 

7. Describe the first Ghost.

8. Why was Scrooge alone in the classroom?

9. What was Scrooge doing at the Christmas party at Mr Fezzwig's office?

10. Why did Scrooge's wife leave him?

11. How did Scrooge feel after the first Ghost show hime the third scene from the past?

Chapter  3 (The Second Ghost)
 

12. Where did Scrooge see the second Ghost? Describe that Ghost.

13. Where did the second Ghost take Scrooge first? What did Scrooge see?

14. What do you know about Tiny Tim?

15. Who was in the small house that Scrooge saw next? What did the Ghost say to Scrooge about them?

16.What did Fred say to the people at his party about his uncle?

 

Chapter  4 (The Third Ghost)
 

17. Describe the Third Ghost.

18. Describe the two deaths that Scrooge is shown by the Third Ghost. Why are they different?

19. What did Scrooge see in a churchyard? How did he feel about it?

20. How did the Third Ghost and Scrooge communicate?

 

Chapter  5 (Christmas Day)
 

21. What do you know about Christmas? What is it?

22. Describe Scrooge's reaction as the Third Ghost disappeared?

23. What did Scrooge do the next day? Describe his actions.

24. How did Fred and his wife feel when they saw the unexpected guest?

 

Chapter  6 (Boxing Day)
 

25. What do you know about Boxing Day? What is it?

26. Why was Scrooge very early in his office the next morning?

27. Why was Bob Cratchit surprised?

 

Chapter  7 (Happily Ever After)
 

28. Where are Scrooge and Bob? What are they discussing?

29. What happened to Tiny Tim?

30. Why did Scrooge ignore some people and their reactions?

 

 
 

PITANJA ZA LEKTIRE 

 

2. razred

 

Moby Dick (by Herman Melville)

 

CHAPTERS 1-3

Why does Ishmael go to Pequod and not to another ship?

Why is whaling a hard life?

Why does Ishmael want to go whaling?

How did Ishmael meet Queequeg? What was Ishmael's first impression of him?

Why does Pip get angry with Ishmael?

CHAPTERS 4-6

What did Ishmael want that other people on the ship had but he didn't?

Why is money not important to Captain Ahab?

Why does Fedallah watch for Moby Dick at night?

Are these sentences right or wrong?

a) A whale hits one of the Pequod's whaling boats.____

b) We learn about Starbuck's family.____

c) The captain of another ship helps Captain Ahab look for Moby Dick.___

d) The Pequod catches Moby Dick.___

e) Moby Dick kills a man.____

CHAPTERS 7-8

Why did Pip have to go on his first whaling trip?

What happened to Pip on the second trip? What happened to him on the third trip?

Why did Captain Ahab not want to stop the ship to change the barrels?

CHAPTERS 9-10

Why are these things important to the story?

a) a rope  b) maps  c) a gun  d) Ahab's room  e) a large black bird

Why does Starbuck want to kill Captain Ahab? Why doesn't he kill him? Do you think he is right?

What is Captain Gardiner's problem? What does Captain Ahab do about it?

 

CHAPTERS 11-13

Who said this: ″What kind of life do I have? Forty years of hard work, little sleep, little money.″

What happens in the fight to Captain Ahab, Fedallah, Ishmael and Moby Dick?

If you could change the ending of the book, how would you change it? Do you like its ending?

Do these things happen on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd day of the fight?

a) Captain Ahab uses a harpoon for a leg.____

b) Three of the boats break.____

c) Captain Ahab sees Moby Dick first.___

d) Moby Dick hits the Pequod.____

e) Fedallah dies.___

f) Moby Dick breaks Captain Ahab's boat.___

g) The men see Fedallah's body.___

h) Some of the men's harpoons hit Moby Dick.___

i) Ishmael finds Queequeg's coffin.____

 

 

Notting Hill –by Richard Curtis

 

Chapters 1-3

Describe the life of William Thacker?

What is the difference between Rufus and Mr Smith?

What is Anna’s name at the hotel and why?

Describe the second time William meets Anna.

 

Who is speaking:

  1. Have you got any books by Dickens?
  2. Yes, but I’m busy today.
  3. No clean clothes.
  4. Perhaps one day a famous person will come in.

In which order do these happen (start with number 1...)

  1. Anna kisses William
  2. Spike remembers the name “F.......”
  3. Anna buys a book in William’s shop
  4. Anna invites William to have tea with her
  5. Anna gets orange juice on her clothes
  6. William speaks to Anna on the phone
  7. Anna goes to William’s house
  8. Anna leaves a message for William

 

Chapters 4-6

Why does William tell Karen that he works for a magazine?

Who calls Anna “a pig” and why?

Who apologizes for going to the toilet and why?

Describe “the last piece of cake” game.

How does William feel when he first visits the Ritz hotel and how does he feel when he leaves the Ritz for the second time?

 

True or False:

  1. William is a reporter for Horse and Hound magazine
  2. Honey is William’s older sister
  3. Bella and Max have a child
  4. After the meal, Anna and William go to the pub
  5. The men in the Japanese restaurant are rude and say unkind things about William
  6. William pretends to be a reporter when he talks to Jeff
  7. Anna’s boyfriend makes jokes about Anna’s physical appearance
  8. William looked a little strange at the cinema

 

Chapters 7-8

Who was William only in love with before he fell in love with Anna?

Who revealed the secret about where Anna spent the night? Where and why?

How did William’s friends try to cheer him up and get his life back on track?

Why does Anna say that Spike can buy William a dinner or take him for a holiday?

Describe Spike’s reaction when he saw the crowd.

 

Choose the right ending for each sentence:

  1. Tessa           gets a surprise in the bathroom
  2. Keziah         was William's girlfriend, years ago
  3. Bella            thinks Spike spoke to the newspapers
  4. Anna           only eats dead fruit
  5. The newspapers       has opened his first restaurant
  6. Spike          fill the street outside Wiliam's house 
  7. Anna           wants to get away from the reporters
  8. Tony         enjoys getting drunk
  9. The reporters        are full of pictures of Anna

 

Chapters 9-10

Describe William’s life without Anna.

What great news does Spike find out from Honey?

Why did William say “Go away!” to Mr. Smith?

What happens when Anna comes to William’s store for the third time?

When does William realize he made the wrong decision?

What did William ask Anna at the press conference? Can you remember the exact words?

 

What happens to these people in the end?

  1. Max and Bella
  2. Anna
  3. Spike
  4. Tony

 

Who is speaker talking about?

  1. “the worst stockbroker in the world”
  2. “There are dead people that are more fun to be with”
  3. “Oh, no one. A man from the past.”
  4. “Her foot is purple, and it’s now turning black.”
  5. “She’s nothing special.”

 

Why are these things important for the story?

  1. “Horse and Hound”
  2. A glass of orange juice
  3. A wooden garden seat
  4. Flintstone

 

 

Oliver Twist  – by Charles Dickens

 

Chapters 1-4

Describe the last moments of Oliver's mother.

Who was Mr Bumble? Say something about him.

Why was Oliver beaten every day and put in the dark room?

How and why did Oliver leave the workhouse?

Describe how do following people treat Oliver:

a) Mrs Soweberry

b) Mr Soweberry

c) Noah

Why did Mr Bumble return to visit Mrs and Mr Soweberry?

Where did Oliver escape? How long does his journey last?

Who finds Oliver and when do they reach London?

Describe Oliver's new home in London?

Where do his new friends live and what are they doing when he arrives?

 

Chapters 5-8

What kind of game Fagin and the two boys play?

Who is Mr Brownlow? How does Oliver end up at his house?

Describe Oliver's new life (with Mr Brownlow)?

Who is sent to bring Oliver back?

How does Oliver meet Fagin and the boys again? Where were they and why?

Describe Oliver (how does he look and what does he have) when the group sees him again?

What is Oliver's biggest fear after he is with Fagin again?

Why does Fagin think that little Oliver is the perfect boy for the new job?

 

Chapters 9 - 12

What kind of man is Bill Sikes?

Hod did the burglary job go? What happened?

How does Oliver like his new life? Describe it.

What misterious things happen to spoil Oliver's new life?

 

Chapters 13 - 16

Who is Monks?

How does Mr Bumble help Monks and what does he get from it?

How does Oliver meet Mr Brownlow and Mrs Bedwin again? Who helps from the Fagin gang and how?

WHo is Noah Claypole? How does he reappear in the story?

Who meets on London Bridge and why?

 

Chapters 17 - 21

Who is Agnes?

How and why does Nancy die?

WHere did Bill Sikes go?

How did Mr Brownlow discover the real identity of Monks?

Who is Monks? Why was he so interested in Oliver Twist?

What agreement do Mr Bownlow and Monks reach?

The story ends. Describe what happens to:

a) Fagin

b) Oliver

c) Bill Sikes

d) Noah Claypole

e) Monks

f) Mr Bumble

g) Charley Bates

h) Mrs Maylie and Rose

i)  the name AGNES

 

 

PITANJA ZA LEKTIRE 

 

3. razred

 

Evening Class - by Maeve Binchy

                    

Chapter 1

Describe Aidan’s family and professional life.

How is Grania connected to both Tony and Aidan?

How are Tony and Aidan different? How do they feel about each other?

Who tells Aidan that he won’t be the new Principal? What happens next?

Is Aidan hopeful or miserable in the end of the first chapter?

 

Chapter 2

Circle the correct answers.

  1. Mario has to / wants to marry Gabriella.
  2. Mario is angry / pleased when Signora arrives in Annunziata.
  3. The men / women in town know about Signora’s relationship with Mario.
  4. Signora leaves Sicily because Mario is dead / Gabriella asks her to.
  5. Suzi Sullivan lives with her parents / has never been to Italy.
  6. Suzi’s room has a view of the mountains / Jimmy’s school.
  7. Signora gives private lessons / sews dresses for money.
  8. Jerry’s teacher is Grania Dunne’s boyfriend / father.
  9. Signora visits Aidan Dunne at home / work.
  10. In the school library, Signora dreams about Italy / is excited about her future.

 

How are these important in Signora’s life?

  1. Her parents
  2. Crash
  3. Sewing
  4. The Sullivan family
  5. The new principal of Mountainview school

 

    Chapter 3

Finish the sentences:

  1. Bill works in the same ________ as _____________’s daughter.
  2. __________ often talks to Bill about her relationship with ________.
  3. Bill is in love with _______________.
  4. ________________ suggests evening classes to Bill.
  5. Bill offers to pay for ______________’s course.
  6. ____________ borrows a lot of money from the bank.
  7. ____________ gives Lizzie an Italian name __________.
  8. _____________ doesn’t tell his family about __________’s visit to their house.
  9. ______________ tells Bill about her mother.

Why did Bill join Italian class?

Why was he worried about his girlfriend?

How did Aidan and Signora feel about the start of the Italian class?

Why was Bill happy in the end?

 

 

    Chapter 4

True or false?

Lou meets Robin at the club.

Robin is a friend of Lou’s from his elementary school days.

Robin gives Lou a leg of lamb for his mother.

Lou helps the thieves by driving his car.

Signora notices that something’s wrong about Lou’s present.

Lou used the school to help the thieves.

Lou decides not to tell Signora anything.

 

 

    Chapter 5 and 6

Match the numbers and the letters.

  1. Connie O’Connor                                    a. marries Laddy’s nephew
  2. Harry Kane                                               b. is slow at learning
  3. Siobhan Casey                                        c. marries a rich man
  4. Laddy                                                       d. tells Laddy about Italian lessons
  5. Rose                                                        e. owns an insurance business
  6. Gus                                                         f. buys a hotel for her son
  7. Maggie                                                   g. visits Ireland on business
  8. Garaldi                                                   h. is a dishonest secretary
  9. Jimmy Sullivan                                      i. is Laddy’s nephew

 

How did Connie join the Italian class?

How did Laddy join the Italian class?

Why did Rose die peacefully?

Who saved Gus and Maggie and how?

What is the connection between Laddy and Italy besides Italian class?

Why did Connie ask for a part of Harry’s fortune? Describe her life experience.

How did she find out that Harrry wasn’t going to change?

 

 

Chapter 7

How do these people feel and why?

  1. Fiona, about herself
  2. Mrs Healy, before she meets Fiona
  3. Mrs Healy, after she meets Fiona
  4. Aidan, about Grania and Tony
  5. Tony O’Brien, when Aidan visits his office
  6. Nell, after Fiona talks to her at the party
  7. Fiona, after the party
  8. Mr Healy, after Luigi (Lou) talks to him at the party

 

After chapter 7 what happens to:

  1. Nell Dunne
  2. Barry Heally’s parents
  3. Tony and Grania
  4. Fiona and Barry
  5. Lou and Suzi

 

    Chapter 8

Talk about Chapter 8 and the viaggio by describing and saying something about the following words / names.

Alfredo

Signor Garaldi

Nell Dunne

The viaggio

speech

Signora

small flat

tears of joy on the train

Laddy

 

 

          Braveheart - by Randall Wallace                      

What can you say about the name / quote?

  • Dried flower
  • Lanark
  • Spears
  • We have no army in Scotland!”
  • Ask every Scots man, woman and child on the way  back to forgive you......”
  •  Stephen

 

Chapter 1 & 2

Match the names .......... and explain. Each name can have only one match.

William                                                                                MacCLannough

Malcolm                                                                              Hesselrig

Longshanks                                                                        Hammish     

Murron                                                                               Old Campbell

 

Who

  1. finds the bodies in the farm building
  2. is Isabella married to
  3. does William live after his father dies
  4. who gives William a handkerchief
  5. decides to use long spears
  6. is angry at his son ?

 

True or false and why...

  1. Murron’s death breaks William’s heart
  2. There are enough Scottish rebels to fight English
  3. William has nothing to lose and wants to die
  4. Hesselrig has turned William into rebel
  5. William and Murron openly get married
  6. English soldiers find Murron in the forest
  7. William cuts Hesselrig’s throat publicly

 

Describe William’s actions after he finds out that Murron is killed.

What did William say to Lord Mornay before the attack by English soldiers?

What do Robert the Bruce and his Father disagree about?

How do Scotish nobles led by Lord Mornay and Lochlan react before the battle of Stirling

Before the Battle of Stirling, who was in prison?

What was William's message to the Scottish nobles and soldiers?

What did William say to the English before the Battle of Stirling?

Being outnumbered,how did William and his men win the Battle of Stirling? What was their secret plan?

Why was Longshanks angry at his son Prince Edward?

 

Chapter 3

Describe the reception William received after the Battle of Stirling? What was the reaction of the nobles?

Could William be the king?

What did Longshanks get from York?

Why did Longshanks kick his son until he was almost dead?

Who represented the English at the secret meeting with William Wallace?

Describe the mutual first impression that William and Isabella had for one another?

Why did Longshanks send Isabella?

How did Lord Mornay and Robert the Bruce behave in the Battle of Falkirk?

Describe William's emotional state after the Battle of Falkirk? Who saved him?

 

Match numbers and letters:

a  William thinks Isabella               1 speaks Latin and French

b Isabella looks at William and    2 will not send more soldiers

c The Governor of York                  3 lied to Isabella

d William                                            4 is just like Murron

e The Scottish nobles                     5 murdered every Scot in York

f Longshanks                                     6 falls in love

 

Chapter 4

Why did William spend some months in France and Italy?

"You see, my stupid son, I have found you a real queen." Why did Longshanks say this to his son?

How did William kill Lord Mornay and how did he escape?

Why did Isabella choose MacAndrews' farm for the next secret meeting with William?

Describe the whole story behind the second secret meeting.

How was William captured? Was Robert the Bruce responsible?

What terrible news did Longshanks find out from Isabella? What did he do about it?

Describe William's final moments.

 

How do these people feel when they see or hear about the death of William Wallace?

a) Hamish and Stephen

b) Longshanks

c) Princess Isabella

d) Prince Edward

e) Robert the Bruce

f) the Scottish nobles

g) you

 
 
 
 

Jane Eyre - by Charlotte Bronte

             

PAGES 1-7

Write the name of the person from the story . Who:

  • is Jane’s rich aunt?                                  _________________
  • is Jane’s cruel cousin?                             __________________
  • suggests that Jane should go away to school?  _____________
  • is the kind headteacher at Lowood School?  ________________
  • owns Lowood School?                                ___________________
  • is Jane’s friend at school?                          ___________________

PAGES 7-12

Are these sentences right or wrong?

  1. Jane is going to teach English to Adele, a French girl who lives in Mr Rochester’s house.    ........
  2. Jane is unhappy because Thornfield Hall is quiet and boring.      ..........
  3. When Jane hears a terrible, cruel laugh outside her bedroom door, she goes out of her room and goes up to the attic.  ...........
  4. The servant Grace Poole is a strange woman who lives in the attic.   ........
  5. Blanche Igram is one of Mr Rochester’s rich, important visitors and she is nice to Jane.      ........
  6. Jane discovers a fire in Mr Rochester’s bedroom and wakes him up.     ..........

PAGES 12-21

Finish sentences  a-e.     Write 1-5.

  1. Mr Rochester surprised face went white when          ______
  2. Mr Rochester ran up the stairs because                     _____
  3. Jane followed Mr Rochester to the attic where           _____
  4. Mr Rochester tells Jane that                                         _____
  5. As Mr Mason left with the doctor the next morning,   ______
  1. Mr Mason arrived from the West Indies.
  2. she found Mr Mason lying on the bed with blood on his shirt.
  3. Grace Poole is not dangerous.
  4. someone in the attic was screaming.
  5. he asked Mr Rochester to look after someone, a woman

PAGES 21-25

Put these in the correct order. Write  1-6.

  1. ______Jane learns that Mr Rochester’s wife is mad and dangerous.
  2. ______ Mr Rochester tells Jane that perhaps Grace Poole tore her dress.
  3. _____ In the attic in Thornfield Hall, Mr Rocherster shows Jane his mad wife, who tore Jane’s wedding dress to pieces.
  4. ______ Jane leaves Thornfield Hall without a word to anyone, taking only her ordinary clothes and a little money.
  5. ______ An angry stranger goes into Jane’s room two nights before her wedding and tears Jane’s wedding dress into pieces.
  6. ____ Mr Mason stops the wedding. He explains that Mr Rochester is married to his sister.

PAGES 25-32

  • Why did Jane tell the two young women that her name was Jane Elliot?
  • Where did the clergyman, St John River want to go?
  • Why can’t Jane marry St John?
  • Mr Briggs, the lawyer, wrote to St John about Jane’s uncle, John Eyre. How did John Eyre know St John?

PAGES 32-36

Finish the sentences.

  1. Jane discovers why Mrs Fairfax never answered her ___________.
  2. A man in the village tells Jane that Thornfield Hall _____________.
  3. Mr Rochester’s wife died when she fell from ________________.
  4. In the fire, Mr Rochester lost one hand and he became _____________.

After three days at Ferndean, Jane becomes Mr Rocherster’s  ___________.

  • Who stopped Jane and Mr Rochester’s wedding?
  • Is Jane Eyre connected to Charlotte Bronte’s life?

 

 

The Horse Whisperer - by Nicholas Evans

 

USKORO

 

 

 

PITANJA ZA LEKTIRE

4. razred

 

A Tale of Two Cities - by Charles Dickens

About the book

  • The story begins in 1775 in the background of the French Revolution
  • The book published in 1859
  • the story of love, sacrifice, and redemption
  • French Revolution (May 5, 1789 – Nov 9, 1799)

Characters

  • What can you say about the following names?
 

Jarvis Lorry       Mr Stryver     Madame Defrage

Sydney Carton   Miss Pross     Jaques

  John Barsad      Jerry Cruncher

 

Keys (3-4 sentences per each key)

  1. wine - Chapter 1
  2. bank -Chapter 1
  3. shoemaking  -2
  4. hair  - 2
  5. trial – 3
  6. taxes – 6
  7. uncle – 7
  8.  knife – 7
  9.  gallows – 10
  10. joy and sorrow – 12
  11. one Hundred and Five, North Tower (13)
  12. four man heading north, south, east,west (14)
  13. letter (15)
  14. emigre (15)
  15. the red cap (16)
  16. La Force (17)
  17. spy (20)
  18. fake funeral (20)
  19. The Great Escape (24)
  20. the woodcuter and a roadmender (26)
  21. loss of hearing (26)
  22. The Revenge (27)
  23. final kiss and final pray (27)
 
 

Questions

  • Who were the visitors from England and why did they come to the wine shop? (Ch1)
  • Describe Lucie's early life. (Ch1)
  • Describe Lucie's first sight of her father. (Ch1)
  • Describe Lucie's first contact with her father. (Ch2)
  • How did the father introduce himself and why? (Ch2)
  • What was Charles Darnay accused of? (Ch3)
  • How many witnesses were there at the trial? Can you say something about them and about their statements at the trial? (Ch3)
  • Describe the first meeting between Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay. How do they feel about each other? (Ch4)
  • Describe the connection between Sydney Carton and Mr Stryer. Does Carton have any qualities? (Ch4)
  • What strange things were told to Charles Darnay at the Tower of London? Why was he there? Why did Mr Lorry look carefully at the Doctor's face? (Ch5)
  • Who killed a child and how? What was the reaction of the crowd? (Ch6)
  • Why was a roadmender strangely looking at the carriage?  (Ch6)
  • Describe the relationship between Charles and his uncle? (Ch7)
  • Why was the following morning filled with excitement? (Ch7)
  • What Dr Mannete did not want to hear from Charles? What promise did Charles give to the Doctor? (Ch8)
  • How different were the confessions made by Mr Stryver and Sydney Carton? (Ch 9)
  • What did the roadmender witness? Where was he taken and who took him there? (Ch 10)
  • Where did the spy come and what did he want? (Ch11)
  • The wedding brought both joy and sorrow at the same time. Describe how! (Ch12)
  • Why was Mr Lorry at peace when he heard the noice of hammering and wood breaking from the room? (Ch12)
  • Back in France, who led the revolution and the siege of Bastille? How did the revolutionary troops behave? (Ch 13)
  • What happened to Monsieur Gabelle after the castle was burnt? Why was he the centre of attention? (Ch 14)
  • Why did Darnay kiss his wife and daughter with a heavy heart before leaving the roome? What was the reason? (Ch15)
  • What does „in secret“ mean? Who was in danger of suffering from „the phrase“? (Ch16)
  • What was the Doctor able and what was he not able to do? How did he manage to see Charles on a regular basis? (Ch 17)
  • Describe the reactions of the crowd at Charles Evremonde's trial in France? How did the trial end for Charles? (Ch18)
  • Describe Lucie's life while her husband was in prison in France? (Ch18)
  • Why couldn't they live France and return to England? (Ch19)
  • What changed the fortune of Lucie and her family? Why was Charles in danger again? (Ch19)
  • How did the appearance of Solomon Pross change the whole situation? Who is he and how did he end up in France? (Ch20)
  • What was strane about the accusation at the second trial? (Ch21)
  • What is written in the Doctor's letter? When and under what circumstances was the letter written? Who found it?  (Ch22)
  • What promise did Mr Lorry give to Sydney Carton? (Ch23)
  • Who made The Great Escape possible and how? (Ch24)
  • In the last hours of his/her life.....who was impressed by a brave man and what he did? Describe their relationship. (Ch25)
  • Who lost his/her hearing and how/why? (Ch26)
  • Describe Carton's state of mind before he lost his life (Ch27)?


 

 

Emma - by Jane Austen

 

CHAPTERS 1-2

Match these names with their descriptions:

Emma Woodhouse  -   Isabella Woodhouse  -  Miss Taylor  -  Mr Weston  - Mr Knightley  -  John Knightley  -

Mr Woodhouse  -  Mr Elton  -  Harriet Smith  -  Robert Martin

  1. ____husband of Isabella and brother of Mr Knightley
  2. _______feels responsible for matching Mr Weston and Miss Taylor
  3. ______Emma and Isabella’s teacher, who is now Mrs Weston
  4. _____Emma’s father
  5. ______Emma’s friend who advises her not to try to find a wife for the vicar
  6. _______unmarried vicar, who wants Emma to paint a picture of Harriet
  7. _______sister of Emma, who is married with five children
  8. _____Emma’s seventeen-year-old friend, who has no family and no money
  9. ____a farmer, who is the brother of Harriet’s friend Elizabeth
  10. ____owns a house called Randalls

CHAPTERS 3-4

Circle  the correct word in italics  in each sentence:

  1. Emma tells Frank that Jane is dull / brilliant musician.
  2. At the Coles party, Jane / Harriet wonders what Emma and Frank are talking about
  3. Emma is pleased / worried when Mrs Weston suggests that  she has made a successful match between Jane and Mr Knightley.
  4. Harriet Smith / Jane Fairfax lived with her aunt Miss Bates and her grandmother, Mrs Bates, after her parents died but later lived with a rich family in Highbury.

CHAPTERS 5-6

Who said these sentences?

  • ‘And now there is no time to say goodbye to Miss Bates and Miss Fairfax before you go’
  • ‘We must start a little music club. It will be so amusing, don’t  you think?’
  • ‘If only I were not an old married man! But I must be excused, Mrs Weston. I am afraid my dancing days are over.’
  • ‘I only went to the Post Office. I go every morning to fetch the letters’

CHAPTERS 7-9

Are the following sentences true or false?

  1. Emma’s favourite memory of the ball is her dance with Mr Knightley.                 
  2. Harriet nearly faints when she tells Emma that  the gipsies stole her money.    
  3. Mr Knightley is worried that Frank likes Jane more  than Emma, but Emma doesn’t believe it.
  4. At Mr Knightley’s house, Jane leaves the party and will not allow Emma to order a carriage for her.
  5. Mr Knightley is angry with Emma for being cruel to Mrs Elton.

 

Who has been secretly engaged to Jane Fairfax?

Who is Harriet in love with?

Whose children will Jane Fairfax look after?

Do Emma and Mr Knightley have a big wedding?

Whom does Harriet agree to marry?

 

 

The Phantom of the Opera- by Gaston Leroux

 

CHAPTERS 1-3

Where do these events happen?

  1. Joseph Buquet is found hanging.
  2. Raoul hears a man's voice saying "Christine you must love me".
Who did Raoul come to the Opera with?
 
How and where did he introduce himself to Christine and what did he first tell her about how he knows her? What was her reaction?
 
Describe the new manager's reaction to the strange events and the story about the O.G.?
 
Why was Sorelli angry at the ceremony?
 
On the top floor during the retirement ceremony, there was a strange guest at the table.
Why did nobody react and why did nobody do anything about it (him)?
 
What were O.G.'s demands?
 
Who was the box-keeper?
 
 
After their discussion with the box-keeper what was the decision by the new managers?
 
In her first discussion with the new managers, how did the box-keeper describe her experience with the O.G.?
 
How did Raoul and Christine meet again? When and how did they first meet each other? What were his intention?
 
Where was Raoul found? Was he in good condition?
 
 
 

CHAPTERS 4-6

 
Desribe Carlotta's feelings towards Christine?
 
What happened to Carlotta during the performance of Margarita?
 
 
"TWO HUNDRED KILOS ON THE HEAD OF A SERVANT" - Describe this newspapers heading.
 
 
Why was Raoul waiting in the woods on a cold night?
 
 
"Wear a white mask and a white coat" These were the words of   ????   to ?????     Why?
 

What was the game that Raoul and Christine played? Was it dangerous and if yes why?

Describe the title of the 6th chapter! (Tragedy)

 
 
 
 

CHAPTERS 7-9

 
What happened during Christine's performance in Faust?
 
Where were the managers at that time?

Who was extremely disappointed? Why?
 
Who wanted safety pin and why?
 
Who took Raoul to Eric's house?
 
While going there what did Raoul and his "guide" see on the floor?
 


CHAPTERS 10-12

 
Why was viscount Chagny told to hold his gun up in front of his face?
 
Wedding music or funeral music? Whose choice was this?
 
How did Eric know all those tricks and have all those skills about ropes, trap doors and torture rooms?
 
 
The grasshopper or the scorpion? Describe this choice. What happens for each choice?
 
 
How were the two guests saved from Eric's torture room? Who saved them?
 
 
Who is daroga? What does it mean?
 
What happened to daroga, Raoul and Christine? Who saved them?
 
What happened to Raouls' brother?
 
When did Eric change his mind and give his blessing to Raoul and Christine?
 
How did Eric get to Persia? Who saved him there and how? How did he come to Paris?
 
When do we know that Eric is dead?
 
What happened to Raoul and Christine? Where do they go?