Chapter 8 "The Invisible Man"

What is the main idea of this short chapter 8?

• The main idea involves a man by the name of Gibbons who was relaxing in nature by himself when he hears some mysterious snorting.

• The main idea involves a man by the name of Gibbons who was relaxing in nature by himself when he hears rustling in the bushes.

• The main idea involves a man by the name of Gibbons who was relaxing in nature by himself when he hears some mysterious sneezing and swearing.

• The main idea involves a man by the name of Gibbons who was relaxing in nature by himself when he hears mysterious screaming

Gibbons describes the swearing he was hearing as being cultivated. What does cultivated mean?

• He did not speak like a man.

• He spoke like a man from another country.

• He spoke like an educated man.

• He spoke like an uneducated man.

Why was Gibbons so confused when he heard the sneezing and swearing?

• He had never heard someone swear and sneeze together before.

• He had never heard sneezing like that before.

• He heard the human sounds but he did not see a person

• He had never heard someone swear like that before.

What does indisputable mean in this sentence? "Yet the voice was indisputable."

• Indisputable means crazy

• Indisputable means loud

• Indisputable means confusing

• Indisputable means clear

According the Gibbon's report the swearing

grew to a climax, diminished again, then died away in the distance.

How do explain why this happened?

• The swearing grew softer as the stranger was close to him then he could not hear the stranger at all as the stranger walked away.

• The swearing grew louder as the stranger was close to him then got even louder when the stranger walked away.

• The swearing softer as the stranger was close to him then died away as the stranger walked away.

• The swearing grew louder as the stranger was close to him then died away as the stranger walked away.

What does the author mean by spasmodic sneeze? "It lifted to a spasmodic sneeze then ended."

• Spasmodic sneeze means a sneeze that is done briefly but quietly.

• Spasmodic sneeze means a sneeze that is very small.

• Spasmodic sneeze means a sneeze that is lasts a long time.

• Spasmodic sneeze means a sneeze that is done in a brief burst.

What made the occurance that Gibbon's experienced even more disturbing?

• The phenomenon was even more striking and disturbing to Gibbons because he did not know what to do.

• The phenomenon was even more striking and disturbing to Gibbons because he knew who the stranger was.

• The phenomenon was even more striking and disturbing because he knew what happened that morning in town.

• The phenomenon was even more striking and disturbing to Gibbons because he had not heard of the morning's occurances.

What was Gibbons experiencing when he heard the swearing and sneezing but could not see anyone?

• The invisible stranger was walking by Gibbons to get to the next town. While he was walking by him he was singing songs.

• The invisible stranger was walking by Gibbons to get to the next town. While he was walking by him he was swearing and sneezing.

• The invisible stranger was walking by Gibbons to get to the next town. While he was walking by him he was coughing.

• The invisible stranger was walking by Gibbons to get to the next town. While he was walking by him he pushed Gibbons.

What did Gibbons do following the strange phenomenon?

• He thought he was going crazy so he went to the doctor to get help.

• He ran after the sneezing and swearing sounds he was hearing.

• He stayed up on the hill and prayed.

• He ran down the hill to the village as fast as he could.