Short Story Comprehension: The Stranger at the Door

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Match the following actions with the characters from the text:

Opened the door to a total stranger = Narrator Offered a cigarette to the visitor = Narrator Dropped his umbrella while putting his hat on a chair = Visitor Stroked his hat absent-mindedly = Visitor

Match the following statements with their implications in the text:

'My name is Stephens and I am a doctor.' = Visitor is seeking information about Spain from the narrator. 'I hope you won't think it very odd for a perfect stranger to talk to you like this.' = Visitor is apologizing for approaching the narrator. 'I've just read a book of yours about Spain and wanted to ask you about it.' = Narrator is familiar with Spain. 'I'm not going to tell you the story of my life.' = Narrator is anticipating the visitor's intention.

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding event in the text:

Visitor struggled to light a cigarette while holding his hat = Offered him a cigarette Visitor dropped his umbrella while putting his hat on a chair = Visitor seemed embarrassed Visitor reached out for his hat and absent-mindedly stroked it = 'I hope you won't think it very odd for a perfect stranger to talk to you like this.' Narrator anticipated the visitor's intention = 'I'm not going to tell you the story of my life.'

Match the following professions with their association in the text:

<p>Doctor = Visitor Writer about Spain = Narrator Medical practitioner who does not practice = Narrator Seeking information about Spain = Visitor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following emotions with their corresponding characters in the text:

<p>Embarrassed = Visitor Confident by stroking hat absent-mindedly = Visitor Apologetic laugh = Visitor Anticipation of visitor's intention = Narrator</p> Signup and view all the answers