A MURDER-SUICIDE

A man and a woman died in an apparent murder-suicide last night in Altadena. The
man was 74-year-old and his name was Dominic Vittorio. The woman was his 70-year-old
wife, Victoria. The couple had been married for 50 years. In fact, their 50th anniversary
occurred just a month ago, according to their next-door neighbor, Mrs. Allen. The couple
was childless and had no close friends. Mr. Vittorio was a retired carpenter who had
emphysema and was blind in one eye because of a cataract. His wife was a diabetic who
had already had one foot amputated because of complications from the disease. Her
eyesight was almost completely gone.
They were such a nice couple, said Mrs. Allen. Ive lived next to them for the last
20 years or so. Im widowed, and Dom always used to help me with things like changing
light bulbs and fixing appliances. They had no kids, but they were always friendly to the
neighborhood kids. Every Halloween they handed out tons of candy and fresh fruit. But
about eight years ago Vicky came down with diabetes, and things just havent been the
same for her or Dom. They used to be so friendly and full of life, and then they just
seemed to get quieter and quieter.
She used to come over to my place once or twice a week, and we would talk about
all kinds of things and have the nicest time. But that happened less and less as she got
sicker. So I would go over to her house about once a week and we would talk. But the
conversations steadily got shorter, and she seemed to lose interest in listening and in
talking. She didnt say it, but you could tell she was in a lot of pain.
Mrs. Allen said she hadnt even talked to either of the Vittorios in almost a year.
They never came out. Even food was delivered to them by a local agency. She said she
heard two gunshots last nightIt scared me half to death! She immediately called the
police. Such a sad ending for such nice people, she said. Together in sickness,
alone in the world.

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Was Vittorio the man's surname?__________________________________

Had the couple been married 50 years?____________________________
Was their 50th anniversary a week ago?____________________________
Did the couple have two grown children?____________________________
Did Victoria have any close friends that she saw regularly?______________
Was Victoria suffering from a disease called diabetes?_________________
Was Victoria almost blind?_____________________________
Did Victoria have any close friends that she saw regularly?___________________
Was Victoria suffering from a disease called diabetes?______________________

10. Was Victoria almost blind?___________________

Wh-questions
1.- Who was Mrs. Allen?____________________________________________________
2.- What did Mrs. Allen call Mr. Vittorio?________________________________________
3.- What is Mrs. Allen's marital status? ________________________________________
4.- How many kids did the Vittorios have?_______________________________________
5.-What did the Vittorios hand out every Halloween? ______________________________
6.- What disease did Vicky come down with?____________________________________
7.- What did Mrs. Allen hear last night?_________________________________________
8.- What did Mrs. Allen do when she heard the gunshots?__________________________
9.- Where did the Vittorios live?_______________________________________________
10.- How long had the Vittorios been married?____________________________________

Build the question to each answer:

1.- He was 74. (How)
2.- Their 50th anniversary occurred a month ago. (What)
3.- She lives next door. (Where)
4.- He used to be a carpenter. (What)
5.- It is a clouding of the lens of the eye. (What)
6.- It was amputated. (What happen)
7.- She had lived next door for about 20 years. (How)
8.- They were always friendly to the neighborhood kids. (Who/Whom)
9.- They would talk about all kinds of things. (What)
10.- She heard two gunshots. (How)

Write about yourself. Have you been seriously sick? What did you do?
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