The Signalman

Who was the author of The Signalman?

• Roald Dahl

• Charles Dickens

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Shakespeare

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In 'The Signalman,' what does the appearance of the ghost indicate is about to happen?

• A train is coming

• Bad weather

• A tragedy is pending

• None of the answers are correct.

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Where is The Signalman set?

• Forrest

• Train station

• Just outside a tunnel in a signal box

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Which of the following job duties is NOT a duty of the signalman?

• To change the signal

• To conduct safety checks on the passengers

• To trim the lights

• To turn an iron handle

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What does the narrator see at the end at the end of the story?

• A man re - enacting the ghost's movements

• The Signalman seeing the ghost just before the driver is killed

• The ghost the signalman was talking about

• Nothing, the place where the signalman disappeared.

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In the story, the signalman feels responsible for the safety of which of the following people?

• The narrator

• Train passengers, conductors and railroad crew

• The apparition

• Himself

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The narrator and the signalman have different and contradictory interpretations of reality. What are they?

• The signal-man believes he should warn other railroad crewmen; the narrator believes they'll think he's crazy.

• The narrator believes that supernatural forces are at work; the signal-man believes the narrator has an overactive imagination.

• The signal-man believes that supernatural forces are at work; the narrator believes the signal-man

• The narrator believes the signal-man should warn other railroad crewmen; the signal-man believes they'll think he's crazy.

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