Death of an Expert Witness | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

BUTTONS - These are the buttons on Paul Middlemass' lab coat are embossed with the symbol of the Dental Corps, in which his father, a dentist worked.

MALLET - This the mallet that s laying on the table in Dr. Lorrimer's lab office. It is being examined to see whether dog or human blood stains it. Dr. Kerrison uses the mallet to murder Dr. Lorrimer.

EVIDENCE BAGS - These are bags which detectives use for holding and preserving pieces of evidence from a crime scene or search scene.

LAB COAT - Paul Middlemass's...
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