SELF PROTECTION (Answer Key) A) Choose the part that completes the sentence in the correct or the best way. 1.- Mrs Clarke looked forward to Thursday because SHE VISITED A CLUB ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 2.- The smell of cigarette smoke surprised her because SHE DIDN'T SMOKE. 3.- Of someone had made a forced entry MRS CLARKE WOULD HAVE FOUND A BROKEN DOOR OR WINDOW. 4.- On the third Thursday Mrs. clarke went out IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRICK THE THIEF. 5.- The lock on the front door was one which COULD BE OPENED FROM INSIDE WITHOUT A KEY. 6.- The wire fell to the floor BECAUSE THE MAN JUST WANTED TO GET AWAY. 7.- The thief was arrested after HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ABOUT HIS HAND. B) Choose the word that fits the space correctly or most sensibly. 1.- Mrs. clarke belonged to the club for ELDERLY people 2.- A radio and a camera were two of her POSSESSIONS 3.- The thief probably saw her leaving, but he didn't see her RE-ENTER 4.- A kettle of boiling water was an unisual weapon, but in this case it was EFFECTIVE. 5.- The police were not too pleased qith Mrs. Clarke for taking the law into her own HANDS. C) Answer these questions (These answers are just one possibility) 1.- on the first occasion, the thief probably entered the house by opening it from the inside with a piece of wire. 2.-On the third Thursday, the thief didn't notice Mrs. Clarke getting back to her house because she came in through her garden and the back door. 3.-From my point of view, Mrs. Clarke had every right to do as she did. She poured the boiling water over the thief's hand in self defence, because otherwise the man could have come in and hurt her. 4.- If I were in Mrs. Clarke's position, I would have done exactly as she did, or I would have used any other household object that could have been used as a weapon.