مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ج

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART C

PSYCHICS, COWARDS AND CON ARTISTS

While James had to trick his way into prison, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill tricked their way out of prison.

Who tricked his way into prison? James tricked his way into prison. Did Jones and Hill trick their way into prison? No, Jones and Hill didn’t trick their way into prison. Jones and Hill tricked their way out of prison.

Unlike Tucker, they didn’t fake death, but rather madness and psychic ability.

Did Tucker fake his death? Yes, Tucker faked his death. What did Hill and Jones fake? Hill and Jones faked madness and psychic ability.

Jones was a British officer during WWI fighting the Turks in what is now Iraq.

What kind of officer was Jones? Jones was a British officer. Was he fighting the Turks?

Yes, he was fighting the Turks.

He was captured and marched 2,000 miles over 62 days to the Yozgad prisoner of war camp in Turkey.

Was he marched 2,000 miles over 62 days? Yes, he was marched 2,000 miles over 62 days.

The seed for their escape from Yozgad came from an innocent postcard Jones received from his aunt.

Who did Jones receive a postcard from? Jones received a postcard from his Aunt. Was this postcard the seed for their escape from Yozgad? Yes, this postcard was the seed for their escape from Yozgad.

She suggested that he and the other prisoners entertain themselves with a Ouija board.

Did she suggest that they escape using a Ouija board? No, she didn’t suggest they escape using a Ouija board. She suggested they entertain themselves using a Ouija board.

They cut out paper squares with letters and numbers, placed them on a table and used a glass as a pointer.

Did they use glass squares with letters and numbers? No, they didn’t use glass squares with letters and numbers. They used paper squares with letters and numbers. What did they use as a pointer? They used a glass as a pointer.

Out of boredom, Jones secretly took control of the pointer and pretended that a spirit was writing messages through the Ouija board.

What did Jones take control of? Jones took control of the pointer. What did he pretend the spirit was doing? He pretended the spirit was writing messages through the Ouija board.

The other prisoners were easily fooled, and they weren’t the only ones.

Was Jones easily fooled? No, Jones wasn’t easily fooled. The other prisoners were easily fooled. Were they the only ones? No, they weren’t the only ones.

The camp interpreter, a man named Moїse, was very interested.

Who was very interested? The camp interpreter, a man named Moїse, was very interested.

All of the prisoners hated Moїse for stealing their packages and taking bribes.

Why did all the prisoners hate Moїse? All the prisoners hated Moїse for stealing their packages and taking bribes.

Jones saw this as a perfect opportunity to mess with him.

Did Jones see this as the perfect opportunity to escape? No, he didn’t see this as the perfect opportunity to escape. He saw this as the perfect opportunity to mess with Moїse.

Jones told the other prisoners to tell Moїse that he was a powerful psychic.

Did Jones tell the other prisoners to lie to Moїse? Yes, Jones told the other prisoners to lie to Moїse.

They created a wild story about Jones having been captured by a tribe that shared their psychic secrets with him.

Did they create a wild story? Yes, they created a wild story. Did they create a wild story about Jones having been captured by a tribe? Yes, they created a wild story about Jones having been captured by a tribe. Did they create a wild story about Jones having been captured by a tribe that shared their psychic secrets with him? Yes, they created a wild story about Jones having been captured by a tribe that shared their psychic secrets with him.

Moїse ate it up and asked Jones to use his powers to get him information that he could use to hit on the female prisoners.

What kind of information did Moїse want? Moїse wanted information that he could use to hit on the female prisoners.

Jones strung Moїse along with fake information supposedly received from the spirit world.

Who strung Moїse along? Jones strung Moїse along. Did he string him along with fake information? Yes, he strung him along with fake information.

Moїse was so impressed by Jones’ powers, that he told the camp commander about the psychic prisoner.

Who did Moїse tell about the psychic prisoner? He told the camp commander about the psychic prisoner.

From then on, the commander said prisoners were forbidden from sharing information received from spirits in their letters home.

Were prisoners forbidden from communicating with spirits? No, prisoners weren’t forbidden from communicating with spirits. They were forbidden from sharing information received from spirits, in their letters home.

Jones thought that there must be a way to use Moїse and the commander’s gullibility to escape, but he needed help.

Did Jones want to use their gullibility to escape? Yes, Jones wanted to use their gullibility to escape.

He told them that an Australian prisoner named Cedric Hill was telepathic.

Did he tell them about Hill? Yes, he told them Hill was telepathic.

In actuality, Hill was an amateur magician. Jones and Hill used a magic trick to demonstrate his powers of telepathy.

Was Jones an amateur magician? No, Jones wasn’t an amateur magician. Hill was an amateur magician.