Quick Thinking
1-What was Jack Benting? Jack Benting was a policeman. He graduated in the police college in England. He joined the Indian police.
2-According to Mr Benting, what is the most important of a policeman's qualities? The ability to decide and to act quickly is the most important of the policeman's qualities.
3-Why did Mckeown rarely have to make any sudden decisions? Because his work had been done by meeting people talking to them and listening to what they said.
4-What was the two other men's opinion about quick thinking? Woodword didn't agree. Mckeown said Benting might be right but he seldom made quick decisions.
5-What had Mr Benting just completed when he was attracted to the advertisement in the Times? Mr Benting had just completed the PoliceCollege in England.
6-What did the advertisement which attracted Benting's attention say? It said something about "a young man wanted for unusual work. Must have a cool head".
7-What was Mr Benting employed to do? Mr. Benting was employed to look after the Rozelles diamonds.
8-Why did Van Lutjens want a man with a cool head to watch over his diamonds? Because he was restless concerning the two diamonds and wanted someone to watch over him. (So that he couldn't get angry quickly.)
9-How did Mr. Benting get his job with Van Lutjens? He got it through an advertisement in "The Times"
10-What was Van Lutjens? He was a leading diamond merchant.
11-Show that Van Lutjens admired his two diamonds. He spent hours looking at them. They never left him. He considered them his children.
12-Why did Mr Benting accept the job although it seemed dull? Because the money Lutjens offered was generous.
13-Why was Van Lutjens going to New York? He was going to New York to show his precious diamonds to an American group of diamond buyers.
14-Why did an American group of diamond buyers ask Van Lutjens to take the Rozelles diamonds to New York? Because Van Lutjens was one of Amsterdam's leading diamond merchants.
15-How did Lutjens obtain the two diamond earrings? He obtained them from a member of one the Central Europe's royal family in Paris.
16-Where did Van keep the leather case on board the ship? He kept it in the ship's safe.
17-What made Benting tell his friends his story with Van Lutjens? Benting wanted to prove that the ability to decide and to act quickly is the most important of the policeman's qualities.
18-How long had Van Lutjens handle diamonds? He had handled diamonds for forty-three years.
19-What did Lutjens do on the third day? He brought the leather case to see the earrings.
20-What did Van Lutjens say about the stones that had been cut by Van Meulen? Van Lutjens said that there were not many of his stones left that day but some were part of the British Crown Jewels. No one knew what had happened to some of the others.
21-What was Benting doing while Van Lutjens was looking with joy at his diamonds? While Van Lutjens was looking at the two diamonds, Benting was watching people walking or standing near them.
22-Why was Mr Benting worried when Van Lutjens took the diamond out of the safe? Because at that moment there was a crowd of people near them. He thought that they might be stolen.
23-What happened to Van Lutjens when the ship gave a sudden and violent roll? When the ship gave a sudden and violent roll, Van Lutjens was nearly thrown out of the chair and managed to seize the top of the iron railing, but dropped the black box which fell into the sea.
24- What did Benting conclude on the fourth day? He concluded that his real job was to watch over the owner of the diamonds and not any possible thief.
24-What did van do on the fourth day? He brought the case to watch the diamonds.
25-How did Lutjens show his foolishness? He brought the leather case to watch the diamonds on board the ship although there were a lot of people.
26- How did the little box fall into the sea? The ship gave a sudden and violent roll van was through out of his chair .He seized the iron railing but dropped the box .It fell into the sea.
26-What did Woodward suggest to get the box? He suggested telling the captain to stop the ship and send about.
27-Why was Woodward's suggestion not good? Because the ship was travelling quickly .It would have been two miles away .The captain would not agree to stop the ship in this rough sea.
28-Why did Mckeown ask Benting how much he was being paid? To tell him to swim into the sea to get the little box if the money was enough.
29-Why was Mckeown's suggestion not good? Because bunting would not find the box in that rough sea and the ship was moving fast.
30- What quick decision did Benting make? He threw a table and two chairs into the sea after the box. He went to the captain to ask him to stop the ship.
31-Why did beating throw a table and two chairs into the sea? To mark the place of the box. They would float together with the box.( To persuade the captain to stop the ship.)
32-What happened to Lutjens when the box fell into the sea? He had a heart failure and died.
33-Why didn't Lutjens pay Benting extra money for getting the box? He had no chance to know that the diamonds were back. He died of heart failure.
By Mr. Mohamed Abdullah
الصفا /تمى الامديد/ دقهلية