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Questions with answers




1-What was Augustus Pokewhistle?


- He was an artist. He painted pictures and drew
drawings.


2-Who did Augustus think the visitor was?


- Augustus thought the visitor was a doctor.


3-What kind of life has the man in bed had?


- He has had a miserable life.


4-How did he describe his friends? Do you think
he would be a nice person to have as a friend?


- He describes his friends as interfering and
so-called friends. I don’t think he
would be a nice person to have as a friend.


5-Why did he win a prize at the age of seven?


- At the age of seven he won a prize for a drawing
of an animal.


6-How did his parents encourage him to paint?


- They provided him with pencils and paper and
gave him the opportunity of studying under great painters.


7-What sort of business did he start at the
age of twenty-one?


- At the age of twenty-one he started a business
as a painter of other people.


8-Why didn’t Augustus’s business as a painter
of people do well?


- Because he only painted pictures (portraits) of
his face and nobody wanted to buy them.


9-Why did he stop painting people and to
paint the country?


- Because no body wanted the pictures of his face
and nobody came to have their pictures painted.


10-
Augustus turned to paint the country but he
couldn’t sell any of the painting. Give a reason.


- He only painted the view from his front and back
window.


11-
Was he satisfied with drawing funny
pictures for newspapers? How do you know?


- No, he
wasn’t. He felt that he sold his soul for money.


12-
Why did he get bottles and wool in the
post?


Because the advertising agencies, which he had
sent his drawing to, sent them.


13-What made Augustus
describe drawing for newspapers as: selling his soil?


He did it against his principles, he had to do it because
he needed money and was almost hungry. As he considered himself as a true
artist


14-What happened when he failed to draw for the
newspapers?


He gave up the struggle and
determined to take to his bed, never to rise again.


15- what made him decide to take to his bed and never
to rise again?


All his attempts to earn his living failed, he didn’t
sell his paintings he couldn’t get money from his job. He lost hope.


16- What made the man from the furniture shop sure
that Augusts would rise again from his bed?


He come to take Augustus’s bed away because it wasn’t
paid for.


17-What was the purpose of the man’s visit to
Augustus?


The purpose of the man’s
visit was to talk the bed away because it wasn’t paid for.


18-do you think that Augustus Pokewhistle has a good
reason for never rising from his bed /Give reasons?


No he has to continue his business and he shouldn’t lose
hope. He has to try again and overcome the feeling of failure. He should have a
strong will.


19- Do you think Augustus Pokewhistle was a true a
artist? Give reasons


He was not a true artist
because all his drawings were not sold. When he painted people, he only drew
pictures of his own face. When he turned to painting the country he only he
only painted views from his front and back window.


20- Do you think that the reader should feel any
sympathy for Augustus


Pokewhistle or not? Give reasons for your answer.



I
think that reader should not feel sympathy for Augustus Pokewhistle because he
was not gifted. He was vain and arrogant.

















“You are the doctor, I suppose. It is kind of you of
come, but I don’ think you can help me?


a)
Who said these words? To whom?


b)
By whom did the speaker
think” the doctor” was sent?


c)
Why did he think that “ the
doctor” couldn’t save him from his suffering?


Answer:


a)
Augustus said these words to the
stranger.


b)
The speaker thought the doctor was
sent by some interfering so-called friend of his.


c)
He thought that the doctor
couldn’t save him from his suffering because the doctor couldn’t understand his
illness unless he told him the story of his life.


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2- “I soon found out that selling one’s soul for money
is not so easy as it sounds”


a)
Who said this statement to
whom?


b)
What did the speaker mean
by saying, “ selling one’s soul”?


c)
What did he do to get money
after that?


Answer:


a)
Augustus Pokewhistle said this
statement to the stranger.


b)
He meant that selling his drawings
to the newspapers to get money was as selling his soul.


c)
He drew for advertisements.


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3- “So I gave up the struggle, my heart was broken,
and I determined to take to my bed, never to rise again.”


a)
By whom and to whom was
this statement said?


b)
Why did the speaker decide
to take to his bed and never rise again?


c)
Why was the visitor sure
that he would rise from his bed again?


Answer:


a)
This statement was said by
Augustus Pokewhistle to the stranger.


b)
Because he couldn’t get money from
his job.


c)
The visitor was sure that he would
rise from his bed again because he came to take the bed away as it had not been
paid for.


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4- “Nobody came to have their pictures painted, and I
had no desire to paint any more of myself.”


a)
Who said this to whom?


b)
Why did he lose desire to
paint himself?


c)
What did he decide to do
when he failed as painter of other people?


Answer:


a)
Augustus Pokewhistle said this to
the stranger.


b)
Because nobody wanted to buy the
pictures of his face.


c)
He decided to paint the country.



















Questions with answers




1- What does the writer do for a living?


- He is a businessman.


2- What remarkable ability did the writer have?


- The writer had remarkable ability to remember
faces.


3- How did his memory for faces helped him in his
business?


- His
memory for faces helped him to connect a face with a place. He reminded a man
of the place of the meeting and within five minutes they were talking about
business.


4- How did the writer’s trouble with names put him in
difficulties from time to time?


- He annoyed people and lost good business.


5- How did the writer overcome his trouble with names?


- With a little skill he didn’t let the man see
that he couldn’t remember his name.


6- What made the writer’s wife think that he ought
to be a reporter for the newspapers?


The writer had a remarkable memory for faces. He
could wait about at first nights at first nights at cinema and look for all famous
people who went to see the films.


7-Why did the writer think that he couldn’t do
well as a reporter?


Because he felt that he would be able to see the
famous man ar woman and remember their faces but he couldn’t say which one it
was because he couldn’t remember their names.


8-Why did he writer like living in Bard field?


Because there was a lot of country there and he
liked the people who lived there.


9-why did the writer think that the stranger on
the train was from Bard field?

Because the men’s face told him that he was connected with Bard field




10- Why couldn’t the writer know any thing about
the man on the train?


Because the man didn’t tell him anything about
himself and his work.


11-What is the attitude of some of the villagers
towards newcomers to the village?


They are rather unfriendly towards newcomers.


12-How did the writer account for his lack of
success in getting information from the stranger on the train?


The writer thought that the stranger looked a bit
tired as if he had been working too hard lately .


13-why did the writer boast about a bit of
business he had don?


Because he thought that boasting was a good way to
make the man talk.


14-Give an example to show that the writer was a
kind-hearted man?


When the writer and
the stranger reached Bard field station the man was asleep and he would be
carried on all the way to the next stop but the writer woke him up and offered
him a lift.


15-Why was the writer
surprised when the man asked to get out of the car?


Because there wasn’t a
house within five hundred yards and it was raining and blowing like the end of
the world.


16-What happened to
writer after he had slowed down to let the man out of the car?


The writer was hit
over the back of the head and knocked unconscious. his car, a new umbrella.
golden watch and his money his money were stolen.


17-Why did the writer
go to the police station?

The writer went to the police
station to report the crime. He wanted to report that someone had stolen his
car, his money, a new umbrella and a golden watch.



18-How would you describe the
writer’s character? Give example.



a- The writer is an intruder .he
wants to talk with people and knew everything about them he insists on getting
information from them ever if they don’t want to.



b- He is very clever. He didn’t
lat people realize that he forget their names. He was able to convince a
stranger
that they had met before and remind him of the place of the meeting
which his face reminds him of .he was able to connect a face with a place.



c- He likes boasting. He thought
that boasting is a good way to make people talk.








































1-“His face told me clearly that he was
connected with Bard field, but that was all it told me.”


a) Who was the speaker talking about?


b) How did know that he was from Bard field?


c) When did he know who the man was?





Answer:

a) The speaker was talking about the
stranger on the stranger on the train.



b) The man’s face told
him that he was connected with Bard field.



c) He know who the man
was when he saw his picture on the wall outside the



police station



2-“This treble with names has put me in
difficulties from time to time”.



a) Who said this?



b) How did his trouble with names put him
in difficulties?



c) How could he get out of the
difficulty?



Answer:



a) The writer (narrator)
of the story “I never forget face”.



b) He had to know the
names of people whom he dealt with but he forgot them and that annoyed them. So
he lost good business.



c) He reminded a man the
place where he saw him.



3-Wanted for robbery with violence and
attempted murder.”



a)
Where
did the writer see these words



b)
A
bout whom were these words?”



c)
Why
were the police looking for the man?




Answer:

a) The writer saw these word on the wall outside the police
station




b) They were about the man
who the writer met on the train.


d) Because he
was wanted for robbery with violence and attempted murder.


4-“My memory for faces
helps me a lot in business.”


a) Who is the speaker?


b) How did the speaker use his memory for faces
to help him in his business?


c) Give an example to show
speaker’s ability to connect a face wit a place:


Answer:


a) The writer of the
story.


b) He approached people
who he had seen before and reminded them of the place where he had seen them
and within five minutes they were talking about business.