“The Signal-Man” and Other Stories Quizzes

"The Signal-Man" and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Signalman"?
An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

The specter

The signalman
2 What year was "The Signalman" first published?
1866

1986

1988

2001
3 What genre best describes "The Signalman"?
Journalism

Horror

True crime

Realistic fiction
4 Where is "The Signalman" set?
A rail cutting in England

An antique shop

A steamliner

A subway station
5 What color is the light the specter appears next to?
Red

Yellow

White

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

Precipitate

Zigzag

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

Computer

Telephone

VCR
9 What greeting opens the story?
Halloa!

Hi there!

Hullo!

Hey hey!
10 How does the signalman first respond when the narrator calls down to him?
He looks down the rail line

He looks up

He covers his head

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

Sallow

Red

Pale
12 To what does the narrator compare the tunnel?
A dungeon

A deep well

A grave

A bottomless pit
13 What temperature is the wind that rushes through the tunnel?
Body-temperature

Cold

Hot

It is never mentioned
14 What source of warmth is in the signalman's box?
Candles

Electric heater

There is no warmth

Fire
15 Which answer best defines saturnine?
Gloomy

Bright-eyed

Broad-shouldered

Celestial
16 What reason does the signalman give for his initial fear of the narrator?
Teenagers call down to tease him

He wonders if he'd seen him before

Someone has been harassing him

He is identical to his brother
17 What subjects has the signalman learned in his spare time while working?
Chemistry

Natural philosophy

A language and arithmetic

Engineering and physics
18 What did the signalman study as a younger man?
Maths

Chemistry

Natural philosophy

Engineering
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 mice from running in

To keep out the unhealthy damp

To keep out the specter

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

Thrice

Once

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

He plans to kill himself

He believes in ghosts

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

Mister

Charles

Sir
24 What does the signalman request the narrator do when the narrator bids him farewell the first time they meet?
To take a safer path

To bring him some food

To contact a doctor on his behalf

Not to call down to him
25 The signalman asks the narrator if he said "Halloa! Below there!" because the words were conveyed in what way?
Via a supernatural force

Via his railway superiors

Via the bullies who shout at him

Via his dead brother

The Signal-Man is a ghost story?

Yes, The Signal-Man is a ghost story.

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The Signal-Man is a ghost story?

Yes, The Signal-Man is a ghost story.

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The Signal-Man

Early in the story, the narrator refers to the train tunnel at the entrance to which the signalman works as "this great dungeon." In this metaphor, the narrator compares the empty, abyss-like tunnel to a fortified subterranean prison cell in order...

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"The Signal-Man" and Other Stories

by Charles Dickens

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