Reading Portfolio "Love or Money" by HELENA ALEJANDRA MARTINEZ GOMEZ

Chapter #7 - Helena

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-09-30 15:16:55 UTC

On Monday morning, Sergeant Foster went to Roger's office and asked some questions. Inspector Walsh, from his office he called Peter Hobbs and Tom Briggs. At three o'clock the two detectives drove to the Clarkson's house. Inspector Walsh called everyone into the sitting room and looked at them one by one. He told them in a summarized way the statements of each one and came to a conclusion, Peter Hobbs and Tom Briggs hated Molly but they didn't kill her, Diane also wanted to kill her mother because she killed her husband for money. Roger, he just wanted her money. Jackie was the murderer of Molly, she confirmed it when she mentioned that she was not the guilty one, that Diane was because they found the pill tablets in her bag, it was impossible for Jackie to know this because the detectives only said that the tablets were in Diane's room. Jackie killed her mother because she secretly hated her for not letting her be happy with her love the gardener, Tom Briggs. In the end, the detectives take Jackie away in the police car.

Chapter #3 - Giulianna

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-09-30 15:17:09 UTC

The next day in the morning, around seven o'clock, Roger heard a cry from Molly's room, it was Diane. When he opened the door, Diane was coming out. She told Roger that Molly was dead in her bed. Diane called Dr. Pratt, the family doctor, but Roger disagreed, wanting to tell the family first, so they started fighting. Diane said nobody was sorry about her mom's death, since they only loved her only for her money. After this, Diane went out with the dogs. Dr. Pratt arrived and went upstairs. He saw Molly's body and told Roger that she needed to phone the police, because she wasn't ill. Then, Roger looked out at the garden, Molly loved it, but Tom Briggs wanted the garden, and so did he. Dr. Pratt told Roger that her mother took sleeping tablets but the new bottle was missing. Just then, Diane came and apologized to Roger.

Ashley #2 - Ashley

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-09-30 15:18:04 UTC

The chapter takes place during Molly's birthday dinner, where her family gathers. Her daughter Jackie, son Roger, brother-in-law Albert, and daughter Diane are all there. The evening is tense, with Albert complaining that Molly hasn't visited her sick sister Annie, and Diane talking about how Molly always gives him money. Roger tries to calm things down, but mentions that Molly's house and garden might be too much work for her. The conversation turns to money, and Molly grows increasingly angry, thinking that her family only cares about her wealth. She leaves the dinner, feeling unloved. After Molly leaves, Diane quietly says that she might kill Molly one day, showing the problems in the family.

Chapter #1 - María Dolores

mariarivas3670 — 2024-09-30 15:18:30 UTC

Characters

Molly / Jackie / Diane / Peter Hobbs

Chapter One starts on Thursday morning in July, Jackie receives a telephone call from her sister, Diane who wants to talk to her mother, Molly. Diane wants to ask her mother for money, to buy a train ticket and visit the family. Molly wants the whole family to be reunited in the house. Then Jackie tells her mother that Peter Hobbs arrived at the house in the morning very angry because Molly wrote a letter to his office and they fired him from his first job and he wanted to kill Molly.

Character #1 (Diane) - Ashley

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-10-01 13:19:26 UTC

Diane is a beautiful girl, with long black hair and dark blue eyes. She was 20 years old and the youngest in the family. She wanted to be a singer but couldn't as she wasn't good enough for it. She likes money and expensive things but she didn't like to work, she only approached her mother to ask for money. She had a difficult relationship with her mother and in chapter two, the whole family argued so much at Molly's birthday dinner that Diane wished Molly dead over money.

Molly - Helena

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-01 13:20:49 UTC

She was a tall, dark woman with beautiful eyes. She was an angry and ambitious woman. She lived in the country near Cambridge, about half a mile from the nearest village and about a mile from the river. she had many arguments with her children by reason of they all wanted her money. Also she was a murderess because she killed her husband for money. Jackie killed her for not letting her be happy with Tom Briggs. In chapter 1 and 2, Molly was stressed, she was angry with Peter Hobbs. At her birthday celebration, she was unhappy and angry with Albert for mentioning her sister, she did not enjoy her birthday very much and had an argument about everyone wanting her money. When she went to sleep, she was not alive the next day.

Roger - Giulianna

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-10-01 13:27:00 UTC

Roger was Molly's second son. He lives in an expensive house in Cambridge and has an expensive car. He likes luxury items. In the third chapter, he was the second person to discover Molly dead and he told Uncle Albert and Jackie about it. In the chapter number 4, Roger suggested that the police use his father's office to question everyone and find the killer. Within chapter five, Roger said he wanted Molly's garden because he planned to build ten houses there.

Peter Hobbs - María Dolores

mariarivas3670 — 2024-10-01 13:30:48 UTC

In Chapter One the book tells us that Peter Hobbs was seventeen years old, he lives in a house across the road and often go to the village on his bicycle because his car don't work. He lost his first job because of Molly, and he wanted to kill her but he didn't kill Molly. In Chapter Six we find out that Peter Hobbs bought Molly's tablets in the village because Jackie asked him.

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-10-02 15:22:29 UTC

Summary of the chapters

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-10-02 15:23:37 UTC

Creative Questions

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-03 18:40:04 UTC

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-10-04 16:56:17 UTC

Does the title of the book tell something important about the story inside? Explain.

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-10-04 17:03:18 UTC

After you're done, would you recommend the book to others? Explain.

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-04 17:07:46 UTC

If you could ask the author one question, what would it be?

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-08 13:15:22 UTC

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helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-11 16:45:50 UTC

Helena

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-11 16:49:21 UTC

Inspector: An inspector is someone who looks into, observes, and examines things (clues or evidence), it's also a word for a detective.

Sentence: The inspector followed the clues to solve the mysterious case.

Money: Money is a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in transactions for goods and services.

Sentence: He has so much money that he can travel anywhere he wants without worrying about the cost.

Giulianna

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-10-11 17:08:34 UTC

Upstairs: Towards or on the highest floor or floors of a building.

After dinner, I went upstairs to tidy up my bedroom.

Downstairs: The lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor.

When my mom came, I went downstairs and help her with the purchases.

Reading Comprehension

helenamartinez4792 — 2024-10-11 17:13:34 UTC

Helena:

Reading Comprehension

giuliannabermudez4973 — 2024-10-14 15:05:37 UTC

Giulianna

Reading Comprehension

mariarivas3670 — 2024-10-14 15:39:21 UTC

María Dolores

mariarivas3670 — 2024-10-14 15:44:33 UTC

Murderer: A person who unlawfully kills another person.

I played the role of a murderer in the game Murder Mystery 2

Unhappy: Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation).

I'm unhappy because of Samantha's attitude.

Reading Comprehension

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-10-14 15:46:37 UTC

Ashley Romero

Ashley

ashleyromero3722 — 2024-10-14 15:46:52 UTC

Angrily: In a way that shows that you feel angry with someone or about something

She cursed angrily.

Stood: Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Everyone stood to sing the national anthem.

mariarivas3670 — 2024-10-14 19:16:39 UTC