Reflex by Dick Francis: Study Questions and Vocabulary

Setting and Context

• c1 The only job Philip knew was _____.
• c2 Jockeys wore _____ for races.
• b3 Philip felt that riding was _____ for a grown man.
• a4 Philip never went anywhere without a _____.
• b5 Harold Osborne told Philip that he must always _____ Victor Briggs.
• b6 Philip always had a drink with _____ on Sunday.
• a7 George Millace was killed _____.
• b8 In his box, George kept his _____.
• d9 Steve broke his _____ when he fell from his horse.
• d10 Philip’s mother had left him with Charlie when he was _____ years old.

Characters

• b11 George Millace was a famous photographer of _____.
• c12 Steve Millace was George’s _____.
• a13 Harold Osborne _____.
• b14 Victor Briggs owned _____.
• d15 _____ had taught Philip about photography.
• a16 Jeremy Folk was about _____, very tall and very thin.
• c17 Terence O’Tree had _____.
• b18 Samantha was an old friend of Philip’s _____.
• a19 Lord White was leader of _____.
• d20 Ivor den Relgan was _____ with thick grey hair.

Vocabulary

• a31 A special event where a dead person is buried.
• d32 Asking for money from somebody in return for not telling a secret.
• b33 A building where horses are kept.
• b34 A hard hat that keeps the head safe.
• d35 A person who rides horses in a race.
• d36 A bone which joins the shoulder and the chest.
• b37 A strong cupboard in which money and valuable things are kept safe.
• a38 A gas or liquid with a sharp smell.
• d39 Doing something as a job, not as a hobby.
• b40 A harmful ‘medicine’ which can become a habit and make you ill or kill you.

Plot and Answer Key

Multiple Choice and True/False

• 41: a | 1: T | 3: 1c
• 42: b | 2: F | 2e
• 43: a | 3: T | 3a
• 44: c | 4: T | 4d
• 45: a | 5: F | 5b
• 46: d | 6: T
• 47: d | 7: F
• 48: a | 8: T
• 49: d | 9: F
• 50: b | 10: F