The Rainmaker

Solve these activities to hand in by July 16th

Introduction
1 Correct these sentences.
a Rudy Baylor, the hero of this story, has a good
job.
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b He is going to fight a case against a big bank.
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c His clients, Dot and Bud Black, are very rich.
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d John Grisham had worked in an insurance
company before he became a writer.
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Chapter 1
2 Answer these questions.
a Why does Rudy lose his job on page 1?
b What two adjectives does Rudy use to
describe the Stupid Letter? What adjective
does Max Leuberg use? Why?
c What three reasons does Great Benefit give
for refusing the Blacks’ claim?
Chapter 2
3 How much information from this chapter can
you remember? Circle the correct answers.
a Max Leuberg says Rudy should take the
case himself / he, Max, will take the case /
Rudy should find an experienced lawyer to take
the case.
b When Rudy gets to the Black home, it is
hot / cold / raining.
c There is a dog / rabbit / cat sleeping on top of
the old Ford in the garden.
d Dot says that her husband drinks a lot /
takes drugs a lot / sleeps a lot.
e Rudy says they will sue for thousands /
millions / billions.
f Barry X Lancaster works for Great Benefit /
Brodnax and Spear / Jonathan Lake.
g Yogi’s is a bar / nightclub / restaurant.
h Rudy describes Donny Ray’s hand as soft /
thin / bony.
Chapter 3
4 Which answer is right, 1, 2, 3 or 4?
a How does Rudy know that he was fired? …..
1) He received a notice from Mr. Lancaster.
2) The security guard told him.
3) Dot Black told him.
4) None of the above
b What crimes do the police think Rudy has
committed? …..
1) Hurting somebody
2) Murder and setting fire
3) Robbery
4) None of the above
Chapter 4
5 Deck Shifflet explains to Rudy how to chase
ambulances. Put these sentences in the right
order. Write 1–7.
a Go to the hospital information desk.
Ask for the victim’s room number.
b Get the victim to sign a contract with
you.
c Get the police department accident
report.
d Check that the victim hasn’t talked to an
insurance company. Persuade the victim
that he/she needs a lawyer.
e Tell the person at the other end that
you’re with the Memphis Fire Department
and you need to speak to the victim.
f Ask “Do you have a lawyer?”
g Call the victim’s home number.
Chapter 5
6 Make pairs of words in the following spaces.
bar, recorded, tape, law, wheel, metal, wedding,
baseball, physical, orange, red, recorder, bat,
lipstick, injuries, ring, pin, message, exam,
school, chair, juice
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Chapter 6
7 Answer these questions.
a Why does Rudy say, “I know all about Tinley
Britt”?
b Why is Bruiser worried about Leo F.
Drummond and Judge Hale?
c How does Rudy know that Booker Kane has
failed his bar exam?
d Bruiser gives Deck and Rudy more money
than usual from the Van Landel case. Why?
e How does the author make us dislike Great
Benefit’s legal team?
f Why do first Judge Hale and then
Drummond visit the bathroom during
their private interview with Rudy?
Chapter 7
8 Answer these questions.
What is the new judge like? Why is this
important for the Blacks’ case?
Chapter 8
9 Correct these sentences.
a Drummond has already seen the Stupid Letter
and is not surprised by it.
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b Rudy Baylor goes to Cleveland by air. He
travels first class.
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c Rudy asked for six Great Benefit employees to
appear as witnesses. They all arrive at nine in
the morning.
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10 Answer the question.
If Rudy’s bus ticket cost him $100, how much
profit does he make on his trip to Cleveland?
Chapter 9
11 Answer the question.
How does Rudy discover that it is Drummond
who has put microphones in their office phones?
Chapters 10–11
12 Who makes these remarks and why?
a “Play the tape of Donny Ray testifying just
before he died.”
b “Now, I’m going to ask you the most
important question. Have any of you been
contacted about this case?”
Chapter 12
13 Put the following people’s evidence in order of
importance for persuading the jury.
Dot Black, Ron Black, Dr. Kord, Everett Lufkin,
Jackie Lemancyzk, Wilfred Keeley, Donny Ray,
Andre Weeks, Payton
1 ……………… 2 ………………
3 ……………… 4 ………………
5 ……………… 6 ………………
7 ……………… 8 ………………
9 ………………
Chapter 13
14 Complete these sentences with words from the
box.
actual guilty instructions
insurance punitive
a Great Benefit is one of the oldest and most
respected …………… companies in America.
b Judge Kipler gives the jury their ……………
and Rudy relaxes.
c The jury find the defendant, Great Benefit,
…………… .
d The court orders that Great Benefit pay
$200,000 in …………… damages and
$50 million in …………… damages.
Chapter 14
15 Write your questions.
Cliff Riker is found dead and his wife Kelly
Riker is questioned by the police. If you were
police, what questions would you ask Kelly?
Write five questions.
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Chapter 15
16 Answer the questions.
a In the end, why didn’t Great Benefit pay Dot
any money?
b Why did Dot Black feel happy even though
she cannot get a penny from Great Benefit?
After reading
17 Complete these sentences.
a If Great Benefit had paid the Blacks’ claim,
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b If Donny Ray hadn’t died, …………………..
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c If Cliff Riker hadn’t come home when Kelly
and Rudy were in the house, ………………..…………………………………………….. .