One Thousand Dollars

and Other Plays O. Henry

1 Which play do these sentences come from? All that 4 A Night Out. Who in the play ? White, Chandler,
Money can Buy, One Thousand Dollars, A Night Out Mrs Black, Marian, Miss Hayden, Marie, sissie
COMPREHENSION

or Two Loaves of Bread a ... works in an office?

a Ive just come from my Uncle Septimuss b ... falls and hurts her foot?
lawyers. c ... wants money for the room?
b Two stale loaves, please. d ... could only love a man who did important
TEST

c The police were the worst. work?

d There was a codicil to the will. e ... is Marians sister?
e Ill call a taxi to take you home. f ... spends eighteen dollars a week?
f Youve ruined my work!
g Ive dropped a ring. g ... spends seventeen dollars a week?
h Would you like a pretty necklace?
h ... gives Marian her coat and hat for the
i Money cant buy time. evening?
j I save one dollar out of my eighteen. i ... is rich, but wears poor clothes?
j ... is poor, but wears rich clothes?

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2 All that Money can Buy. Who said this? Anthony,
Richard, ellen, Miss Lantry, the taxi driver, Kelly 5 Two Loaves of Bread. Are these sentences true (T) or
a On you go, driver! false (F)?
b Mother doesnt like waiting. a Martha is a little in love.
c Money will do it every time. b Martha puts a painting on the wall of
d Sorry, sir. But I cant. the shop.
e Wear this ring tonight. c Martha has paint on her hands.
f It was two hours before anybody moved. d Blumberger buys two loaves of bread a day.
e Blumberger is poor.
g I dont like theatres very much. f Martha puts butter in the bread.
h That was a good days work. g Blumberger likes the bread with butter.
i It cant buy me one minute of time. h Blumberger is a painter.
i Blumberger was working on the new
j I got the taxis for five dollars. city hospital.
j Martha is happy at the end of the play.
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3 One Thousand Dollars. Who in the play ? Uncle
septimus, Mr Tolman, Bryson, Lotta, Miss Hayden,
Total marks
Bobby
a ... gets ten dollars in the will?
b ... doesnt want a thousand dollar necklace?

c ... does Bobby tell about the will?

d ... usually spends money carelessly?

e ... loves Miss Hayden?
f ... wrote the will?
g ... writes a note, but tears it up?
h ... wrote a codicil to the will?
i ... reads the will?
j ... lives in Uncle Septimuss house?

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 One Thousand Dollars and Other Plays
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Richard Rockwell paid sixty dollars for his
_____.
a c shoes b c suits c c coat d c wine
2 Anthony Rockwell could get ten million dollars
in _____ hours.
a c twelve b c ten
c c twenty d c twenty-four
3 Bobbys uncle wrote the will _____ before he
died.
a c a month or two b c a year or two
c c three years d c three weeks
4 Bobby wanted to ask _____ how to spend the
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
money.
a c a friend b c his father
c c his uncle d c Mr Tolman
5 Bobby met _____ in a restaurant.
TEST
a c Bryson b c Miss Hayden
c c Mr Tolman d c Uncle Septimus
6 Once every _____ weeks, Towers Chandler
dressed like a man with a million dollars.
a c two b c ten c c five d c eight
7 Chandler _____ one dollar every week.
a c got paid b c spent
c c saved d c paid rent of
8 Blumberger bought bread _____ a week
a c once b c two or three times
c c four times d c five times
9 Miss Martha thought Blumberger was a _____.
a c teacher b c waiter
c c servant d c painter
10 Miss Martha wanted to help Blumberger
because he looked so _____.
a c happy b c sad c c thin d c excited
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Ellen Rockwell was Anthonys _____.
a c mother b c daughter
c c sister d c wife
12 Miss Lantry was staying in the country at her
_____.
a c mothers b c sisters
c c brothers d c aunts
13 Miss Hayden was the daughter of _____.
a c Mr Tolman b c Bobby c c one of Uncle
Septimuss friends d c Uncle Septimus
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14 Lotta Lauriere was a _____.
a c dancer b c lawyer
c c taxi driver d c architect
15 _____ worked with Mr Tolman.
a c Mr Gillian b c Miss Hayden
c c Mr Sharp d c Bryson
16 Chandler worked in _____.
a c a school b c an office
c c a restaurant d c a dressmakers
17 Jeff White was Chandlers _____.
a c friend b c brother
c c servant d c father
18 _____ worked with Blumberger.
a c Mrs Green b c Martha
c c Kelton d c Mrs Greens friend
19 Blumberger thought Miss Marthas picture was
_____.
a c poor b c old c c fine d c bad
20 Miss Martha thought Blumberger had _____
eyes.
a c sad b c blue c c green d c kind
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Dialogue
Who said this?
21 There are some things that money cant do.
a c Anthony Rockwell b c Richard Rockwell
c c Miss Lantry d c Aunt Ellen
22 We must hurry. Mother doesnt like waiting.
a c Miss Lantry b c Aunt Ellen
c c Kelly d c Anthony Rockwell
23 Money is nothing when you have true love.
a c Anthony Rockwell b c Miss Lantry
c c Aunt Ellen d c Kelly
24 After spending the thousand dollars, you must
tell me, in writing, how you spent it. Will you
do that?
a c Miss Hayden b c Bryson
c c Bobby d c Mr Tolman
25 Dear old uncle left you some more money. A
thousand dollars. Tolman asked me to bring it
to you. Here it is.
a c Mr Sharp b c Bryson
c c Miss Hayden d c Bobby
26 Mr Gillian, there was a codicil to your uncles
will.
a c Mr Tolman b c Bobby
c c Mr Sharp d c Miss Hayden
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 One Thousand Dollars and Other Plays O. Henry

27 Lovely evening perhaps, but you havent paid Plot

me for your room this month. When am I going
Choose the best answer.
to get the money?
a c Jeff White b c Mrs Black 41 Richard Rockwell dropped a _____ that
c c Marian d c Sissie belonged to his mother.
28 My foot! Ive hurt my foot. a c necklace b c ring c c book d c shoe
a c Chandler b c Sissie 42 The taxi had to stop for two hours on the way
c c Marian d c Mrs Black to _____.
29 Whats wrong with dreaming? Sometimes a c Richards house b c the theatre
dreams come true. c c the shops d c Miss Lantrys house
a c Martha b c Mrs Green 43 The _____ wanted Kelly to pay them fifty
c c Mrs Greens friend d c Blumberger dollars.
30 You stupid, stupid woman! Do you know what a c police b c taxi drivers
youve done? c c drivers d c servants
a c Blumberger b c Kelton 44 Bobbys uncle left most of his money to _____.
a c the church b c his son

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
c c Mrs Green d c Mrs Greens friend
c c the hospital d c his friends
20 marks 45 Bobby told Tolman that he spent the money on
_____.

TEST
a c a necklace for Lotta b c a horse
Vocabulary c c two bottles of champagne d c Miss Hayden
46 Chandler met Marian _____.
Choose the best answer.
a c in the restaurant b c in church
31 a test in which people try to do better than each
c c in the street d c at his house
other
47 Chandler told Marian that he _____.
a c bet b c competition c c race d c will
a c was an office worker b c worked in the
32 coloured liquid used for writing, and sometimes
dressmakers c c was a waiter d c didnt
for making pictures or plans
work
a c codicil b c paint c c ink d c line
48 Marian took Maries old _____.
33 a long thin mark put on paper with a pen or
a c newspaper b c car
pencil
c c dress d c hat and coat
a c painting b c line c c rub out d c bar
49 Blumberger worked for three months on plans
34 to hope for something good in the future
for a new _____.
a c dream b c crazy c c codicil d c will
a c hospital b c shop
35 a kind of narrow table in a shop where you go
c c restaurant d c church
to pay for something you buy
50 Blumbergers plans were _____.
a c bar b c competition
a c not finished b c ruined
c c counter d c ruin
c c very good d c not good
36 to spoil or damage something so that it is no
longer any good 20 marks
a c ruin b c stale c c paint d c rub out
37 a competition to see which horse can run the
fastest Total marks
a c bet b c fresh c c race d c ruin
38 a piece of paper that says who will have your
money, house and other things when you die
a c bet b c codicil c c race d c will
39 a place where you can buy and drink alcohol
a c counter b c fresh c c bar d c loaf
40 someone whose job is to plan new buildings
a c lawyer b c architect c c sir d c servant

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