Question

The narrator and his wife reveal something about their character through their words and actions. We also learn about them from what other people say. Can you pick out the words that describe them from the box given below? Also, pick out lines and instances from the story to illustrate your choice.

shy      arrogant     loyal     clever      overconfident            manipulative protective     self- disparaging       suspicious      sceptical       jealous fearless firm        shrewd           strong          gullible       sly        creative loves     novelty       and     thrills

 

Person	Extract from story	What it tells us about the character
John Hallock	1. …in the end things had always come my way….. somehow I'd always been able to dig one (plot) up for him, so I'd begun to get a bit cocky as to my ability (to write stories).	1. ____________
	2. "But my ghosts aren't a bit like you----".	2. sceptical
	3. We scout around until we find a writer without ideas and with a mind soft enough to accept impression.	3. gullible
	4.  ..................................................................	4. creative
	5.  ...................................................................	5. protective
LaviniaHallock	1. ....................................................................	1. loves novelty and thrills
	2.....................................................................	2. spendthrift
	3. .....................................................................	3. suspicious
	4. .......................................................................	4. jealous
	5. Buys the Ouija board but says it is for John's research.	5. manipulative
	6. Does not flinch when she meets the ghost but talks to her casually.	6. strong

 

Answer 1

Person	Extract from story	What it tells us about the character
John Hallock	1. …in the end things had always come my way….. somehow I'd always been able to dig one (plot) up for him, so I'd begun to get a bit cocky as to my ability (to write stories).	1. over confident, self disparaging
	2. "But my ghosts aren't a bit like you----".	2. sceptical
	3. We scout around until we find a writer without ideas and with a mind soft enough to accept impression.	3. gullible
	4.  I sat down to write a ghost story.	4. creative
	5. His magazine was only one to print my stuff.	5. protective
LaviniaHallock	1. Such as my wife’s shopping	1. loves novelty and thrills
	2. Cure her of her tendency to take everv new fad	2. spendthrift
	3. John, whv are vou sitting in the dark?	3. suspicious
	4. Looking as if I were some peculiar insect	4. jealous
	5. Buys the Ouija board but says it is for John's research.	5. manipulative
	6. Does not flinch when she meets the ghost but talks to her casually.	6. strong