The Open Window Quiz

Who is the author of "The Open Window"?

• H.H. Munro

• Johannes Vermeer

• H.H Soki

What is the setting of the story?

• A cemetery

• A city

• In a house in the country side

• A marsh

Answer explanation

In a house in the country. "I hope you don't mind the open window," said Mrs. Sappleton briskly"

What is the name of the niece in the story?

• Mrs. Sappleton

• Framton Nuttel

• Vera

• Johannes Vermeer

Answer explanation

"I hope Vera has been amusing you?" said Mrs. Sappleton

What is the protagonist's purpose in visiting the rural retreat?

• To undergo a nerve cure

• To go snipe-shooting

• To meet Mrs. Sappleton

• To escape from his sister

Answer explanation

"Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing"

What is the plot of the story?

• Framton Nuttel is chased by dogs in a cemetery

• Mrs. Sappleton's husband and brothers go missing while snipe-shooting

• Framton Nuttel shares stories of his illnesses

• Framton Nuttel meets Mrs. Sappleton and her niece

Answer explanation

The plot of the story revolves around Mrs. Sappleton's husband and her two young brothers who went missing while snipe-shooting. [Described by Vera in the passage: "Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They never came back."]

What is the symbolism in the story?

• The niece represents innocence and youth

• The open window represents freedom and escape

• The missing dog represents lost hope

• The spaniel represents fear and danger

Answer explanation

Stated by the niece: "Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off... Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to do."

What is the foreshadowing in the story?

• The description of the treacherous bog

• The mention of the missing dog

• The niece's creepy feeling about the window

• The aunt's distraction with the open window

Answer explanation

Stated by the niece: "Do you know, sometimes on still, quiet evenings like this, I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk in through that window"

What type of writing is used to describe the setting?

• Analytical writing

• Informative writing

• Persuasive writing

• Descriptive writing

Answer explanation

Throughout the passage, there are detailed descriptions of the setting and environment

What is a narrative in literature?

• A type of poetry

• A type of descriptive writing

• A story or account of events or experiences

• A type of persuasive writing

Answer explanation

It is a form of writing that tells a sequence of events with characters and a plot.

Who is the central character in the story?

• Mrs. Sappleton

• Framton Nuttel

• Vera

• Johannes Vermeer

Answer explanation

Framton Nuttel, the story follows his perspective and interactions