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In "The Open Window" why is Framton Nuttel spending time in the countryside?
He is undergoing a "nerve cure" prescribed by his doctors.
How does Framton Nuttel's sister attempt to help him during his visit to the country?
She provides him with letters of introduction so that he will go out and meet people
While waiting for Mrs. Sappleton, what part of the room does the Mrs. Sappleton's niece Vera bring to Framton's attention?
She indicates the open window.
In "The Open Window" what explanation does Vera provide regarding her aunt's open window at this late point in the year?
She confides that her aunt has been waiting for three years for her lost husband and two younger brothers who never returned from a hunting trip.
What were Mr. Sappleton and his brothers-in-law hunting?
snipe
Why is Framton so uncomfortable during his visit with Mrs. Sappleton in "The Open Window"?
She speaks at length about her husband and brothers and her expectation for their return. He thinks she is suffering from a mental condition.
"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. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid an imminent collision." What PRECEDES (happens prior to) this event?
The return of the husband, the brothers, and the little brown spaniel.
What explanation does Vera, the fifteen-year-old niece, provide for Framton's exit in "The Open Window"?
She suggests that Framton is afraid of the spaniel because he once suffered a traumatic event with being chased in a cemetery by "pariah dogs."
What is ironic about the plot of "The Open Window"
-A man whose nerves are already a problem is treated to a trick that worsens his condition
-It is ironic that the girl's name is Vera
-It is ironic that the girl's name is Vera
self-possessed
confident
How old was Vera?
15
endeavoured
try
duly
correctly
unduly discounting
completely ignoring/forgetting about
succession
progression