1. [Multiple choice]

The weather was cool and overcast.

(It was a cool autumn day. The mist was starting to drop over the hills and the sea was obscured by a low haze of gauze.)

Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence

2. [Multiple choice]

Jake recognised the voice at the door imediately.

(The voice wasn’t familiar and I went to hang up the door entryphone, but for some reason I held on and asked “Who is it?”)

Answers for Quiz [2].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)
• 3. no evidence

3. [Multiple choice]

He was surprised by the gentleman’s appearance.

(I positioned myself half in and half out of the doorway, expecting to repel a salesman or a local nutter, but instead, a respectable chap appeared, dressed in a long overcoat, with casual shoes poking from under smart jeans.)

Answers for Quiz [3].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence

4. [Multiple choice]

Jake had always been unhappy.

(There is evidence that Jake was unhappy in his life but we cannot assume he had always felt this way. There is no direct reference in the text, therefore the answer must be – no evidence.)

Answers for Quiz [4].

• 1. true
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

Jake threw the first punch.

(As I arrived in the doorway I was met by a fist thrown in front of a screwed up, angry face, bright red with fury.)

Answers for Quiz [5].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)
• 3. no evidence

6. [Multiple choice]

A neighbour from the flats had heard the fighting and called the police.

(Out of the window I could see bleached figures in the flats opposite. Had they seen this? Surely someone must have called the police, an ambulance, something??

He does not know, he is surmising.)

Answers for Quiz [6].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)
• 3. no evidence

7. [Multiple choice]

Jake had never visited him in prison.

(“12 months rotting in prison whilst you shagged your way round London. Thanks for the visit by the way.”

Although he says ‘thanks for the visit’ he tone demonstrates he is being sarcastic.)

Answers for Quiz [7].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence

8. [Multiple choice]

Mark had loved Christy from the beginning.

(“I loved Christy. Or at least I thought I did. I really wanted a girlfriend more than anything.”

There is no proof as to when he first had feelings for her, this is a general comment about how he felt. His response is also not definitive when he states ‘or at least I thought I did.’)

Answers for Quiz [8].

• 1. true
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence (correct)

9. [Multiple choice]

Mark and Jake had both committed crimes.

(“Yup. We’re both killers Jake. We may not have planned them, but we covered our tracks. The only difference is, I paid and you didn’t.”)

Answers for Quiz [9].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence

10. [Multiple choice]

Mark had been planning his revenge for a long time.

(We know Mark had thought about coming to see Jake and what he might say or do, but we do not know what he had planned or exactly when he had made any decisions or what those might have been. The answer must be no – evidence.

“I’ve thought about this day ever since I was sent down. I’ve rehearsed it over and over, planned my speech, acted out the roles. Truth is, it was different every time. Now I’m here, I’m not sure what I want at all”

)

Answers for Quiz [10].

• 1. true
• 2. false
• 3. no evidence (correct)