Chapter 4 "The Invisible Man"

At the beginning of chapter 4 what extraordinary event is the writer foreshadowing?

• The church service

• The Coach Festival

• The Summer Festival

• The Club Festival

How did the stranger settle the skirmishes he had with Mrs. Hall?

• By promising her he would give her more money.

• By threatening her

• with a very quick extra payment

• by yelling at her to leave him alone

What does Ostentatiously mean on page 21?

"but he showed his dislike chiefly by concealing it ostentatiously."

• Ostentatiously means to do something frequently.

• Ostentatiously means to do something rudely.

• Ostentatiously means to do something secretly.

• Ostentatiously means to do something obviously to attract attention.

How did Mrs. Hall appease her husband when he complained about the stranger?

• Mrs. Hall told her husband she doesn't like him either but she will try and get him to leave in the during the club festival.

• Mrs. Hall told her husband she doesn't like him either but she will try to get him to leave in the spring.

• Mrs. Hall told her husband he pays the bills on time.

• Mrs. Hall told her husband he pays more than the other guests.

Why did Mrs. Hall mention ,"wait till summer," to Mr. Hall?

• The summer is when the politicians come to town so, maybe then they can get a politician to take the stranger's place.

• The summer is when the club festival takes place so, maybe then they can get someone else to take the stranger's place.

• The summer is when the artisks (artists) come to town so, maybe then they can get an artist to take the stranger's place.

• The summer is when the circus comes to town so, maybe then they can get someone coming to see the circus to take the stranger's place.

What did Mrs. Hall mean when she said the stanger would work very fitfully?

• She meant he would work only in the evening.

• She meant he would work with fits and anger.

• She meant he would work constantly.

• She meant he would work sporadically.

When The stranger went for his walks how did this

affect the people who came in contact with him? Who were they and how did they reeact?

(more than 1 answer)

• Men of the town screamed when they saw him walking at night.

• Teddy Humfrey tumbled out of his coat and was scared by the stranger's skull like head.

• Children that saw him dreamed of bogies (monsters) after they saw him.

• Women fainted when they saw him walking at night.

What were the different opinions held by the people of the town about the invisible man?

(more than 1 answer)

• Silas Durgan thinks the stranger could make a fortune if he showed himself at fairs.

• Mr. Ferenside thought the stranger was piebald.

• Mrs. Hall sees the stranger as an Experimental Investigator.

• Some people see the stranger as a criminal trying to escape from justice.

What were some of the reasons the people of the town did not like the stranger? (more than one answer)

• His behavior for closing doors, pulling down blinds, and putting out candles and lamps.

• He was irritable.

• His frantic gesticulations (gestures)

• scaring people when he walked at night

What did the the younger people do to rudely make fun of the stranger?

• They would call him names when they saw him.

• They would try to trip him when he walked by.

• When he walked by him on the street they would make fun of him by imitating him.

• They would laugh at him to his face when they saw him.