Exam The Open Window

Question 1

Exposition

Answer 1

The nervous Framton and self possessed Vera meet at Mrs. Sappleton’s home

Question 2

Rising action

Answer 2

Vera very dramatically relates a story about how her aunt’s husband and two brothers left through the window to go hunting and never returned

Question 3

Climax

Answer 3

As Framton chats with Mrs. Sappleton, the three hunters and their dog stroll toward the open window

Question 4

Falling Action

Answer 4

Thinking he has seen ghosts, Framton runs from the home in shock

Question 5

Resolution

Answer 5

Vera concocts a story about framton’s horror of dogs to excuse his sudden departure

Question 6

Conflicts

Answer 6

Conflicts include the external struggle between Framton and Vera and the internal struggle within Framton between his nerves and reclusive tendencies and his desicion to try to calm down his nerves by meeting total strangers

Question 7

Irony

Answer 7

the difference between appearance and reality

Question 8

Three types of irony

Answer 8

dramatic irony
verbal irony
irony of the situation

Question 9

dramatic irony

Answer 9

something is known by the writer or the audience but unknown to the characters

Question 10

verbal irony

Answer 10

a character says one thing but means another

Question 11

irony of situation

Answer 11

an event occurs that is contrary to what is expected by the characters or the audience

Question 12

Character

Answer 12

individual that takes part in the action of a literary work

Question 13

protagonist

Answer 13

has a central role in the story

Question 14

antagonist

Answer 14

works against the protagonist, this friction creates conflict

Question 15

characterization

Answer 15

the act of creating or describing a character

Question 16

major character

Answer 16

characters around whom a story is centered

Question 17

minor characters

Answer 17

play lesser roles in the story and may give the major characters points of interaction

Question 18

round character

Answer 18

shows emotional complexity and development

Question 19

flat character

Answer 19

exhibits only a single quality. Are considered stereotypes

Question 20

dynamic character

Answer 20

are affected by the plot events and, therefore undergo change

Question 21

static character

Answer 21

remain the same throughout the story
not affected by the events of the story

Question 22

Characterization techniques

Answer 22

-showing what characters say think or do
-showing what other characters say or think about them
-Describing physical features, dress, and personality characters display

Question 23

setting

Answer 23

time and place in which a story occurs

Question 24

author of the open window pseudonym

Answer 24

Saki

Question 25

author of the open window real name

Answer 25

Hector Hugh Munro

Question 26

Framton nuttel is described in the social context as

Answer 26

a nervous and depressed man who is new in town

Question 27

letter of introduction

Answer 27

letter that serves as a kind of social resume and states the newcomers family connections, qualifications, reputation and interests.

Question 28

when and where is the story set

Answer 28

19th century England

Question 29

What does Framton think is a good topic of conversation? What does this fact suggest about his character?

Answer 29

He thinks it’s a good topic to talk about his health. This suggests that he is socially awkward and self-centered.

Question 30

What point of view is this story told and from which character’s perspective?

Answer 30

The story is told from 3rd person pov, omniscient and from Framtons perspective

Question 31

List questions Vera asks Framton about ‘the people round here’ and about her aunt

Answer 31

Do you know many people round here?
Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?

Question 32

Infer why Vera would asks the questions she did

Answer 32

Vera wants to see if she would be able to fool Framton by telling him a fictional tale about the family

Question 33

Identify what Framton knows about the Sappletons before his visit

Answer 33

He knows that his sister knows the family, he knows the name and address of the home

Question 34

How does Vera direct Framtons attention to the open window? How does framton respond?

Answer 34

Vera says that Framton may think it is odd to have the window open on an autumn afternoon. He responds that it is quite warm for that time of year and wants to know if the window is linked with Mrs. Sappletons “tragedy:

Question 35

Explain why Vera wants framton to notice the window.

Answer 35

She wants him to notice the window so she can use its being open as a ‘spring board’ for her story.

Question 36

Record how framton reacts to the arrival of the Hunters and how Ms. Sappleton reacts to Framtons departure

Answer 36

He is shocked and afraid, since he thinks they are ghosts. Mrs. Sappleton thinks that Framtons behavior is eccentric and strange

Question 37

What does Vera suggest is the reason for Framtons quick departure

Answer 37

Vera suggested that Framton left because of his horror of dogs due to a terrifying experience that happened in Ganges while hunting.

Question 38

short story

Answer 38

brief work of fiction

Question 39

point of view

Answer 39

vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

Question 40

Poor dear aunt

Answer 40

Vera is confident and composed
what a character says

Question 41

Enough to make anyone lose their nerve

Answer 41

vera is confident and composed
what a character says

Question 42

“My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel” said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen

Answer 42

Vera is confident and composed
what the author says

Question 43

Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?

Answer 43

Vera is manipulaive and deceitful
what a character says

Question 44

Do you know, sometimes on still, quiet evenings like this I almost get the feeling that they will walk in through the window

Answer 44

vera is manipulative and deceitful
what a character says

Question 45

she broke off with a little shudder

Answer 45

vera is manipulative and deceitful
what a character does

Question 46

the child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes

Answer 46

vera is manipulative and deceitful
what a character does

Question 47

Romance at short notice is her specialty

Answer 47

vera is manipulative and deceitful
what the author says

Question 48

Here the childs voice lost its self-possessed note and became falteringly human

Answer 48

vera is manipulative and deceitful
what the author says

Question 49

‘The doctor agrees that by ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in nature of violent, physical exercise.”

Answer 49

Framton is nervous, easily agitated and jumpy
what a character says

Question 50

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat, the hall-door, the gravel drive, and the front gate were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat

Answer 50

Framton is nervous, easily agitated and jumpy
What a character does

Question 51

A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel” said Mrs. Sappleton “One would think he had seen a ghost”

Answer 51

Framton is nervous, easily agitated and jumpy
what other characters say

Question 52

Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing

Answer 52

Framton is nervous, easily agitated and jumpy
what the author says

Question 53

In a chill shock of nameless fear, Framton swung around his seat and looked in the same direction

Answer 53

Framton is gullible or easily tricked by others
what a character does

Question 54

It certainly was unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary

Answer 54

Framton is gullible or easily tricked by others
what the author says

Question 55

to framton, it (mrs sappletons delusion) was all purely horrible

Answer 55

Framton is gullible or easily tricked by others
what the author says

Question 56

“i know how it will be” his sister said… “You will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul…”

Answer 56

Framton is antisocial and reclusive
what other characters say

Question 57

Do you know many of the people round here?’ asked the niece when she judged they had had sufficient silent communion

Answer 57

Framton is antisocial and reclusive
what the author says