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1- The narrator. 3- The stranger. ( The storyteller ) 2- Dabney. 4- Mr. Ormond Wall.
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----- They were talking about unusual events that seemed to have no natural explanation.
2- What did Dabney do to include the stranger (the storyteller) in the talk?
----- He told them that it was a true story which happened to him personally and completed itself that afternoon.
4- Why were there patches on the walls of the bedroom?
----- Because the house was old and the place was damp.
5- What was strange about the patches on the wall?
----- There was only patch which never grew larger or changed its shape. It remained exactly the same.
6- Why did the storyteller spend so much time watching the face on his wall?
----- The picture controlled his thoughts and he thought of the man as his fellow lodger.
8- Why does the storyteller feel sure that the face on the wall was a face of a real person?
----- Because it had such a firm hold of him, and he believed that he and this person were in some way connected by fate.
9- What drove the storyteller to find out everything about the real man?
----- Because the face became the chief thing in his thoughts.
10- What decision did the storyteller take?
----- At busy corners and in places where men collected together in large numbers such as political meetings, football matches, and the railway stations.
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----- Because he stood at busy corners watching people an searching for the man whose face on the wall.
13- Where did he find the man?
----- Because he was trying to discover the identity of the man whose face had appeared on the wall.
15- What did the storyteller do to find out all he could about Mr. Wall?
----- First, He followed him and bought a ticket to Folkston. Then, he got on board and crossed to France. Next, he took up his position in front of his door and waited. Finally, he asked him to give him his card.
16- Why didn't Mr. Wall ask the storyteller the reason for his asking for his card?
----- The face grew faint and when he died, the face disappeared completely.
19- Why did the face disappear completely?
----- His car overturned and was taken to hospital in a serious condition, later he died.
21- What are the three extraordinary things about the story?
----- (1) The face on the wall was like the face of the American millionaire. ----- (2) The man's name was related to the place where it appeared. ----- (3) The stranger made up the story half an hour before.
22- How did the storyteller surprise us at the end?
----- He surprised us by saying that he made the story up half an hour before he told it.
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----- It's unreal story of someone's imagination to tell other people of unusual event happened to them.
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Quotation
1- " one of these was exactly like a human face lying in bed in the morning, I used to watch it"
1- Why were patches on the wall? 2- Describe the human face? 3- What was strange about the patches?
Answers
----- As he lived in an old house which was very damp. ----- It had a curious turn on the nose and shape of the head was very unusual. ----- While all the other patches on the wall changed, this one remained the same.
2- " I stood at busy corners watching the crowd until the people though me mad"
1- Who was the speaker searching for? 2- Why did the people think him mad? 3- Where did he see the man he was searching for?
Answers
----- He was searching for the man that his face appeared on the wall. ----- As stood at busy corners watching the crowd looking only at men but not women. ----- He saw him in a taxi driving towards Piccadilly.
3- " Excuse me, but do you mind giving me your card"
1- Who was the speaker? 2- What made the man giving him his card? 3- What happened to the speaker when he read the card?
Answers
----- The storyteller was the speaker. ----- He though the storyteller mad and considered it to do what he wanted.
54 ----- As soon as the speaker had read the card, he suddenly fainted.
a. By whom and to whom was his statement said? b. What was the speaker asked about? c. To what extent was his statement true?
2. I could tell you of an event which happened to me personally, and which strangely enough completed itself only this afternoon.
a. What was the event that happened to the speaker? b. What two things couldnt be explained about the event? c. How did it completed itself that afternoon?
3. One of these patches as indeed often happens was exactly like a human face.
a. Where was that patch? b. What was the strange thing about the patch? c. When did that patch disappear?
4. It was then that this face began to get a firmer hold of me. It grew more and more real and remarkable.
a. When did this face begin to get a firmer hold of the storyteller ? b. Why did he think it is a real face? c. Where did he search for that man? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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