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WorksheetsThe Dusk
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who wrote 'The Dusk'?
Myrtle Barber Carpenter
Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)
Margaret Cameron
Saki (William Blake)
Fill in the blanks:
"The atmosphere was a mixture of _____________, _____________ and _____________."
gleaming starlight; glowing moonlight; street lamp light
bright sunlight; blue skies; fluffy clouds
failing daylight; pale moonlight; street lamp light
None of the above
State whether the following extract is True of False:
"Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in Hyde Park, facing a fenced area of grass, planted with bushes."
True
False
How much did Gortsby loan the young man?
A shilling
A florin
A sovereign
A penny
A farthing
Name the place that the young man was supposed to stay in.
(a)
What connection had Gortsby made upon seeing the bar of soap next to the bench?
He immediately related it to the elderly man
He immediately related it to the young man
What happened to the Patagonian Hotel?
It had been trashed
It had been pulled down
It had fallen into the Thames
It was actually a shopping mall
Who was the elderly gentleman at the end of the story?
The man who had been sitting at the bench before the young man
The man who owned the bench
The man who owned the park
The father of the young man
Why did Gortsby refer to the young man as careless?
Because he forgot where his hotel was
Because he lost his cake of soap
Both of the above
None of the above
What had the elderly man lost?
(a)
