Answers to exercises The Bodysnatcher 
How much did you understand? Part 1 1. Who did Dr Macfarlane come to visit in The George? A wealthy local landowner. 2. What was Fettes job in Mr K's class? To find the bodies for the class and dissect them. 3. Who was Jane Galbraith? A girl Fettes knew. Her body was delivered to the dissecting room - Fettes believed that she had been murdered. Part 2 1. Why did Fettes pay Macfarlane for the body of Gray? So that nobody would suspect that Macfarlane had murdered Gray. 2. Why were the students in Mr K's class 'becoming unhappy?' Because there were not enough bodies to work on. 3. Why did Fettes become distressed when he looked at the sack? Because it was a different shape. New words 1. Choose a word to complete each of these sentences from the list below a) telegraphed b) rum c) staring d) Anatomy e))`) conscience f) carriage g) fur h) spectacles i) dissect j) wealthy k) corpse l) coffin/grave m) graveyard staring carriage grave rum fur coffin grave wealthy telegraphed Anatomy conscience spectacles graveyard Discussion 1. Why do you think Fettes said nothing about Jane Galbraith and Gray? What could he have done? Writing 1. You are Fettes and you have just joined Mr K's class. Write a letter to your brother about your work in the dissecting room. The Marble Finger Before you read: Here is what someone says in the story - but the words have been joined together. Can you separate them? onHalloweenthosestatuesstanduptogether.Andasthechurchclockstrikes eleventheywalkoutofthechurch door on Halloween those statues stand up together. And as the church clock strikes eleven they walk out of the church door. How much did you understand? Part one 1, What is the name of the narrator (the person telling the story) b) we are not told 2. What is the name of the narrator's wife c) Laura 3) Why are there statues of 'wicked men' in the church c) they gave money to the church Part two Put these events in the order they happen. 1. d) Mrs Dorman leaves the cottage 2. a) Laura is happy at breakfast 3 f) Laura begins to feel ill 4 b) the narrator goes out of the cottage to smoke his pipe. 5 c) the narrator returns to the church and finds the statues missing) 6. e) Kelly enters the chuch with the narrator | 
