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Assignment to Chapter 3: A Railway Journey

1. Find answers to the following questions.
1. Who did Bobby go to town to meet and when did he return?
2. Who did he “run into” on the train?
3. Who is Frankie?
4. Why is Frankie returning from London?
5. What do they talk about in the train?
6. Who was the photo of?
7. Who was the victim?
8. Why was Bobby in London?
9. How would you describe Badger?
10. Why did Bobby leave the Navy?
11. When is the inquest?

2. Pay attention to the following notes to understand the text better.
 Resemblance (p. 12): to have a similarity to something or someone
 Indignation (p. 12): anger aroused by unfairness
 Graciously (p. 12): acting with compassion or kindness
 Pang of envy (p. 13): to have a feeling of jealousness
 Peculiar (p. 13): odd, strange
 Christian name (p. 13): first name that you are called by friends
and family
 Constraint (p. 13): to be restrained by physical means
 Evidence (p. 14): signs or facts on which a conclusion can be
based

3. Make sure to know the following items:
a sequel, graciously, anxious, disparagingly, an indignation, in spite
of.

4. Find the English equivalents. Use them in your own sentences or in their
context: