WorksheetsAn uncomfortable bed
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why does the narrator first suspect his friends have planned a practical joke?
Because they are all going to bed at the same time
Because they are laughing too much at dinner
Because they have played tricks on him before
Because they are being overly attentive to him
Which quotation from the story best supports the response in part A?
”when I arrived, they gave me a princely reception...”( paragraph 3)
”here are people who have more than their share of amusement...”(paragraph 5)
“Every one seemed to me an object of suspicion...”(paragraph 6)
“The hour struck for retiring, an the whole household came to escort me...”(paragraph 7)
Which statement describes the narrator’s point of view in the story?
He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce irony
He shows omniscience to produce humor
He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce suspense
He shows omniscience to produce tension
Select the evidence from the story that best supports the answer to part A?
“I said to myself:’look out, old ferret! They have something in store for you”( paragraph 4)
“They must have planned some good joke. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke” (paragraph 5)
“I scented a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game. But what was it?(paragraph 6)
“Everything seemed quiet in the chateau”(paragraph 12)
Which sentence beat describes the narrator’s actions that advance the plot?
he shares that he is fond of practical jokes
He pretends as though nothing is wrong
He goes to bed later than the other guests
He guards against a practical joke
Which sentence from the story best supports he answer in part A?
“I do not care to know people who are not”(paragraph 2)
“And I did not want to be caught”(paragraph 11)
“I dragged all these objects into the very middle of the room, facing he entrance door”(paragraph 11)
“Then I extinguished all the candles, and, groping my way, I slipped under the bedclothes”(paragraph 11)
In paragraph 6, what is the impact of the phrase an object of suspicion on the tone of the story?
It helps create a cynical tone
It helps create a frightening tone
It helps create a jovial tone
It helps create a hopeless tone
Which detail has a similar impact on tone as the phrase an object of suspicion?
“...the whole household came to escort me to my room”(paragraph 7)
“The shutters, large wooden shutters, were open”(paragraph 10)
“If they were spying on me, as I supposed, they must....”(paragraph 11)
“So I made up my mind to go to bed”(paragraph 11)
Which sentence stars a theme the author develops over the course of the story?
One’s first instincts should always be trusted
Acting on one’s fears can cause them to come true
Old friends can quickly turn into new enemies
The unexpected should always be expected
Which detail best helps to refine the theme he author develops over the course of the story?
“I thought: ‘here are people who have more than their share of amusement, and apparently without reason”(paragraph 5)
“I was going perhaps to receive a cold showe-bath from overhead, or perhaps, the moment I stretched myself out, to find myself sinking to the flor with my mattress”(paragraph 11)
“For at least another hour I remained awake, starting at the slightest sound”(paragraph 12)
“The precautions I had taken in closing the shutters and going to sleep in the middle of the room had only brought about the practical joke I had been trying to avoid”(paragraph 16)
