القصة الاولى An Artist's Story
1-What was Augusts? He was an artist who was unable to sell any of his paintings?
2-What did Augustus think his visitor was? He thought his visitor was a doctor.
3-Why did Augustus think the stranger came? He thought the stranger came to save him from suffering.
4-why did the stranger want to interrupt Augusts? He wanted to interrupt Augustus to tell him that he was not a doctor.
5-How did Augustus describe his friends? He described them as interfering and so-called.
6-How was Augustus brought up? He was brought up delicately.
7-When did Augustus get a prize for a drawing? He got a prize at the age of seven.
8-What did Augustus get a prize for? He got a prize for a drawing of an animal.
9-What did he intend his drawing to represent? He intended his drawing to represent sunset over London.
10- How did his parents encourage him? They provided him with pencils and paper and gave him the opportunity of studying under great painters.
11-What kind of painting did Augustus start at the age of twenty-one? He painted pictures of his face (pictures of people).
12-When did he start his business as a painter of people? He started his business as a painter of people at the age of twenty-one.
13-Why didn't Augustus's business as a painter of people do well? Nobody wanted the pictures of his face and nobody came to have their pictures painted.
14-Where were the pictures kept? They were kept in the sitting room.
15-What did Augustus do when he stopped painting people? He began to paint the country.
16-To what extent did he succeed in painting the country? He didn’t sell any of his painting.
17- After turning to paint the country why didn't Augustus sell any of paintings? Because he only painted the view from his back and front window. Nobody came to buy them.
18-What did he decide to do when he couldn't sell any of his paintings of the country? He decided to paint funny pictures for the newspapers.
19-What made Augustus decide to forget his soul? Because he had no money left. He needed money.
20-Why did he describe drawing for the newspapers as "selling his soul"? Because he thought it was against his principles .He considered himself a true artist.
21-How did Augustus test his drawings? He tested them on the cat. He put them in a line and carried the cat in front of them.
22-What did he decide to do after failing to paint for the newspapers? What was his last attempt to get money? He decided to paint for the advertisements.
23-What was the result of drawing for the advertisements? He only received sample bottles. He got no money.
24- What did Augustus decide to do after being unable to sell any of his work? He decided to take to his bed and never to rise again.
25-Why did Augustus decide to take to his bed? He was more disheartened.
26-Why did the man visit Augustus? The man visited him to take the bed away.
27-Why did the man come to take the bed? The man came to take the bed as it wasn't paid for.
28-Why was the stranger sure that Augustus would rise from his bed? Because he came to take the bed as it was not paid for.
29-By whom was Augustus taken from his bed? By the man from the furniture shop.
30-Why did the stranger place Augustus on the carpet? He placed him on the carpet to take the bed back to the furniture shop.
31-How did the stranger surprise Augustus at the end? He told him he was not a doctor and he came to take the bed.