“The Signal-Man” and Other Stories Quizzes

"The Signal-Man" and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Signalman"?

An unnamed first-person narrator

The specter

The signalman

An unnamed third-person narrator
2 What year was "The Signalman" first published?

1866

2001

1988

1986
3 What genre best describes "The Signalman"?

Journalism

True crime

Realistic fiction

Horror
4 Where is "The Signalman" set?

A steamliner

An antique shop

A subway station

A rail cutting in England
5 What color is the light the specter appears next to?

Yellow

Green

Red

White
6 Which adjective is NOT a good description of the path down to the tunnel?

Damp

Zigzag

Precipitate

Gradual
7 What color hair does the signalman have?

Black

Blond

He's bald

Red
8 What technology features prominently in the signalman's box?

Telegraph

VCR

Computer

Telephone
9 What greeting opens the story?

Hi there!

Hullo!

Hey hey!

Halloa!
10 How does the signalman first respond when the narrator calls down to him?

He looks up

He looks down the rail line

He covers his head

He blinks rapidly
11 How does the narrator describe the signalman's skin?

Pale

Sallow

Red

Sunburnt
12 To what does the narrator compare the tunnel?

A bottomless pit

A deep well

A grave

A dungeon
13 What temperature is the wind that rushes through the tunnel?

Body-temperature

Hot

It is never mentioned

Cold
14 What source of warmth is in the signalman's box?

Candles

Fire

Electric heater

There is no warmth
15 Which answer best defines saturnine?

Gloomy

Bright-eyed

Celestial

Broad-shouldered
16 What reason does the signalman give for his initial fear of the narrator?

He wonders if he'd seen him before

He is identical to his brother

Someone has been harassing him

Teenagers call down to tease him
17 What subjects has the signalman learned in his spare time while working?

A language and arithmetic

Chemistry

Engineering and physics

Natural philosophy
18 What did the signalman study as a younger man?

Maths

Engineering

Chemistry

Natural philosophy
19 How does the signalman feel about being overeducated for his job?

He longs to make more money

He hopes to rise through the rail company ranks

He is too old to change his life

None of these
20 Why does the narrator believe the signalman keeps the door of his box shut?

To keep in the heat

To keep out the unhealthy damp

To keep mice from running in

To keep out the specter
21 The first time they meet, how many times does the signalman go outside when his bell doesn't ring?

Thrice

Four times

Once

Twice
22 What does the signalman admit to the narrator on the first occasion they talk?

He plans to kill himself

He is troubled

He believes in ghosts

He is full of glee
23 What does the signalman call the narrator?

Sir

Mister

Charles

Fellow
24 What does the signalman request the narrator do when the narrator bids him farewell the first time they meet?

To contact a doctor on his behalf

Not to call down to him

To take a safer path

To bring him some food
25 The signalman asks the narrator if he said "Halloa! Below there!" because the words were conveyed in what way?

Via the bullies who shout at him

Via a supernatural force

Via his dead brother

Via his railway superiors

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