Hearts and Hands

Which quotation from the selection best helps to create suspense in the story?

• At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express train.

• The young woman's glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest.

• He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the sinning "bracelet" to the left one of his companion.

• "I could live and be happy in the West."

Who are the main characters?

• Towers Chandler and Mrs. Black

• Marian and Sissie

• Marian and Marie

• Towers Chandler and Marian

Who is the writer of the story 'Hearts and Hands'?

• R.K Narayan

• Ruskin Bond

• O. Henry

• T.S Arthur

What does 'Hearts' in the title 'Hearts and Hands' symbolise?

• Easton’s love for money

• Miss Fairchild’s enjoyment of the West

• the marshal’s kindness toward Easton

• the passenger’s appreciation for the marshal

Give a word from the story which means 'an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things'.

• influx

• tingeing

• shrewd

• counterfeit

Give a word from the story which means 'a person's face or facial expression'.

• forestalled

• counterfeit

• countenance

• shrewd

Give a word from the story which means 'prevent by taking action ahead of time'.

• countenance

• shrewd

• forestalled

• ruffled

Which character in 'Hearts and Hands' is revealed to be the true marshal?

• A) Mr. Easton

• B) Miss Fairchild

• C) The glum-faced man

• D) The conductor

What is the primary setting of the story 'Hearts and Hands'?

• A) A courtroom

• B) A train

• C) A hotel lobby

• D) A Western saloon

What literary device is primarily used in the twist ending of 'Hearts and Hands'?

• A) Foreshadowing

• B) Irony

• C) Metaphor

• D) Simile