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Where is Mr. Tench living and working?
Where is Mr. Tench living and working?
- A small town in Mexico (correct)
- A small town in England
- A city in Spain
- A coastal town in France
Why is Mr. Tench at the riverside?
Why is Mr. Tench at the riverside?
- To take a stroll
- To pick up a canister of ether (correct)
- To watch the boats
- To meet a stranger
What does the stranger have with him that interests Mr. Tench?
What does the stranger have with him that interests Mr. Tench?
- A map to a hidden treasure
- A letter from England
- A rare book
- A bottle of contraband alcohol (correct)
Why does the stranger agree to accompany the boy back to his house?
Why does the stranger agree to accompany the boy back to his house?
What does the stranger leave behind at Mr. Tench's house?
What does the stranger leave behind at Mr. Tench's house?
What is the stranger's intended destination?
What is the stranger's intended destination?
What is the object that Tench hides in the little oven?
What is the object that Tench hides in the little oven?
Why does the stranger feel despondent and angry?
Why does the stranger feel despondent and angry?
What does the narrator not do when introducing the stranger?
What does the narrator not do when introducing the stranger?
What is the significance of the girl's song in the novel?
What is the significance of the girl's song in the novel?
What is Tench's attitude towards helping the boy?
What is Tench's attitude towards helping the boy?
What is Tench's spiritual state according to the novel?
What is Tench's spiritual state according to the novel?
What does the novel suggest about people like Tench?
What does the novel suggest about people like Tench?
Why does Tench refuse to leave Mexico?
Why does Tench refuse to leave Mexico?
What does the narrator compare Tench to?
What does the narrator compare Tench to?
What is the significance of the canister of ether in the novel?
What is the significance of the canister of ether in the novel?
