The Woman Who Vanished by Alexander Woollcott
4 Answer:
What was the doctor's real reason for sending the girl across town?
a. To get her out of the way and gain time to think
b. To cause the girl to become confused
c. To gain time to kidnap her mother
5 Answer:
Why did it take a long time for the girl to reach the doctor's house and
return.
a. The cabdriver spoke no English.
b. The cab wandered round slowly.
c. The hotel clerk gave the driver bad directions.
6 Answer:
Why did the girl begin to feel panicky when she heard a telephone ring
in the doctor's house?
a. She realized that the doctor must have been lying when he said he
had no telephone.
b. She was afraid to hear news about her mother.
c. She was afraid she might be asked to speak French on the telephone.
7 Answer:
Review paragraphs 16 and 17. How did the girl feel at that point in
the story?
a. Fearful that she might be losing her mind
b. Furious, because no one would believe her story
c. Exhausted by all of her efforts
8 Answer:
How did the girl finally learn what had happened?
a. The police told her, at her insistence.
b. A hotel worker told her, in return for some money.
c. A hotel worker accidentally told her.
9 Answer:
Why did everyone pretend that the girl and her mother had never been
guests at the hotel?
a. They wanted to hush up the plague case in order to avoid a general
panic.
b. They wanted to play a cruel joke on the girl.
c. They really couldn't remember anything.
10 Answer:
How did the events of the story affect the girl?
a. They caused her to lose her mind.
b. They caused her great pain and suffering.
c. They caused her to fear all French people.