“The Signal-Man” and Other Stories Quizzes

"The Signal-Man" and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Signalman"?

The signalman

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

1866

2001

1988

1986
3 What genre best describes "The Signalman"?

Horror

Journalism

Realistic fiction

True crime
4 Where is "The Signalman" set?

An antique shop

A subway station

A steamliner

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

Yellow

Green

White

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

Zigzag

Damp

Gradual

Precipitate
7 What color hair does the signalman have?

Red

Black

He's bald

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

Telegraph

Computer

VCR

Telephone
9 What greeting opens the story?

Hullo!

Hi there!

Halloa!

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

He blinks rapidly

He looks down the rail line

He looks up

He covers his head
11 How does the narrator describe the signalman's skin?

Red

Sallow

Pale

Sunburnt
12 To what does the narrator compare the tunnel?

A grave

A bottomless pit

A deep well

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

Cold

Body-temperature

It is never mentioned

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

Electric heater

Candles

There is no warmth

Fire
15 Which answer best defines saturnine?

Bright-eyed

Celestial

Gloomy

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

He is identical to his brother

He wonders if he'd seen him before

Teenagers call down to tease him

Someone has been harassing him
17 What subjects has the signalman learned in his spare time while working?

A language and arithmetic

Engineering and physics

Natural philosophy

Chemistry
18 What did the signalman study as a younger man?

Maths

Chemistry

Engineering

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

He is too old to change his life

He hopes to rise through the rail company ranks

He longs to make more money

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 in the heat

To keep out the specter

To keep out the unhealthy damp
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 believes in ghosts

He is full of glee

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

Mister

Charles

Sir

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

To bring him some food

To contact a doctor on his behalf

To take a safer path

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 the bullies who shout at him

Via his railway superiors

Via a supernatural force

Via his dead brother

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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Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/12/2022 10:19 PM