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The face on the wall

1-What were the speakers talking about? They were talking about unusual events that seemed to have no natural explanation.


2-Who encouraged the storyteller to tell the story? Dabney.


3-How did Dabney encourage the storyteller to talk? He asked him if he had no experience to describe.


4-What did the storyteller say about truth? He said that truth is not only much stranger than stories but also much more interesting.


5-What did the storyteller say about his story? He said that the story happened to him personally and completed itself that afternoon.


6-Why were there *****es on the wall of the house? Because the house was old and the place was damp.


7-What was strange about one of the *****es on the wall? It was exactly like a human face. It never changed its shape.


8-How did the face on the wall control the storyteller? He used to watch it when he fell ill. It became the chief thing of his thoughts .He began to think of it as his fellow-lodger.


9-Describe the face. The nose had a curious turn and the shape of the head was very unusual.


10-What did the storyteller mean by" a man in a thousand"? He meant that he could easily recognize him and the shape of the head was very unusual.


11-What did the storyteller do after he had become well? He searched the streets for a man with a face on the wall.


12-Why does the storyteller feel sure that the face on his wall was the face of a real person? It controlled him that he began to think of it as his fellow lodger .The face didn't change on the wall.


13-Why did he search for that face? It controlled him .He was sure that the real man must exist. He thought they were connected by fate.


14-Where did the storyteller search for the man? He went to places where men collected together in large number such as political meetings, football matches and railway stations.


15-Why did the search become like madness to him? He neglected everything else.


16-Why did the police begin to suspect the storyteller? He used to watch people at busy corners. He looked at only men.


17-Where did the storyteller see the man? He saw him in a taxi.


18-What did the storyteller do to catch the man? He took another taxi to follow the taxi.


19-Who accompanied the rich man? Two ladies and a little girl.


20-Why did the man go to the railway station? He was going to take the train to Folkstone to take a boat to France.


21-What did the storyteller do to follow the man to France? He took the same train and the same boat.


22-Where did the man and his group disappear? They disappeared in a private room


23-What did the storyteller do to be able to talk with the man ? He waited in front of the room for half an hour.


24-What did the storyteller ask the man for? He asked him for his card.


25-Why did the storyteller ask the man for his card? He wanted to identify him.


26-Why did Mr. Wall give his card to the stranger? He thought the stranger was a madman and considered it best to do what he wanted.


27-What happened to the storyteller after reading the card? He fainted.


28-Why did the storyteller faint? Because he found the man's name "Mr. Ormond Wall" It was the same name of his street.


29-How did the storyteller get information about the man? He wrote to Pittsburg and to newspapermen .He met Americans in London.


30-What information did he get about Mr. Wall? He was an American millionaire with English parents who lived in London.


31-When did the face on the wall grow faint? When Mr. Ormond Wall had an accident.


32-When did the face on the wall disappear ? When Mr. Ormond Wall died.


33-What bad news did the storyteller read in the newspaper? He read that Mr. Wall had an accident when his car overturned.


34-Why did the storyteller describe going to his room as if he was in a dream? He couldn't believe that the face grew faint at the time of Mr. Wall had an accident.


35-What were the three extra ordinary things about the story?-The face on a wall in a house in London was like the face of a man in America .It disappeared with his death.


-The man's name had a relation to the place where the face appeared.


-The storyteller made the story up half an hour before telling it.


36-How did the storyteller surprise us at the end of the story? He made the story up half an hour before telling it.


By Mr: Mohamed Abdullah
الصفا /تمى الامديد /دقهلية

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Quick Thinking

1-What was Jack Benting? Jack Benting was a policeman. He graduated in the police college in England. He joined the Indian police.
2-According to Mr Benting, what is the most important of a policeman's qualities? The ability to decide and to act quickly is the most important of the policeman's qualities.
3-Why did Mckeown rarely have to make any sudden decisions? Because his work had been done by meeting people talking to them and listening to what they said.
4-What was the two other men's opinion about quick thinking? Woodword didn't agree. Mckeown said Benting might be right but he seldom made quick decisions.
5-What had Mr Benting just completed when he was attracted to the advertisement in the Times? Mr Benting had just completed the PoliceCollege in England.
6-What did the advertisement which attracted Benting's attention say? It said something about "a young man wanted for unusual work. Must have a cool head".
7-What was Mr Benting employed to do? Mr. Benting was employed to look after the Rozelles diamonds.
8-Why did Van Lutjens want a man with a cool head to watch over his diamonds? Because he was restless concerning the two diamonds and wanted someone to watch over him. (So that he couldn't get angry quickly.)
9-How did Mr. Benting get his job with Van Lutjens? He got it through an advertisement in "The Times"

10-What was Van Lutjens? He was a leading diamond merchant.

11-Show that Van Lutjens admired his two diamonds. He spent hours looking at them. They never left him. He considered them his children.
12-Why did Mr Benting accept the job although it seemed dull? Because the money Lutjens offered was generous.
13-Why was Van Lutjens going to New York? He was going to New York to show his precious diamonds to an American group of diamond buyers.
14-Why did an American group of diamond buyers ask Van Lutjens to take the Rozelles diamonds to New York? Because Van Lutjens was one of Amsterdam's leading diamond merchants.
15-How did Lutjens obtain the two diamond earrings? He obtained them from a member of one the Central Europe's royal family in Paris.
16-Where did Van keep the leather case on board the ship? He kept it in the ship's safe.
17-What made Benting tell his friends his story with Van Lutjens? Benting wanted to prove that the ability to decide and to act quickly is the most important of the policeman's qualities.
18-How long had Van Lutjens handle diamonds? He had handled diamonds for forty-three years.
19-What did Lutjens do on the third day? He brought the leather case to see the earrings.
20-What did Van Lutjens say about the stones that had been cut by Van Meulen? Van Lutjens said that there were not many of his stones left that day but some were part of the British Crown Jewels. No one knew what had happened to some of the others.
21-What was Benting doing while Van Lutjens was looking with joy at his diamonds? While Van Lutjens was looking at the two diamonds, Benting was watching people walking or standing near them.
22-Why was Mr Benting worried when Van Lutjens took the diamond out of the safe? Because at that moment there was a crowd of people near them. He thought that they might be stolen.
23-What happened to Van Lutjens when the ship gave a sudden and violent roll? When the ship gave a sudden and violent roll, Van Lutjens was nearly thrown out of the chair and managed to seize the top of the iron railing, but dropped the black box which fell into the sea.
24- What did Benting conclude on the fourth day? He concluded that his real job was to watch over the owner of the diamonds and not any possible thief.
24-What did van do on the fourth day? He brought the case to watch the diamonds.
25-How did Lutjens show his foolishness? He brought the leather case to watch the diamonds on board the ship although there were a lot of people.
26- How did the little box fall into the sea? The ship gave a sudden and violent roll van was through out of his chair .He seized the iron railing but dropped the box .It fell into the sea.
26-What did Woodward suggest to get the box? He suggested telling the captain to stop the ship and send about.
27-Why was Woodward's suggestion not good? Because the ship was travelling quickly .It would have been two miles away .The captain would not agree to stop the ship in this rough sea.
28-Why did Mckeown ask Benting how much he was being paid? To tell him to swim into the sea to get the little box if the money was enough.
29-Why was Mckeown's suggestion not good? Because bunting would not find the box in that rough sea and the ship was moving fast.
30- What quick decision did Benting make? He threw a table and two chairs into the sea after the box. He went to the captain to ask him to stop the ship.
31-Why did beating throw a table and two chairs into the sea? To mark the place of the box. They would float together with the box.( To persuade the captain to stop the ship.)
32-What happened to Lutjens when the box fell into the sea? He had a heart failure and died.

33-Why didn't Lutjens pay Benting extra money for getting the box? He had no chance to know that the diamonds were back. He died of heart failure.

By Mr. Mohamed Abdullah

الصفا /تمى الامديد/ دقهلية

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One of The Hot Spots

1-What is well-known about Semarang? Semarang is the hottest place in the whole of the islands.

2- How long did the writer stay in front of Semarang? He stayed for ten hours on two separate days.

3-Why did the ship have to stand half a mile from the shore? Because the harbour was too shallow.

4-How did the writer describe Semarang? He said "Semarang lacks colour and gaiety."

5-Why wasn't the writer attracted to Semarang? The appearance of Semarang didn't attract him because it lacked colour and gaiety.

6-Why was Semarang very hot? The mountain behind it kept the wind off.

7-Who was standing beside the writer? A young officer.

8-Why did the officer speak in English? Because he had lived most of his live in London.

9-Why did the officer want to speak with the writer in English? He liked to speak English and he didn't get many opportunities of doing so.

10-How was the water of the sea near Semarang? It was smooth, solid and glassy because there was no wind.

11-What made the writer decide to talk to the officer? Because the officer didn't move, the writer thought he ought to talk to him.

12-What question did the writer ask the officer? He asked him if he had ever been on a ship when someone jumped into the sea.

13-Why was the officer surprised when he heard the writer's question? Because it actually happened at that place.

14-What did the passenger do early in the morning? He jumped into the sea.

15-What was the officer doing when the passenger jumped into water? He was standing near one of the life boats to smoke a cigarette.

16-How did the passenger jump into the water? He jumped into the water with his feet first .

17-Why didn't the passenger notice the officer when he jumped into the water? He didn't notice things usually ,or he was thinking to much just then.

18-How did the officer know the man's shoes were made of leather? Because the shoes weren't white. They were black or brown.

19-What did the officer do when the passenger jumped into the sea why? He did nothing. There wasn't time for him to do any thing. The man climbed straight out again.

20-What did the man do after he had jumped into water? The man climbed straight out again. (He climbed up the ladder.)

21-What did the passenger do when he climbed up the ship? He looked at his watch and at the officer He looked at his watch again then he went to his room .

22-Why didn't the officer ask the passenger why he had jumped into the sea? Because he was surprised and he didn't know what to say .

23-When did the officer see the passenger after going back to his room? He saw him at breakfast . He sat next to him as usual .

24-Why did the officer not report the incident to the ship's captain? Because he was astonished. It was such a strange business.

25-Why was it wrong for the officer not to report the incident? He would have got into trouble if the captain had learned that he failed to report the incident.

26-What did the officer know about the passenger? He knew that he was coming back to his work in Semarang.

27-Why wasn't the writer surprised that the man jumped into the sea? What did he find more surprising? The writer wasn't surprised because the passenger was coming back to work in that great heat. He found that not all the people jumped into the sea was more surprising.

28-How did he feel towards the people in Semarang? He felt sorry for them.

29-What happened when the ship moved? The writer felt some air.

30-How did the writer feel when the ship began to move? He felt as if he was getting out of prison.

31-What was the writer's feeling about Semarang? He hated it and he didn't want to go there again.

By Mr. Mohamed Abdullah

الصفا /تمى الامديد /دقهلية