Secret Window

This month the film we will be dealing with is SECRET WINDOW. Originally a novel by Stephen King, "Secret Window" is a psychological thriller that will make you think a lot both during and after having watched it.

Can you try to answer the following questions about the film now that you have already watched it?

1. What is the name of the motel where Mort finds Amy and Ted?

a. Motel 6   b. Motel 8   c. The Hilton   d. The Holiday Inn

2. What is featured on the front inside flap of the book jacket of "Everybody Drops the Dime"?

a. It has a picture of a screwdriver           b. It has Stephen King's picture and biography  
c. It has Mort's picture and biography      d. It is blank

3. The name of the town that Mort visits periodically to buy groceries, get mail, and see the sheriff is called Tashmore Lake.

a. True          b. False

4. In what order does Mort kill his victims?

a. Chico (the dog), Ken, Tom, Ted, and Amy   b. Chico (the dog), Ken, Ted, Tom, Amy, and Shooter

c. Tom, Ken, Ted, and Amy                             d. Amy, Ted, Tom, Ken, and Shooter

5. Finish this quote, said by Mort: "I don't respond well to intimidation. It makes me feel ______."

a. sick   b. pretty   c. icky   d. angry

6. Although Mort denies his bad habit, what brand of cigarettes does he smoke?

a. Virginia Slims   b. Marlboro Light   c. Camel   d. Pall Mall

7. The note that Shooter leaves on Mort's door says "Two days. No police. I am not joking."

a. True                 b. False

8. What is the name of the main character in the manuscript by John Shooter?

a. Todd Downey   b. Michael Hastings   c. Tommy Haverlock   d. Bubba Mustafa Armadillo

9. What is the name of the manuscript by John Shooter, which is almost identical to the story "Secret Window" by Mort Rainey?

a. Harvest Time   b. Secret Window, Secret Garden   c. Sowing Season   d. The Lovely Bones

10. Mort's housekeeper, Mrs. Garvey, is wearing a necklace. What charm is on her necklace?

a. a smiley face   b. the letter A   c. a cross   d. pearls

You will find the answers in the www.palimpalem.com/4/English4PET website. Correct your answers and send your result to your teacher using the "comentarios" at the end of this blog entry. Hope you enjoy this task... Thanks!

P.S. And if you want to do another quiz about the film Secret Window, follow this link http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz18206014d91a8.html  and answer the questions. At the end of the quiz, click for the answers and you will discover your score.

February Poem Competition

Sure you all have a favourite poem. The poem above these lines is one of my favourites. I find its message a very positive one and it makes me happy. There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets. But what is POETRY?

Wordsworth defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings."

Emily Dickinson said, "If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry."

And Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing."


Poetry is a lot of things to a lot of people.

Well, now it's your opportunity to react to poetry and say something about it. To vote the best poems at www.palimpalem.com/4/English4PET you can write the TITLE of the 3 poems that you have liked best and give them a score (3 points for the best poem, 2 points for the second best, and 1 poem for the third best). Write down why you give that score to each poem, why you liked it, what it transmits to you, etc.

Read you soon!