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The Last Juror

Book key 4 can’t (Mr. Youry can’t remember Maxine Root’s
1.1 Open answers name.)
1.2 Open answers (1 afraid 2 office 3 a friend’s 5 look (Maxine has a box of “candy.” It says that
4 talk to) her sister is the sender. But Maxine’s sister didn’t
2.1 1 ✓ 2 ✓ 3 ✗ 4 ✓ 5 ✗ send it.)
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2.2 1 Rhoda Kassellaw 2 Mr. Deece 6 dangerous (The Padgitts don’t go to the
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3 Danny Padgitt 4 Willie Traynor
5 Callie Ruffin 6 Lucien Wilbanks
7 Ernie Gaddis, Hank Hooten
2.3 1 dangerously 2 quickly 3 sadly 4 loudly
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courtroom because the people of Clanton are
very angry with the family.)
6.3 1 more unwell 2 sicker 3 heavier
4 more afraid 5 busier 6 fuller

5 angrily 6 well 6.4 Open answers

2.4 Open answers (Hank Hooten, because Danny Padgitt Talk about it Open answers
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didn’t get the death penalty. / The police, because Write about it Open answers
Hank was dangerous. / The killer of Malcolm Vince, Project Open answers
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but we don’t know why.)

Discussion activities key
3.1 1 Hank Hooten.
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2 He got under his desk, then he called Harry Rex.

4 Suggestions: books, mobile phone, music, family photos,
3 On the top of the courthouse.
musical instrument
4 He had white hair and thick, black lines on his face.
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5 Open answers
5 Because Danny Padgitt didn’t get the death penalty.
6 Example questions: Do you work in an office? Do you
6 He went to a mental hospital.
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work outside? Is your job dangerous? Are you rich/poor?

3.2 1 worked 2 trial 3 mother 4 café 5 afraid
Do you wear a hat? Do you work with other people?
6 understand 7 write
Is your job difficult?
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3.3 1 in, into 2 above 3 below 4 between

7 Suggested answer: Mrs. Fargarson was at the stores
5 next to 6 outside
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when somebody killed Lenny. The killer shot Lenny

3.4 Open answers
from the trees. There was a book next to Lenny’s
4.1 1 two 2 first 3 second 4 Clanton
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body. Esau put a gun under the chair. Mo Teale

5 Nobody 6 unhappy
worked on a farm machine. Earl Youry wore a brown
4.2 1 C 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 B
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jacket at the trial. Somebody wanted to buy the Times

4.3 1 when/because 2 because 3 so 4 After
newspaper. Willie wanted to take a trip to Europe.
5 When/After 6 before
8 Open answers
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4.4 Open answers (1 Yes 2 Yes 3 No 4 No)

9 Miss Callie: I can’t give you the names.
5.1 1 Open answers
Willie: You have to give me the names. More people
2 a jurors b gunman c neighbors
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are going to die. We have to tell the jurors they are in

d policemen
danger.
5.2 a 4 b 6 c 5 d 1 e 8 f 7 g 3 h 2
MC: But how does Danny know the names?
5.3 1 couldn’t 2 couldn’t 3 could 4 could
W: That isn’t important. Do you want somebody to die
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5 couldn’t 6 couldn’t
because you didn’t give me the names?
5.4 Open answers
MC: No. Maybe the other jurors could give you the
6.1 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b
names.
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6.2 1 never (Three people didn’t want the death penalty

W: We haven’t got time. We have to do something
for Danny Padgitt. The jurors won’t tell anybody
quickly! Give me the names.
these people’s names.)
MC: No.
2 wrong (The dead people—Lenny Fargarson and
10–14 Open answers
Mo Teale—didn’t want Danny to die.)
3 have to (Willie thinks that the Sheriff has to see
Miss Callie’s notes from the trial.)

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level 2 Answer keys Teacher Support Programme

The Last Juror

Activity worksheets key 10 a policemen > neighbors
1 a 6 b 2 c 4 d 1 e 5 f 3 b table > bed
2 a spoke b ran c stayed d knew e questioned c Somebody > Nobody
f looked g took d Eight > Nine
3 a Willie Traynor b Harry Rex c Hank Hooten e afraid > happy
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d Darla Clabo e Waitress f Esau g Sheriff f buy > sell

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4 a farmer b husband c boring d office g sad > angry

e thick f angry g chicken 11 a met b made c know d look e cut f hit
5 a policeman g broke
b parents 12 a Hank wanted the death penalty for Rhoda’s killer.
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c invited b Willie thought about his life in Clanton.

d conversation c Willie had more bedrooms in his house.
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e dangerous d Willie started to put his books into boxes.

f remembered e The Ruffins wanted Willie to stay with them.
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g everybody f Willie looked out of the office window.

6 a On Sunday. g Willie wrote his last story for the Times.
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b Because he had to go to Memphis. 13 a one hour b head c busy d walk e sick

c In Room 25 of Parchman jail.
Progress test key
d Five.
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1 a 5 b 7 c 1 d 8 e 6 f 3 g 10 h 9
e Lenny Fargarson.
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f Four.
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2 a ✗ b ✗ c ✓ d ✗ e ✓ f ✓ g ✗ h ✓
g The Ruffin family.
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7 make – tea
3 a Rhoda Kassellaw
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play a – game
b Mr. Deece
sit – outside
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c Callie Ruffin
find a – problem
d Darla Clabo
fall to – the ground
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e Willie Traynor
wear a – shirt
f Lenny Fargarson
go for a – drive
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g Mo Teale
try – again
h Lucien Wilbanks
8 a ✗ b ✓ c ✗ d ✗ e ✓ f ✓ g ✓
i The Sheriff
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9 a boring b remembered c about d cried

j Hank Hooten
e heavier f thanking g Anybody
4 a friend b a nice c happy d his car e trees
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f yellow g go to h some i photos j difficult

5 a 6 b 4 c 10 d 9 e 3 f 2 g 8 h 1
i 7 j 5
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