The Signal Man

In ''The Signal-Man,'' the narrator and the signal-man have different and contradictory interpretations of reality. What are they?

• The signal-man believes he should warn other railroad crewmen; the narrator believes they'll think he's crazy

• The narrator believes that supernatural forces are at work; the signal-man believes the narrator has an overactive imagination

• The signal-man believes that supernatural forces are at work; the narrator believes the signal-man has an overactive imagination

• The narrator believes the signal-man should warn other railroad crewmen; the signal-man believes they'll think he's crazy

Who is the author of The Signalman

• Emily Dickinson

• Ernest Hamingway

• William Shakespeare

• Charles Dickens

In 'The Signalman,' what does the appearance of the ghost indicate is about to happen?

• A train is coming

• bad weather

• a tragedy is pending

• none of these are correct

In Charles Dickens' "The Signalman," what are some of the job duties of the signalman?

• To clear and to clean the tracks before the arrival of the train

• To change the signal, to trim the lights, and to turn an iron handle

• To maintain and repair the ducts in the tunnel and the lights on the track

• To conduct safety checks on the rails and in the cabins of the train

In Charles Dickens' ''The Signal-Man,'' what does the narrator see at the end?

• a man reenacting the ghost's movements

• the signal-man seeing the ghost just before the driver is killed

• the ghost the signal-man was talking about

• nothing, the place where the signal-man was has disappeared

In ''The Signal-Man,'' the signal-man feels responsible for the safety of which of the following people?

• The narrator

• Train passengers, conductors, and railroad crewmen

• The apparition

• Himself

In 'The Signalman,' who is it that sees the ghost?

• the signalman

• the narrator

• no one sees the ghost

• none of these are correct

In 'The Signal-Man,' what is the primary setting of the story?

• A) A bustling city

• B) A remote railway cutting

• C) A seaside village

• D) A mountain pass

What is the signal-man's main concern in the story?

• A) The safety of the trains

• B) The weather conditions

• C) The maintenance of the tracks

• D) The punctuality of the trains

In 'The Signal-Man,' how does the narrator first communicate with the signal-man?

• A) By sending a letter

• B) By shouting from above

• C) By using a telegraph

• D) By waving a flag