The Invisible Man

Select two details from the text that support the idea that something might be off about the new visitor.

• A) A guest to stop at Iping in the wintertime was an unheard-of piece of luck

• B) Although the fire was burning up briskly, she was surprised to see that her visitor still wore his hat and coat

• C) she noticed that he wore big blue spectacles with sidelights, and had a bush side-whisker over his coat-collar that completely hid his cheeks and face

• D) When she returned he was still standing there, like a man of stone, his back hunched

Read the excerpt from the text. It was the fact that all his forehead above his blue glasses was covered by a white bandage, and that another covered his ears, leaving not a scrap of his face exposed excepting only his pink, peaked nose. It was bright, pink, and shiny just as it had been at first. Why did the author include descriptive language?

• A) to suggest the man should not be trusted

• B) to prove why the man was in need of shelter

• C) to explain how the man was different than others

• D) to show the strangeness of the man’s appearance

Based on the title and the descriptions of the man, which of the following is probably true about the man?

• A) He is dangerous.

• B) He is injured.

• C) He is invisible.

• D) He is mysterious.

4. Read the sentence from the text. He held a white cloth—it was a serviette he had brought with him—over the lower part of his face, so that his mouth and jaws were completely hidden, and that was the reason of his muffled voice. What does the word serviette most likely mean?

• A) a napkin

• B) a blanket

• C) a hat

• D) a mask

5. What inference can be made about Mrs. Hall’s opinion about the visitor? Support your answers with details from the text.

What does the surprise arrival of the traveler on a cold and snowy winter day foreshadow?

• A) The trouble that will follow the man.

• B) The man’s unusual appearance.

• C) A positive turn in the story’s plot.

• D) A negative event soon to come.

Summarize what happens in the text. Use key events from the text to support your summary.

Part A: What is the theme of the text?

• A) Do not trust people you do not know.

• B) Imagination makes everyday life more exciting.

• C) It is hard to judge a person by their appearance.

• D) You should always treat guests with respect.

8. Part B: Which two details from the text best support your answer in part A?

• A "The poor soul's had an accident or an op'ration or somethin'," said Mrs. Hall.

• C She put on some more coal, unfolded the clothes-horse, and extended the traveller's coat upon this.

• F She hung his muffler on a corner of the house.

• H Talkin' through it! ... Perhaps his mouth was hurt too—maybe."

Select the word, from the following excerpt, that best suggests the traveler is hiding something. "He turned his head and looked at her over his shoulder. "I prefer to keep them on," he said with emphasis, and she noticed that he wore big blue spectacles with sidelights, and had a bush side-whisker over his coat-collar that completely  hid his cheeks and face."

• A) prefer

• B) emphasis

• C) spectacles

• D) hid