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Let's begin the case study with some personal details about the book's main character. Fill in the blanks with the relevant information about Mrs Scott. If you're stuck, most of the information can be found in Chapter 1.

Name:
Age:
Place of birth:
Place of residence:
Marital status:
Family:

Now match the following statements about Mrs Scott with the pieces of evidence that support them:

She finds conversation difficult and avoids speaking to people she doesn't like.
She goes to church every week, and looks down on Donald Macleod because he doesn't attend.
She didn't play with her young son or coddle him, and she punished him harshly when he did wrong.
She remembers her mother standing by the loch in her nightgown, or calling out to her during the night.
Her movements in the cottage are described as annoying to Sellars because they are so slow.
Her sight is failing and she finds walking difficult.
She remembers she used to hide in the cupboard during thunder storms because she was scared.

Physically frail:

Finds movement slow and painful:

Deeply religious:

Her mother went mad but she nursed her until she died:

Nervous and easily frightened:

Found it difficult to show love to her son:

Does not get along easily with other people:

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