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While reading Chapters 1–31 Put these words in the right places. There is

one word that you do not need to use.

blue-eyed dangerous fair-haired madnervous sad scared surprised

well-dressed worried

a A ……………… man is shot by a boy. b Silvia is a ……………… woman with fair

hair. c Silvia is ……………… when she goes into

the men’s rest room. d A ……………… man watches Silvia from his

car. e The American Ambassador looks

……………… . f Matobo is a ……………… country. g Kuman-Kuman thinks that President Zuwanie

is ……………… . h Nils Lud is ……………… when he sees

Silvia’s passport. i Silvia is ……………… when she walks down

the street. j Tobin is ……………… when he listens to

the answering machine.

2 Who says these things? What do the underlined words mean?

a “The Teacher says, ‘Good day to you.’ ” ……………………………… is talking about

……………………………………… b “They can’t stop Zuwanie from killing people

in Matobo.” ……………………………… is talking about

……………………………………… c “If he leaves, the French plan will fail.” ……………………………… is talking about

……………………………………… d “He won’t go shopping and he won’t visit the

theater.” ……………………………… is talking about

……………………………………… e “They saw me and I’m scared!” ……………………………… is talking about

………………………………………

f “He’s a doctor’s son and went to school in Paris.”

……………………………… is talking about ………………………………………

g “Is she lying? Is she pretty?” ……………………………… is talking about

………………………………………

Chapters 4–63 Are these sentences about Silvia true (T) or

not true (NT)? a She only heard a whisper. c b She was at a protest meeting in Matobo. c c A man in a mask tries to frighten her. c d She tells Tobin about her boyfriend in

Africa. c e Soldiers killed all her family when she was

young. c f She made lists when she was young. c g She is in love with Philippe. c h Tobin follows her in his car. c

4 Answer these questions. a Why does Tobin look through a one-way

window? ……………………………………………… b Why does Tobin speak coldly to Nils Lud? ……………………………………………… c Why does Tobin want the names of

everyone in the U.N. who arrived from Africa?

……………………………………………… d Why does Tobin show Silvia a photo? ……………………………………………… e Why does Tobin go to Silvia’s apartment? ……………………………………………… f Why does Tobin want somebody to look at

Silvia’s locker? ……………………………………………… g Why did Tobin want to kill Eddie? ………………………………………………

Chapters 7–95 Choose the right answer. a Philippe thinks Silvia was ….. to leave Africa. 1) smart 2) unlucky 3) wrong

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b When Silvia sees Tobin in the apartment across the street, she is ….. .

1) pleased 2) angry 3) worried c Kuman-Kuman believes that ….. will bring

peace to his country. 1) business 2) war 3) words d Kuman-Kuman and ….. are killed by a bomb. 1) Agent Mohammad 2) Jean Gamba 3) Doug Sample

6 Answer these questions. a What is the “terrible” thing Philippe has

done? ……………………………………………… b Who is Silvia’s ex-boyfriend? ……………………………………………… c Where is Jad Jamal’s body? ……………………………………………… d Why does Silvia talk to Kuman-Kuman? ……………………………………………… e Why did Silvia lie to Tobin? ……………………………………………… f Why did Silvia come to the U.N.? ………………………………………………

Chapters 10–127 Put these things in the order that Tobin does

them. Write 1–7. a He looks at a lot of photographs. c b He looks for Marcus Matu in the U.N.

building. c c He finds a dead body in a hotel room. c d He listens to a message from Silvia on his

answering machine. c e He gives Silvia a bag of notebooks. c f He kills a man. c g He sends Agent Mohammad to the

airport. c

8 Answer these questions. a How does Philippe die? ……………………………………………… b How does Silvia learn that her brother is

dead? ………………………………………………

c How does Tobin feel when Silvia learns about her brother?

……………………………………………… d How does Silvia escape from Jean Gamba? ……………………………………………… e How does Zuwanie feel about his welcome

in New York? ……………………………………………… f How does Tobin know that Marcus Matu is in

the U.N. building? ………………………………………………

Chapters 13–159 Choose the right person (1–5) to complete

the sentences. a ….. is taken by U.N. security officers. b ….. wrote, “We can hear a whisper above

the noise of a thousand soldiers.” c ….. wants to kill a murderer. d ….. is dying of an illness. e ….. thinks punishment is a bad idea. 1) Matu 2) Nils Lud 3) Tobin 4) Silvia 5) Zuwanie

10 Choose the right words in italics. a Matu hits / shoots the man in the interpreters’

booth. b Lud / Tobin kills Matu. c In his second speech, Zuwanie speaks in

English / Ku. d Silvia wants to help Tobin / her country. e Tobin understands / doesn’t understand Silvia’s

final words.

After reading11 Write a sentence using these words. a truth ……………………………………………… b protest ……………………………………………… c security ……………………………………………… d peace ……………………………………………… e mask ………………………………………………

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1 Put these words in the right places.

agent ambassador bomb glovespeace stadium

a a secret …………………b a baseball …………………c the American …………………d war and …………………e a time …………………f a pair of …………………

2 Choose the right words in italics.a The Interpreter is an exciting / a true story.b Silvia Broome works for the President of Matobo /

the United Nations.c Tobin Keller knows that Silvia has problems / secrets.d Sidney Pollack is a movie director / writer.e The United Nations building is in New York /

Washington.

3 Put the names from the box in the right places.Ajene Xola Dot Woods Edmond Zuwanie

Jay Pettigrew Jean Gamba Lee Wu Nils LudPhilippe Broullet Silvia Broome Tobin Keller

a ………………… is an interpreter.b ………………… lost his wife.c ………………… is U.N. Security Chief.d ………………… is Tobin’s partner.e ………………… is Tobin’s boss.f ………………… is an African president.g ………………… is a rebel leader in Matobo.h ………………… takes photos for a French

newspaper.i ………………… is Zuwanie’s head of security.j ………………… leaves a bomb on the bus.

4 Choose the right answers, 1, 2 or 3.a Who killed Simon Broome? ….. 1) Kuman-Kuman. 2) Edmond Zuwanie. 3) Ajene Xola.b What organization does Tobin work for? ….. 1) CIA. 2) FBI. 3) Secret Service.c Where does Kuman-Kuman live? ….. 1) In Matobo. 2) In Paris. 3) In New York.d Who was wearing an African mask on the fire

escape at Silvia’s apartment? …..

1) Marcus Matu. 2) Jad Jamal. 3) Jean Gamba.e Which language does Silvia speak when she talks to

Philippe? ….. 1) English. 2) Matoban. 3) French.

5 Put the names, 1–7, in the right place, a–g.a A bomb on the bus killed ….. . b Jean Gamba killed ….. .c ….. killed himself.d Tobin killed ….. .e Nils Lud killed ….. .f Zuwanie’s soldiers killed ….. .g A car accident killed ….. . 1) Marcus Matu 2) Jad Jamal 3) Jean Gamba 4) Tobin’s wife 5) Kuman-Kuman 6) Silvia’s family 7) Philippe Broullet

6 Write the words from the box in the right place in the sentences.

cell phone fingerprints interpret maskprotect protest whisper

a There was a ………………… against Zuwanie outside the U.N. building.

b Silvia heard only a …………………, so she doesn’t think she can recognize the speaker.

c The American Ambassador’s assistant asked Silvia to ………………… in a private meeting.

d Silvia’s brother gave her a ………………… of peace.

e The Secret Service looked for ………………… on Silvia’s locker at the U.N.

f Silvia called Tobin on his ………………… .g Many of the protesters wore face masks to

………………… their families in Matobo.

7 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?a President Zuwanie used to be a good man. c

b Zuwanie always carried a gun. c

c Silvia once loved Kuman-Kuman. c

d Dot loves Tobin. c

e Jad Jamal was wearing gloves because it was cold. cf Silvia sent her brother some notebooks. c