A Summary of Chapter 2 (The Mail from London to Dover)
It was about the journey of 5 people taking the mail to
Dover. Dover was located in the United Kingdom. It was about 125 kilometers from London. They traveled to Dover by the horse carriage. At that time the means of transportation was mainly the horse carriage. There were three passengers in the carriage, one
coachman, Mr. Tom and a mail guard, Mr. Joe. On their way from London to Dover, they met a horseman,
Mr.Jerry, who had a message for one of the passengers, Mr. Lorry. Mr. Lorry asked permission from the mail guard to read the message. The mail guard agreed with Mr. Lorry. The he started to read the message. In the message, it asked Mr. Lorry to wait at Dover. He then replied to Mr. Jerry and Mr. Lorry’s reply to Jerry was “Returned to
Life”. Jerry thought it was a strange reply and he felt really doubtful and perplexed. And he went back to London. On his way back to London, Jerry was still thinking about Mr. Lorry's answer. He could not work out the meaning of the reply. Joe and
Tom and the passengers continued their journey to Dover. The way to Dover was really difficult as it was covered by the thick mist. They felt really scared as they always thought that there would be highwaymen coming to fight and robe them. They eventually arrived Dover safe and sound.
Book
One-Recalled to Life: “Chapter 2: The Mail”
I. Are
the sentences are True or False.
1.
____The
Dover Mail was going downhill.
2.
____During
the journey, the horses stopped two times.
3.
____The
path for the horses was really worse as it was covered by a thick mist.
4.
____In
the mail carriage, there were three passengers.
5.
____Tom
was the coachman and Joe was the guard of the mail.
6.
____Everyone
was not scared even that it might be a highwayman coming to them.
7.
____Mr.
Lorry was one of the passengers who got a message from Mr. Joe.
8.
____Mr.
Lorry didn’t ask the guard for permission to read the message.
9.
____Tom
and Joe took the mail to Dover.
10. ____They were robed on the way to Dover.
10. ____They were robed on the way to Dover.
II. Answer these questions below:
1.
Who
are the characters in this chapter?
2.
What
was the message about? Who was it for and who had sent it?
3.
Describe
the journey of the mail from London to Dover.
4.
What
were the names of the coachman and the guard?
5.
Why
were the travelers frightened?
6.
What
was the mode of mail delivery at that time?
7.
What
did the guard do when he heard the galloping horse?
8.
What answer did Mr. Lorry tell Mr. Jerry to write down?
9. How far was it from London to Dover?
10. Which country was Dover located?
9. How far was it from London to Dover?
10. Which country was Dover located?