Special Report

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to what you have heard.
(1)
is in common among the fundamentalist religious groups.
(2) The fundamentalist religious group of
Community is concerned in this story. It is near
,
.
(3) The two members served
because they had beaten their
to death.
(4) Their leader was also indicted for her
in the death of the child.

2. Complete the genealogical chart about the two families.
  a. Green
    Father:
    Mother:
    Son:

  b. McLellan
    Father:
    Mother:
    Grandson:

3. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following sentences.
(1) The boy died ____________.

a. in November, 1982 b. in October, 1982 c. two years ago d. four years ago
(2) The son of Stewart Green died after a paddling session that lasted for ___________. a. two hours b. four hours c. six hours d. eight hours
(3) The parents served their jail terms ____________. a. at the same time b. in two different prisons c. the wife first and then the husband d. the husband first and then the wife
(4) The Stonegate members were taught that a padding session should continue until the child ___________. a. begins to cry b. is beaten to death c. is beaten to death d. admits his mistake
(5) Stewart and Leslie now ____________. a. have left the Stonegate b. stay in the Stonegate Community c. work for an accounting firm d. believe that their religious belief is responsible for the death of their son

4. Fill in the details about the pledge of secrecy that the Stonegate members joined in.
(1) The circumstances of the death of the child would
.
(2) The death would
.

5. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) The Stonegate members lived
of town,
families living and working together. They did some
, some
and for a time
in Charleston. It was their
to become
of a
and
of a
, with the families living in
on the property.
(2) Green now believes that his son died because of
and
. Green also
that a
spanking of
, Danny, had occurred
Joey Green's death.
(3) The McLellans had been
young people who
, usually with
.

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to what you have heard.
(1)
is in common among the fundamentalist religious groups.
(2) The fundamentalist religious group of
Community is concerned in this story. It is near
,
.
(3) The two members served
because they had beaten their
to death.
(4) Their leader was also indicted for her
in the death of the child.

2. Complete the genealogical chart about the two families.
  a. Green
    Father:
    Mother:
    Son:

  b. McLellan
    Father:
    Mother:
    Grandson:

3. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following sentences.
(1) The boy died ____________.

a. in November, 1982 b. in October, 1982 c. two years ago d. four years ago
(2) The son of Stewart Green died after a paddling session that lasted for ___________. a. two hours b. four hours c. six hours d. eight hours
(3) The parents served their jail terms ____________. a. at the same time b. in two different prisons c. the wife first and then the husband d. the husband first and then the wife
(4) The Stonegate members were taught that a padding session should continue until the child ___________. a. begins to cry b. is beaten to death c. is beaten to death d. admits his mistake
(5) Stewart and Leslie now ____________. a. have left the Stonegate b. stay in the Stonegate Community c. work for an accounting firm d. believe that their religious belief is responsible for the death of their son

4. Fill in the details about the pledge of secrecy that the Stonegate members joined in.
(1) The circumstances of the death of the child would
.
(2) The death would
.

5. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) The Stonegate members lived
of town,
families living and working together. They did some
, some
and for a time
in Charleston. It was their
to become
of a
and
of a
, with the families living in
on the property.
(2) Green now believes that his son died because of
and
. Green also
that a
spanking of
, Danny, had occurred
Joey Green's death.
(3) The McLellans had been
young people who
, usually with
.