The Book of Evidence | 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

Coolgrange - This is the Montgomery family home that is inherited by the stable hand rather than Montgomery himself.

Whitewater - At this location art is stolen and a maid is kidnapped.

Wally's Pub - Owned by a homosexual, it is a place Montgomery and actors visit often.

Portrait of a Woman With Gloves - This is a very large and old object that is stolen by Montgomery.

Charlie French's House - Montgomery visits this place periodically throughout his life, but the visits started when he went there with his father as a...
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