Red Dog Louis de Bernières

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a so he found a truck driver to give him a

comprehension Test
a ___ There were a lot of lonely men in ride home.
Dampier. b because Red Dog was in the car.
b ___ Red Dog was a sheepdog. c and sent a copy to a newspaper.
c ___ When Red Dog travelled on the bus, he d while he was standing by his bus.
always sat on the back seat. e when they took Red Dog to the vet.
d ___ When Red Dog was shot, Jocko took
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the bullets out of his leg.
e ___ John died when he was driving his bus. 4 Put these events in the right order. Number
f ___ Red Dog enjoyed swimming. them 1–10.
g ___ Nancy and her friends took Red Dog to a ___ Nancy and Red Dog became friends.
Exmouth on holiday. b ___ John died.
h ___ After the fight between Red Dog and c ___ Red Dog ate some poison, and had
Red Cat, Nancy took the cat to the vet. terrible convulsions.
i ___ Nancy found bullet holes in Red Dog’s d ___ Red Cat and Red Dog became friends.
ears. e ___ Red Dog started travelling on the
j ___ Some people called Red Dog ‘Bluey’ Hamersley Iron buses.
because he had blue eyes. f ___ Mr and Mrs Collins moved from
Paraburdoo to Dampier with their dog.
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g ___ Somebody shot Red Dog in the leg.
2 Who said this? Who did they say it to? h ___ Red Dog’s friends put up a monument
Mrs Cribbage, Jocko, Red Dog, Patsy, to him in Dampier.
the vet, John, Mr Cribbage, Nancy. i ___ Peeto had to pay a fine because he
a ‘Hey, you’re a beauty.’ …………… to drove after drinking too many beers.
…………… j ___ Red Dog met John.
b ‘There’s a new film on at the Open Air
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…………… to ……………
5 Fill in the gaps using: paws, rule, shoot,
c ‘You’re out, girl! I told you. You’ll have to caravan, notices, scratching, hated, bullets,
leave this park!’ …………… to …………… trees, caretakers.
d ‘Now, are you the little piece of dirt that Nancy and her friends lived in a ……………
wants to shoot Red Dog?’ …………… to park. The …………… were Mr and Mrs
…………… Cribbage. They …………… dogs, and they
e ‘Time to go, old mate, time to go.’ had a …………… which said ‘NO DOGS’.
…………… to …………… One day, Mrs Cribbage saw Red Dog when
he was …………… at Patsy’s door with his
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…………… . The next day, Mr and Mrs
3 Match the beginning of the sentence with Cribbage made a lot of …………… that said
the correct ending. ‘NO DOGS’, and they put them up on the
1 ___ John first saw Red Dog, …………… . Later, they saw Red Dog again.
2 ___ John didn’t kiss Nancy, Mr Cribbage put two …………… in his gun.
3 ___ Jocko and the others lost a day’s pay, ‘If I see that dog again,’ he said, ‘I’ll
4 ___ Red Dog didn’t like Perth very much, …………… him.’
5 ___ Nancy took a photo of Red Dog and
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Setting Characters

MULTIPLE-CHOICE test
Choose the best answer. Choose the best answer.
1 Red Dog’s first owners were _____. 11 Red Dog also had the name ‘_____’.
a ■ John and Nancy ​b ■ Mr and Mrs Collins  a ■ Blacky ​b ■ Bluey ​c ■ Whitey ​
​c ■ Jocko and Peeto ​d ■ Mr and Mrs Cribbage d ■ Browny
2 Red Dog liked _____ for days at a time. 12 Red Dog’s friend John was a _____.
a ■ sleeping ​b ■ sitting outside the airport ​ a ■ bus driver ​b ■ cook ​c ■ vet ​
c ■ watching TV ​d ■ going walkabout d ■ builder
3 Dampier was full of _____ men from other 13 John said that it wasn’t possible to have _____
countries. with Red Dog in his life.
a ■ lonely ​b ■ happy ​c ■ rich ​d ■ angry a ■ a car ​b ■ a job ​c ■ any money ​
4 Red Dog often sat next to _____ on the d ■ a girlfriend
Hamersley Iron bus. 14 Nancy Grey was a _____.
a ■ John ​b ■ Mr Cribbage ​c ■ Jocko ​ a ■ secretary ​b ■ teacher ​c ■ doctor ​
d ■ Nancy d ■ vet
5 After John died, Red Dog became ‘the Dog of 15 Nancy, Patsy and Ellen lived in _____.
_____’. a ■ a big house ​b ■ caravans ​c ■ a hotel ​
a ■ the South ​b ■ the Mountains ​ d ■ small flats
c ■ the North-West ​d ■ Australia 16 Red Dog’s leg was badly hurt when _____.
6 The men at the Dampier Salt Company _____ a ■ someone drove a car over him ​
for Red Dog. b ■ he fought another dog ​
a ■ built a house ​b ■ bought a car ​ c ■ someone cut him with a knife ​
c ■ opened a bank account ​d ■ made a coat d ■ someone shot him
7 _____ didn’t like dogs. 17 John died when he was _____.
a ■ the men at the Hamersley Iron Company ​ a ■ driving a bus ​b ■ swimming in the sea ​
b ■ Mr and Mrs Cribbage ​c ■ Nancy and c ■ riding his motorbike 
her friends ​d ■ Mr and Mrs Collins ​d ■ walking to work
8 Nancy, Patsy and Ellen went south for their 18 Nancy put a photo of Red Dog _____ on her
holiday because it was _____ there. wall.
a ■ less hot ​b ■ rainier ​c ■ sunnier ​ a ■ with Red Cat ​b ■ on the bus 
d ■ hotter ​c ■ with John ​d ■ at the beach
9 Patsy called _____ because she thought Red 19 When Nancy or her friends saw the Cribbages,
Dog was in danger. they shouted “_____!”
a ■ the BBC ​b ■ the police ​ a ■ Boss ​b ■ Dogs ​c ■ Cats ​d ■ Hide
c ■ a newspaper ​d ■ the RSPCA 20 Mr Cribbage said that he would kill Red Dog
10 The words on Red Dog’s collar were ‘I’ve with _____.
_____, mate’. a ■ poison ​b ■ his car ​c ■ a knife ​
a ■ seen everything ​b ■ met everyone ​ d ■ his gun
c ■ been everywhere ​d ■ done everything
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Dialogue Vocabulary

MULTIPLE-CHOICE test
Who said this? Choose the best answer.
21 ‘I think Tally’s gone walkabout again.’ 31 to make a low, angry noise (dogs and other
a ■ Jack Collins ​b ■ John  animals sometimes do this)
​c ■ Mr Cribbage ​d ■ Nancy a ■ bury ​b ■ chase ​c ■ stroke ​d ■ growl
22 ‘Hey, you’re a beauty.’ 32 this tells you what you must or must not do
a ■ Maureen Collins ​b ■ Bill ​c ■ John ​ a ■ key ​b ■ copy ​c ■ rule ​
d ■ Mrs Cribbage d ■ monument
23 ‘I’m not moving, so you’ll just have to sit next 33 a dog’s foot
to me, and like it.’ a ■ paw ​b ■ fur ​c ■ tail ​d ■ claw
a ■ John ​b ■ Mr Cribbage ​c ■ Jocko ​ 34 this comes out of a gun very fast
d ■ Nancy a ■ ball ​b ■ poison ​c ■ rule ​d ■ bullet
24 ‘He’s lost a lot of blood, but I’ve stopped it 35 a very bad smell
now. Let’s get him to the vet!’ a ■ stink ​b ■ order ​c ■ trailer ​d ■ tail
a ■ Jack Collins ​b ■ Jocko ​c ■ Patsy ​ 36 to touch someone with your lips in a
d ■ Mrs Cribbage loving way
25 ‘You’ve had too many beers to drive home a ■ growl ​b ■ kiss ​c ■ pat ​d ■ chase
tonight.’ 37 a person at work who tells other people what
a ■ John ​b ■ the vet ​c ■ Peeto ​ they must do
d ■ Nancy a ■ caretaker ​b ■ boss ​c ■ enemy ​
26 ‘I’m not Bill when I’m working, mate.’ d ■ mate
a ■ Mr Cribbage ​b ■ the vet  38 to run quickly after a person or animal, to try
​c ■ Mr Collins ​d ■ the policeman to catch them
27 ‘It doesn’t matter if it’s the Queen of a ■ kiss ​b ■ stroke ​c ■ chase ​d ■ wag
England’s dog.’ 39 Another word for a friend
a ■ Patsy ​b ■ John ​c ■ Mrs Cribbage ​ a ■ wallaby ​b ■ mate ​c ■ vet ​d ■ boss
d ■ the vet 40 to put something under the ground (for
28 ‘That dog has to go. It doesn’t belong to example, the body of a person or animal)
anyone.’ a ■ bury ​b ■ push ​c ■ chase ​d ■ shoot
a ■ Mr Cribbage ​b ■ the vet ​c ■ Nancy ​
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d ■ the policeman
29 ‘Now, are you the little piece of dirt that wants
to shoot Red Dog?’
a ■ Patsy ​b ■ Jocko ​c ■ Mrs Cribbage ​
d ■ John
30 ‘I can’t do it, I just can’t do it.’
a ■ the vet ​b ■ Ellen ​c ■ Bill ​
d ■ Maureen Collins

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Plot

MULTIPLE-CHOICE test
Choose the best answer.
41 Red Dog stole _____ from people who were
having barbecues on the beach.
a ■ a small dead animal ​b ■ some eggshells ​
c ■ some burgers and steaks ​d ■ a football
42 John tried to kiss _____.
a ■ Nancy ​b ■ Mrs Cribbage 
​c ■ Maureen Collins ​d ■ Patsy
43 John, Jocko, Vanno and Peeto lost a day’s pay
when they took Red Dog to _____.
a ■ the airport ​b ■ the supermarket ​
c ■ the vet ​d ■ the cinema
44 Peeto _____ because he drove his car after
drinking too many beers.
a ■ went to prison ​b ■ lost his job ​
c ■ broke his leg ​d ■ had to pay a fine
45 Red Dog travelled 1,500 kilometres to _____
with Nancy and her friends.
a ■ Dampier ​b ■ Perth ​c ■ New Zealand ​
d ■ Paraburdoo
46 While Nancy and her friends were on holiday,
they lost _____.
a ■ their passports ​b ■ some money ​
c ■ their car ​d ■ Red Dog
47 When Red Dog started to chase Red Cat, the
cat _____.
a ■ ran ​b ■ jumped ​c ■ hissed ​d ■ died
48 Mr and Mrs Cribbage made a lot of notices
that said ‘NO _____’.
a ■ CATS ​b ■ DOGS ​c ■ NOISE ​
d ■ CHILDREN
49 A vet had to kill Red Dog because the dog
_____.
a ■ ate some poison ​b ■ had a bullet in his leg ​
c ■ hurt some people ​d ■ was very old
50 Red Dog was _____ years old when he died.
a ■ four ​b ■ eight ​c ■ sixteen ​
d ■ twenty-one

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