14 Questions
What is the main feature of the land in north-east Sussex?
Woods
How would you describe the sound in the absolute stillness of the night?
Distinct and intensified
What was the weather like that night?
No twilight and no moon
What did the man walking on the road hear, which sounded close at hand?
The distant bark of a dog at Delmonden
What hindered the man's attempt to go more quietly on the road?
The roadside was a mass of thorns
What could the man see when he looked in at Mrs. Adis's lighted window?
Mrs. Adis stooping over the fire
What did Peter Crouch do before going to the door?
He opened the window
How did Mrs. Adis react when Peter Crouch entered without knocking?
She was surprised and asked why he didn't knock
What did Peter Crouch confess to Mrs. Adis?
He shot a man
How did Mrs. Adis react to Peter Crouch's request to stay at her place?
She hesitated but eventually agreed to let him stay
Why did Peter Crouch shoot a man according to his conversation with Mrs. Adis?
He was defending himself against the keepers
Where did Mrs. Adis suggest Peter Crouch could hide?
In the shed at the back of the cottage
How did Peter Crouch describe Mrs. Adis' action of letting him stay?
'You're a good woman'
'You may be I'd have been different if I'd a mother like Tom's.' What does this statement suggest?
Peter Crouch's actions were influenced by his mother's absence
Test your knowledge on the eerie setting of Mrs. Adis's cottage in the dark woods of north-east Sussex. Answer questions about the atmospheric description and events in the story.
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