“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

An unnamed third-person narrator

The signalman

The specter
2 What year was "The Signalman" first published?
1988

2001

1986

1866
3 What genre best describes "The Signalman"?
Realistic fiction

True crime

Journalism

Horror
4 Where is "The Signalman" set?
A steamliner

A rail cutting in England

An antique shop

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

Yellow

Green

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

Zigzag

Damp

Gradual
7 What color hair does the signalman have?
Red

Blond

Black

He's bald
8 What technology features prominently in the signalman's box?
VCR

Computer

Telephone

Telegraph
9 What greeting opens the story?
Hi there!

Hey hey!

Hullo!

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

He blinks rapidly

He looks up

He looks down the rail line
11 How does the narrator describe the signalman's skin?
Sallow

Sunburnt

Pale

Red
12 To what does the narrator compare the tunnel?
A deep well

A grave

A bottomless pit

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

It is never mentioned

Hot

Body-temperature
14 What source of warmth is in the signalman's box?
There is no warmth

Candles

Fire

Electric heater
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?
Someone has been harassing him

Teenagers call down to tease him

He wonders if he'd seen him before

He is identical to his brother
17 What subjects has the signalman learned in his spare time while working?
A language and arithmetic

Chemistry

Natural philosophy

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

Maths

Engineering

Chemistry
19 How does the signalman feel about being overeducated for his job?
He longs to make more money

He is too old to change his life

He hopes to rise through the rail company ranks

None of these
20 Why does the narrator believe the signalman keeps the door of his box shut?
To keep out the unhealthy damp

To keep out the specter

To keep mice from running in

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?
Twice

Four times

Once

Thrice
22 What does the signalman admit to the narrator on the first occasion they talk?
He plans to kill himself

He is full of glee

He believes in ghosts

He is troubled
23 What does the signalman call the narrator?
Sir

Fellow

Mister

Charles
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

To take a safer path

To bring him some food

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 his dead brother

Via the bullies who shout at him

Via his railway superiors

Via a supernatural force

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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