Elizabeth lived in … 
 (*ответ*) London 
 Newcastle upon Tyne 
 Belfast 
 Glasgow 
Elizabeth was a … 
 (*ответ*) widow 
 cheated wife 
 divorced woman 
 deserted wife 
Elizabeth’s letters were … 
 (*ответ*) dull, little and almost illiterate 
 interesting, funny and very detailed 
 business-like 
 long, interesting and well-written 
Everyone kept telling Needle she was … 
 (*ответ*) lucky 
 a woman with delicate taste, mind and style 
 extremely beautiful 
 the smartiest woman in the would 
George accused Needle of … 
 (*ответ*) not inviting him to her twenty-first birthday 
 believing all the gossip she heard about Matilda 
 smoking too much and drinking hot Scotch 
 being rude to Matilda 
George and Matilda had … children: 
 (*ответ*) two 
 five 
 four 
 three 
George could not divorce Matilda, because … 
 (*ответ*) she was Catholic and would not have divorced him 
 he felt sorry for Matilda 
 his uncle told him if he divorced Matilda, he would cross out George’s name off his will 
 he was very fond of their children 
George could see Needle in the Portobello Road on Saturdays, because Saturday was the day when he … 
 (*ответ*) had killed Needle 
 had proposed to Kathleen 
 had made acquaintance with Needle 
 had married Matilda 
George explained to Needle that he had married Matilda, because … 
 (*ответ*) she had insisted on the marriage and he needed the woman 
 she was rich and could help him to develop his business 
 Matilda had told him she would commit a suicide if he didn’t marry her 
 he was madly in love with her 
George kept a … in Durban: 
 (*ответ*) nightclub 
 tourist agency 
 furniture shop 
 restaurant 
George killed Needle because … 
 (*ответ*) she told him if Kathleen intended to marry him, she would tell her that he had been already married 
 he did not want her to marry Skinny 
 she told him, if he proposed to Kathleen she would write to Matilda about it 
 she wanted to tell Skinny about George’s first marriage 
George married Matilda in … 
 (*ответ*) Congo 
 London 
 Zimbabwe 
 Paris 
George treated Matilda as a … 
 (*ответ*) servant 
 princess 
 slave 
 queen 
George was always desperately afraid of … 
 (*ответ*) neglect 
 Skinny 
 hard work 
 his cousin 
George was taken to a nursing home, because he … 
 (*ответ*) insisted on seeing Needle in the Portobello Road 
 tried to commit a suicide 
 tried to make Kathleen move into a new flat in the Portobello Road 
 began to call his wife “Needle” 
George went to Africa … 
 (*ответ*) to join his uncle’s farm 
 to grow rice, wool and furs 
 because he was engaged with a party of researchers to investigate King Solomon’s mines 
 to take part in the local war