1 Read the back cover and the story introduction on the first page of the book. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 The story takes place just before Christmas. T

2 The story takes place in Italy. T

3 The murderer moved the dead man's furniture. F The dead man had been in the habit of moving his furniture on three o'clock in the morning.

4 The dead man was shot. T

5 The police found an stolen gun in the dead man's flat. F The police found a stolen antique in the Englishman's flat.

6 Two people said that they heard noises in the night. T

7 Carabiniere Bacci is an experienced police officer. F Carabiniere Bacci is training to be a police officer. He's serious enthusiastic and very inexperienced.

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T

2 Langley-Smythe was shot three times. F Langley-Smythe was shot once, in the back.

3 The police couldn't find the gun. T

4 There was no money in the safe in the bedroom. F There was also a lot of money, almost half a million pounds, in the safe in the bedroom wall.

5 The angel's head had been stolen from a museum. F The angel's head had been taken from the house of an American woman who was away in America.

6 Giovanna had heard two bangs in the night. T

7 The first bang was the noise of a gun. F The first bang was the noise of the front door downstairs.

8 Bacci's English was good enough for him to question Miss White. F Bacci's English wasn't good enough for him to question Miss White.

9 There were fingerprints of two people in Langley-Smythe's flat. F There were fingerprints of seven different people in his flat.

10 The police knew that the local greengrocer was a criminal. T

Read Chapters 5 and 6. Why do the police think these things? Give a reason for each one. Do you agree with the police?

1 Langley-Smythe was waiting for a visitor before he died. There were signs that Langley-Smythe had lain on the bed while he was waiting for his visitor, one of the books that he had borrowed from the library, was lying on the bed, and the other was on the little table next to the bed. I agree.

2 The visitor didn't want to steal Langley-Smythe's money. The safe was open and he had turned his back to the