"The Open Window" Review

Which of the following is a true statement about Framton Nuttel?

• He and Vera are good friends.

• He will return from hunting within the hour.

• He agrees to deliver gifts to Mrs. Sappleton from his sister.

• He has just moved to the area and doesn't know many people.

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Vera tells Framton the window is open because

• her aunt is waiting for her dead husband and brothers to return from hunting.

• her aunt likes to hear the sound of her husband and brothers hunting.

• her aunt's husband died when he fell through the window three years ago.

• her aunt's little brown spaniel is lost and needs a way back into the house.

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Why is Framton Nuttel visiting the Sappleton's in the country?

• He hopes to go on a hunting expedition.

• He hopes to rest and relax his nerves.

• He is attending a family reunion.

• He is delivering a message from his sister.

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Why does Vera ask Framton if he knows her aunt well?

• She wants to prepare him for her aunt's strange behavior.

• She believes he has seen the house before.

• She must make sure he doesn't know her aunt before she decides she does not like him.

• She must make sure he doesn't know her aunt before she creates her fictional tale about the open window.

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Until Mr. Sappleton returns, Framton believes that Mrs. Sappleton is

• rather cold-hearted

• mentally unsound

• exceptionally boring

• perfectly normal

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In what does Framton seem to be mainly interested?

• Vera's flirtatious behavior

• the masculine atmosphere

• Mrs. Sappleton's mood

• his own problems

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Why does Framton flee the house when Mr. Sappleton returns?

• He is suddenly taken ill and needs urgent care.

• He thinks Mr. Sappleton has come back from the dead.

• He is afraid he will be suspected of flirting with Mrs. Sappleton.

• He was once chased by dogs into a freshly dug grave.

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Which of the following best describes Framton's feelings at the moment the men return to the house?

• excited

• cautious

• terrified

• surprised

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When Mr. Sappleton returns at the end of the story, we realize that

• Mr. Sappleton is a ghost.

• Vera played a trick on Framton.

• Vera is a mental patient.

• Framton understands the joke.

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When she tells her aunt and uncle about Framton's fear of dogs, it becomes clear that Vera

• is not very good at keeping the secrets of others.

• will continue to tell made-up stories.

• enjoys lying to strangers and is always honest with her family.

• feels bad about deceiving Framton.

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