Learn English through Stories Level 3: The Absence of Emily | English Listening Practice

The story I will share with you today is "The Absence of Emily" by Jack Ritchie.
This story is about a man named Albert who marries Emily after his first wife dies. Emily's controlling sister Millicent suspects Albert of murdering Emily. She tries to get him to confess by having people pretend to be Emily. In the end, Millicent is tricked when no body is found and Albert demands money from her.
Questions and Answers:
1. What is the name of the main character?
Albert
2. What happened to Albert's first wife Cynthia?
She died in a boating accident.
3. Who is Emily?
Albert's second wife.
4. How are Emily and Millicent related?
They are sisters.
5. Why does Millicent suspect Albert of killing Emily?
Because Emily suddenly disappeared.
6. How does Millicent try to get Albert to confess to killing Emily?
By having people pretend to be Emily to scare him.
7. Where does Albert go at night with a spade?
To the woods to dig up a spot near a stream.
8. What does Albert tell Millicent he is looking for?
An old Indian knife.
9. What do the detectives find when they dig up the spot in the woods?
Only an old Indian knife, no body.
10. How does Albert trick Millicent in the end?
By making her think he buried Emily, but no body is found.
11. What does Albert demand from Millicent?
Money to stay silent about her accusation.
12. Who calls Albert at the end pretending to be Emily?
The real Emily.
13. Where had Emily really been?
At a health farm losing weight.
14. Why does Emily say she couldn't tell Millicent where she was?
She was ashamed about going to lose weight.
15. How does the story end?
With Albert getting money from Millicent to keep silent.