Dorothy Parker’s ‘The Last Tea’ & ‘Waiting for Police’ Analysis

Posted on Mar 16, 2025 in English

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
THE LAST TEA

Reading Comprehension

Choose the correct answer.

The girl ordered tea while she waited because
- a) She´d waited long enough.
- b) She enjoyed tea before a meal.
- c) She hated coffee.
- d) She was very thirsty.
The young man went to the bed at
- a) 05:25
- b) 20:05
- c) 05:20
- d) 04:40
The young man was attracted to Carol McCall because of
- a) Her beautiful voice.
- b) The way she walked.
- c) Her good looks.
- d) Her good education.
The girl had gone out with Wally Dillon because
- a) They went to the same public school.
- b) She wanted to teach him to dance.
- c) He had kept on asking her to go out with him.
- d) She thought he had beautiful eyes.
‘I´m in terrible shape’ means
- a) My body is too thin.
- b) My legs aren´t long enough.
- c) I don´t feel well.
- d) I could feel a lot worse.
‘But it gave me the jumps’ refers to
- a) The horrible weather they´d had.
- b) The long time the girl had waited for a cup of tea.
- c) The young man sitting in his office.
- d) The young man´s feeling about Carol.

Choose the correct Answer

Who was the first person to enquire about Mr Wainwright?
- a) Miss Wicks
- b) Mrs. Mayton
- c) Mr Penbury
- d) Bella
How long had Miss Wicks been knitting for?
- a) 17 years
- b) 07 years
- c) 70 years
- d) 27 years
What was Mr. Calthrop doing when the conversation about Mr Wainwright began?
- a) Looking out of the window
- b) Reading an evening paper
- c) Having a sleep
- d) Thinking about the problems of middle age
Mrs Mayton was a woman who was known for
- a) Speaking very little
- b) Nearly always talking
- c) Not saying anything
- d) Keeping everybody talking