The Open Window

Framton Nuttel seeks______

• cure for a nervous disorder

• cure for heart murmur

• cure for a broken heart

• cure of believing in ghosts

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Vera is good at

• making Framton feel welcome

• making up stories

• making tea

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The open window in this story symbolizes

• honesty and truth

• healthy air and sunshine

• deceit and anguish

• falling in love

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The dramatic irony of the question Mrs. Sappleton asks Nuttel, “I hope Vera has been amusing you?” is because

• Vera is a quiet, shy girl

• Vera is a spinner of tales

• Vera never says a word

• Vera only talks to her aunt

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The situational irony of the open window being the scene of terror for Nuttel is because

• the open window should have been closed

• the open window is broken

• the open window is thought to be a place of happiness

• the window was not even open at all

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why is the detail that Nuttel is living in the country to cure his nervous condition critical to the outcome of the story?

• Vera will feel sorry for him

• Vera will be able to really upset him

• Vera will be able to convince him to love there

• Vera will ignore him

Self-possessed

• To make known

• To be confident or composed

• Swallow up

• Coming soon; Threatening

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does Vera confirm the fact that Framton Nuttel does not know her aunt well at all?

• She wants to prepare him for her aunt’s strange behavior if he does not know her.

• She believes she has seen him at the house before.

• She must confirm the fact that he does not know her aunt before she decides thatshe does not like him.

• She must confirm the fact that he does not know her before she creates her fictional tale about her aunt and the open window.

• She must confirm that her aunt does not know Framton's sister.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• sadly deranged.

• rather cold-hearted.

• exceptionally boring.

• perfectly normal.

• clever and outstanding

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

• He is suddenly taken ill and requires 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.

• He has a bad relationship with Mr. Sappleton.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4