Short Stories V4 HLZ

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

MARTIN

Where is Martin's mother

1. She has passed away
2. She is the fat lady in the green coat
3. it is one of the mysteries of the story
4. She has left Martin and his father

Why does the story end the way it does?

The Interlopers

Which word(s) from the text is/ are not about Interlopers

1. Georg Znayem and Ulrich van Gradwitz
2. Wolves
3. Marauders
4. Gamesnatchers

Themes in The Interlopers

An important difference between the animation and the original text is that in the animation

1. they drink wine not snaps
2. they don't really end their old feud
3. Georg Znayem is the wealthy landowner
4. the wolves are with ten

Nature interferes, but the ending suggests….

What supports this conclusion?

1. The fact that forgiveness doesn't stop the wolves
2. The fact that the men have ended their feud
3. The fact that they did not shoot each other
4. Because wolves is not spelled with captial letter

Graham Greene

The perspective is of particular importance in this story. Why?

The narrator changes his mind about which initial observation?

1. That her first book will be successful
2. That he will pay for the chablis
3. That the boy and girl seem similar in appearance and character
4. That the Japanese gentlemen are not as interesting

What belongs to whom?

weakness

Strength

mother

uncle

experience

powers of observation

Why does he secretly hope the Chelsea Set will fail?

White elephants are

1. figments of imagination
2. The gods' most valuable gift
3. extremely rare
4. a precious burden

The American is trying to convince the woman to

1. have an abortion
2. to marry him
3. to come with him to America
4. have a liver transplant so they can continue drinking

“I said we could have everything.”
“We can have everything.”
“No, we can’t.” Explain this dialogue:

Billy

Bell &

Christopher

Gregory W.

Weaver

Mulholland

Temple

Dragon

The landlady likes

1. tea, young boys and cake
2. visitors, cleanliness, stuffed animals
3. young boys and taxidermy
4. music, youth, uncanny stories

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The Open Window

How does the author create an opportunity for Vera to tell her lengthy flashback?

1. The events she describes occured 3 years earlier
2. The hunting party is late returning
3. Vera speaks rapidly and dramatically
4. Mr. Nuttel has to wait some time for Vera's aunt to appear

How does Vera's fanciful flashback have ironic consequences?

1. Vera's aunt is puzzled by Mr. Nuttels abrupt departure
2. Visiting his neighbors does nothing to help Framton's nerves
3. The hunting party looks exactly the way Vera described it
4. Mr. Nuttel believes every word of Vera's tall tale

Why does Framton deseperately want to change the topic with Mrs. Sappleton?

The ending is an example of..

1. a symbol
2. a conflict
3. a plot twist
4. satire