father didn't give Mike any chance, despite his son did, and sent Mike to prison
Clayton Phillips is vice-president of the Eudora grain
Janet was Boom Boom's secretary
Bobby Mallory is a policeman
Niels Grafalk owns the Grafalk Steamship Line
Murray Ryerson is a newspaper reporter
Paige Harrington is a ballet dancer
Martin Bledsoe owns the Pole Star Line
Pierre and Howard Mattingly are ice hockey players
Niels Grafalk and Paige Harrington were involved in Boom Boom's death
Chapters 7-10
Why did Vic fly to Thunder Bay?- to get onboard the Lucella and find out more about the case and the people trying to kill her
What did Vic see in the water when she got on the ship for the second time?- someone swimming away from the side of the ship
Why did the man with red hair set off the bomb?- probably to kill her and to destroy the ship
Why had Bledsoe's plane already left when Vic arrived at Sault Ste Marie airport?- because Mattingly had already used it
What was Vic looking for when she searched the Eudora grain offices?- some missing invoices
What did Vic find behind the photo?- some papers (the missing invoice and a contract)
What was the difference between the invoice and the shipping contract?-in the invoice Grafalk's price was the lowest while it should be the Pole Star Line's
Who was found dead in the hold of Martin Bledsoe's ship?- Clayton Phillips
Before Chapters 11-13
After reading these chapters, I still think of those two as the ones involved in his death
Chapters 11-13
Why did Paige Carrington and Jeannine Phillips protect each other? They were sisters
Why didn't Mrs Grafalk like Jeannine Phillips? Because the last woman was only interested in expensive clothes and not in helping the poor
Why didn't Grafalk tell Eudora Grain that Phillips was cheating them? Because he would make Phillips work for him
Why did Paige agree to watch Boom Boom for Grafalk?- because Grafalk paid her the bills and everything
Why did Vic cut a piece of carpet from Grafalk's boat?- to see if there were any bloodstains where she had found a hair earlier before
Why did Vic cut her arm?- to prove in case she died or was murdered Grafalk had killed her
Why did Vic jump into the water?- to escape from Grafalk and from death
Why didn't Grafalk shoot Vic while she was in the water?- because he knew he was going to die, and that killing her would bring nothing but bad reputation to him
Before Chapter 14
Will Vic tell the police the truth about what Grafalk did- No
Will Vic tell Claire Grafalk the truth about what Grafalk did?- Yes
Will Claire Grafalk be angry about her husband's death?- No
Will Paige be sad that Grafalk is dead?- No
Who will take over the Grafalk Steamship Line?- Grafalk's older son
After Reading
1.
Boom Boom was pushed under a ship by Clayton Phillips
Howard Mattingly broke the watchman at Boom Boom's apartment's neck
Howard Mattingly was hit by a car
Clayton Phillips was shot in the head by Niels Grafalk
V.I. Warshawsky made Niels Grafalk's boat explode
2.
I disagree, because Jeannine Phillips made her husband kill Boom Boom and Paige's discoveries killed many people, although she didn't seem to know it
I agree, because Jeannine Phillips forced her husband kill him and Paige told her he had found the truth
I disagree, because Niels Grafalk is more the evil mind behind all the crimes in this story than Jeannine Phillips
3.
Vic decided to hide as a passenger on the Lucella because she was afraid that captain Bemis would want her on board his ship. She knew that she would be able to leave the Lucella when the ship stopped at the locks at Sault Ste Marie. After the cargo of the port had been loaded into the ship and the lucella was ready to leave, Vic climbed up the ladder to the main deck and waited until the Lucella had pulled away from the shore and was a couple of kilometers from land. Then she went up to cabin to talk to Bledsoe.
4.
· Why were you aboard the ship?
· What happened exactly before the explosion?
· Where exactly were you in the moment of the explosion?
· What did you see that made you suspect that something was going wrong aboard the ship?
· Do you remember anything suspicious in the attitude of the crew of the ship?
aDeadlock- Sara Paretsky
Exercises
Before Reading
1-
Deadlock means a failure in trying to solve a discussion, argument or more of the similar
Dead means not alive
A lock on a river or canal is an area in this one which is closed so that the water level can be increased or lowered to the one willed
2-
Vic Warshawsky isn't married- Y
Vic works for the police- N
Vic's cousin is dead- Y
Vic doesn't believe her cousin's death was an accident- Y
Vic knew her cousin's girlfriend well- N
3-
Vic will be murdered- N
Boom Boom's girlfriend will kill someone- Y
Vic will find out who killed her cousin- Y
The murderer will go to prison- N
While Reading
Chapters 1-3
Why did Vic want to find out more about Boom Boom's death?- because she was uncertain his death was a mere accident
What did Boom Boom's grandmother tell Vic?- that he was in trouble at work because people thought he had stolen certain papers from the boss
What was Paige Carrington doing in Boom Boom's apartment?- looking for a love letter she had written him
Who were the four men with Vic at lunch in the club, and what connection did they have with Boom Boom?- Niels Grafalk, Martin Bledsoe, Mike Sheridan and Clayton Phillips; all of them were superiors of Boom Boom at the company
What was the accident to the Lucella Wieser?- water was put into the holds of the ship
Why did Grafalk dislike Bledsoe?- because Grafalk didn't ever accept Martin's departure from his company
What did Vic find in the study on her second visit to Boom Boom's apartment?-the watchman, dead
Chapters 4-6
According to Janet, Boom Boom didn't get on well with Mr. Phillips
Bobby Mallory didn't like Vic to get involved in police and murder cases
Bledsoe told Vic contracts were cancelled routinely
Both the brakes and the steering wheel were damaged in Vic's car
Howard Mattingly was never liked by Boom Boom, and according to him he could not play hockey
Niels Graffalk's father didn't give Matin Bledsoe any chance, despite his son did, and sent Martin to prison
Before chapters 7-10
Clayton Phillips is vice-president of the Eudora grain
Janet was Boom Boom's secretary
Bobby Mallory is a policeman
Niels Grafalk owns the Grafalk Steamship Line
Murray Ryerson is a newspaper reporter
Paige Harrington is a ballet dancer
Martin Bledsoe owns the Pole Star Line
Pierre and Howard Mattingly are ice hockey players
Niels Grafalk and Paige Harrington were involved in Boom Boom's death
Chapters 7-10
Why did Vic fly to Thunder Bay?- to get onboard the Lucella and find out more about the case and the people trying to kill her
What did Vic see in the water when she got on the ship for the second time?- someone swimming away from the side of the ship
Why did the man with red hair set off the bomb?- probably to kill her and to destroy the ship
Why had Bledsoe's plane already left when Vic arrived at Sault Ste Marie airport?- because Mattingly had already used it
What was Vic looking for when she searched the Eudora grain offices?- some missing invoices
What did Vic find behind the photo?- some papers (the missing invoice and a contract)
What was the difference between the invoice and the shipping contract?-in the invoice Grafalk's price was the lowest while it should be the Pole Star Line's
Who was found dead in the hold of Martin Bledsoe's ship?- Clayton Phillips
Before Chapters 11-13
After reading these chapters, I still think of those two as the ones involved in his death
Chapters 11-13
Why did Paige Carrington and Jeannine Phillips protect each other? They were sisters
Why didn't Mrs Grafalk like Jeannine Phillips? Because the