بوابة الثانوية العامة المصرية

The face on the wall

1-What kind of events were they talking about?

They were talking about unusual events that had no natural explanation.

2-What did the storyteller say about his story?

He said it was a true story, It happened to him personally and completed itself
that afternoon.

3-Why were there *****es on the wall?

It was an old house and the place was damp.

4-What was strange about one of the *****es?

It was like a human face but it was unusual.

5-Where did the storyteller search for that face?

He went to places where men collected in large numbers such as political
meetings and football matches.

6-Where did the storyteller see a man with face?

He saw that a man in a taxi.

7-What did he do to follow that man?

He took another taxi to follow him. then a train and a boat

8-“Excuse me, but would you mind giving me your card”

a-By whom and to whom was that statement said?

b-What was written on the card?

c-What happened to the speaker?

a-That was said by the storyteller to Mr. Ormond Wall.

b-The man’s name.

c-He fainted because it was the same name of the street and the second name was wall.

9-What knowledge did he get about that man?

He was an American millionaire with English parents who lived in London.

10-What happened to the face?

It fainted then disappeared when the man died.

11-What are the three extraordinary things about that story?

1-The face on the wall in London was like a face of a man in America. It disappeared when the man died.
2-The man’s name was related to the place where the face appeared.
3-The storyteller made the story up half an hour before telling it.

The addressed person

The speaker

Quotations

the listeners
the story teller
one of these *****es was exactly like a human face
the listeners
the story teller
It was then that this face began to get a firmer hold of me
the listeners
the story teller
The search became like a madness to me
the listeners
the story teller
The police began to know me and be suspicious
the listeners
the story teller
And then at last I saw him in a taxi
the listeners
the story teller
I went back to my room as if I was in a dream
the listeners
the story teller
The third extraordinary thing is that I made it

One of the hot spots

1-Where was the ship standing and why?

It was standing half a mile from the shore at Semarang because the water

was shallow.

2-Why didn’t the writer visit it?

He wasn’t attracted by it as it lacked colour and gaiety.

3-What was well known about Semarang?

It was the hottest town in the whole of islands

4-Why was Semarang very hot?

The mountain behind it kept the wind off.

5-How was the water near Semarang ,why?

It was smooth ,solid and glassy because there was no wind.

6-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.

The officer surprised because it actually happened at that place.

7-How did the passenger jumped into the sea?

He jumped with his feet first, then he climbed up the ladder and looked at

his watch then he went to his room.

8-Why didn’t the officer tell the captain?

If the captain had known, the officer would have got into trouble.

9-Why didn’t the officer blame the passenger?

He thought he was coming back to work in the island where it was very hot.

10-What did the writer feel when the ship moved?

He felt it was like getting out of prison so he didn’t to see it again.

The addressed person

The speaker

Quotations

the writer
The officer
It's strange that you should ask that
the writer
The officer
He went straight and jumped into the water
the writer
The officer
Did you know anything about this paasenger
the writer
The officer
Not a word ,But the funny thing that he looked at his watch and went off his room
the writer
The officer
I don't know .I've sometimes wondered about it myself
the writer
The officer
Did you ever hear any more of it
the reader
the writer
I felt sorry for people who had to live in Semarang

Quick thinking

1-What had been the job of the three friends?

They had been of the police they worked in Asian countries.

2-What is the most important quality of a policeman according to Benting?

Taking quick decisions and the ability to act quickly.

3-What was the opinion of his two friends?

Woodword didn’t agree . Makewon said Benting might be right.

4-What was the job Benting applied for?

A man with a cool head wanted for unusual work.

5-What was the employer of this job?

He was one of the leading diamond merchants in Amsterdam

6-Where was the employer Van Lutjens going? Why?

He was going to New York to show his two precious diamonds “The Rozelles”.

7-Why did Van employ Benting?

He wanted Benting to watch over his two diamonds.

He knew that he was restless so he wanted a man with a cool head.

8-Where did Van keep his two diamonds?

He kept them in a small black box in a leather case. He kept it in the ship’s safe.

9- How was the sea on the fourth day?

The sea was rough because of a strong wind.

10-How did the little box fall into the sea?

When the sea gave a sudden and violent roll, Van seized the iron railingسور السفينة but he dropped the box into the sea.

11-What did Woodward suggest to get the little box?

He suggested to tell the captain to stop the ship. But it wasn’t practical as the ship was fast, the ship would have been two miles away. Also the captain would refuse to look for a little box in such a rough sea.

12-What did Mckeown suggest to get the little box?

He suggested swimming to get it back. But it wasn’t practical because he wouldn’t find it as the ship was fast and the sea was rough.

13-What was Benting’s quick decision?

He quickly threw a table and two chairs into the sea. He easily persuaded the captain to get back to that spot to get back the little box.

14-“ Well done! I hope the old Dutchman paid you extra”

a-By whom and to whom was statement said?
b-Why didn’t the Dutchman pay him extra?

a-That was said by Woodward to Benting.

b-Van died before he knew that his diamonds had been got back

The addressed person

The speaker

Quotations

Van in the advertisement
Young man wanted for unusual work
Woodward / Mckeown
Benting
Why Van was paying me so much money

Benting

Van
I must go down and look at my children

Benting

Van
I know it's foolish. But I can't help it
Woodward / Mckeown
Benting
you have all the facts, What would you have done?
Benting
Woodward
Well done,I hope he paid you extra