The Open Window by Saki
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- Q1If the term “romance” is interpreted as meaning “adventure” or “fun,” then what is meant by the last line of the story, which states “Romance at short notice was her specialty.”?Vera's favorite movie was "Romancing the Stone."Vera liked to meet people in chat rooms, and sometimes she found romance there too.The self-possessed girl named Vera entertains herself by creating amusing situations at a moment's notice.Vera specialized in fixing up couples. She was a "match maker."45s
- Q2What is ironic about the plot of "The Open Window"?It is ironic that the girl's name is Vera.It is ironic that a doctor would think that spending time in the country would help a person's nerves.Snipe is not a real animal, so it is ironic that Saki would use this word in his story.A woman's husband went hunting and has never returned.45s
- Q3What explanation does Vera, the fifteen-year-old niece, provide for Framton’s exit in "The Open Window"?He was tired of being treated so rudely by Mrs. Sappleton.She finally told the truth and explained about the trick she'd played on him.She suggests that Framton is afraid of the spaniel because he once suffered a traumatic event with being chased in a cemetery by “pariah dogs.”She said that he had a personal emergency that required him to get home and change clothes.45s
- Q4“Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall-door, the gravel-drive, and the front gate were dimly-noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid an imminent collision.” What PRECEDES (happens prior to) this event?The return of the husband, the brothers, and the little brown spaniel.He was so cold that he had to get out of the house and go someplace warmer.Framton realized that he had forgotten his letters of introduction back at the hotel.Framton saw a ghost.60s
- Q5Why is Framton so uncomfortable during his visit with Mrs. Sappleton ?She speaks at length about her husband and brothers and her expectation for their return. He thinks she is suffering from a mental condition.She does not seem to even notice that Framton is there. She does not offer him a drink or any food, and she does not talk to him either. She is very rude.She keeps jumping up and running around the room, and he finds it distracting.She has a large rip in her slacks, and he can't stop looking at it.45s
- Q6what explanation does Vera provide regarding her aunt’s open window at this late point in the year?She explains that her aunt is going through menopause and has "hot flashes."She confides that her aunt has been waiting for three years for her lost husband and two younger brothers who never returned from a hunting trip.Her aunt cannot see very well, so she has the window open in order to have more sunlight in the room.She says that her aunt likes birds and is hoping that one will fly in so she can make a pet out of it.60s
- Q7How does Framton Nuttel’s sister attempt to help him during his visit to the country?She provides him with letters of introduction so that he will go out and meet people.Framton Nuttel's sister writes out instructions and maps for her brother.She takes him around to the neighbors and introduces him to everyone.His sister doesn't help him at all. Instead, she plays tricks on him by telling him lies about hunters lost in the woods.60s
- Q8Why is Framton Nuttel spending time in the countryside?He came to the countryside to hunt Snipe and other wild game.Framton Nuttel is a reporter for the New York Times who is doing an article on famous snipe hunters.He is enjoying a vacation in the country.He is undergoing a “nerve cure” prescribed by his doctors.45s
- Q9Which of the following is true about the narrator of the main story in “The Open Window”?The narrator is a character in the story who tells the story from an objective point of view, without commentary or opinions.The narrator is not a character in the story but still focuses for most of the story on one character’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences.The narrator is not a character in the story and tells the story from an objective point of view, without commentary or opinions.The narrator is a character in the story who tells the story from a subjective point of view, sharing his or her own thoughts, feelings, and experiences.60s
- Q10Read the following three quotations from the story. ---“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” pursued the self-possessed young lady. (paragraph 8) ----“You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon,” said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a lawn. (paragraph 12) ---She broke off with a little shudder. (paragraph 15) What conclusions can you most logically draw about Vera from these quotations and the context of the story?She is high strung and emotionally immature.She is mentally unbalanced, suffering delusions.She is a clever and convincing storyteller.She is a nosy busybody, inclined to gossip.60s
- Q11Based on the answer to the previous question and the context of the story, what conclusion can you most logically draw about Vera’s reasons for acting as she does?She maliciously desires to cause Framton harm for no reason.She has become deranged because of a recent family tragedy.She is jealous of the attention that she fears Framton will receive.She is a trickster who likes to test people’s willingness to believe.60s
- Q12Which of the following answer choices best states one theme of the story?Appearances do not always reflect reality. -- Vera’s imagination allows her to make the hunters’ innocent homecoming and Framton’s panicked exit seem to be something they are not.Lies and deception usually lead to destruction.--Framton’s nervous condition makes him respond in terror to the events and run away.Social classes divide people into adversarial groups.--Framton’s ill health makes him reliant on Vera’s upper class family for their hospitality.The miraculous can happen when one least expects it.--Vera’s excellent memory allows her to predict the exact details of the hunters’ mysterious return, down to their muddy appearance and the song one of them sings.60s
- Q13What paragraph from “The Open Window” most clearly foreshadows later developments in the story?Paragraph 1Paragraph 8Paragraph 4Paragraph 360s
- Q14Which of the following paragraphs of the story most increases suspense?paragraph 20paragraph 23paragraph 12paragraph 1545s
- Q15Which is most clearly a motif in the story?wet and gloomy weather, both in the main story and in Vera’s storya person misled about a stranger, as when first Framton and then Mrs. Sappleton is deceivedmisfortune, both in the case of Framton’s condition and in the case of the hunting accidentrebellion against an oppressive family, as when Vera deceives first Framton and then her aunt60s