“Slip or Trip?”

Directions: Read the mystery below. Make smart inferences and be able to back up your theory with evidence from the text. Complete the task questions below. Be prepared to argue your thoughts. 

At 5’6’ and a 110lbs, Queenie Trap was a sight to behold. Queenie ran out of the house after a fight with her husband, Arthur, around 8:30pm. She went to the country club where a party going on. She left the club shortly before 1am and invited a few friends to follow her home and have one more drink. They got to the Trap house about ten minutes after Queenie giving her time alone at the home. The guests were met at the door by Queenie who stated, “Something terrible happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do?” The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the side of his head, confirmed that he’d been drunk, and put his time of death around 8pm.