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| Question | Answer |
| Line that shows how the narrator feels about Kaleda's name? | But when I was told the name of my companion my heart sank. |
| Finish the line: I felt pretty sure that a closer inspection of that British passport would have betrayed the fact that Mr Kaleda..." | was born under a bluer sky than is generally seen in England |
| Finish the line: "Mr Kaleda's brushes, ebony with his monogram in gold, would have been..." | all the better for a scrub |
| What nationality is the narrator? | English |
| What does Mr Kaleda offer the narrator? | alcohol |
| Page 3 Line 2: Mr Kaleda was....? | chatty |
| There's nothing more exasperating when you are playing than.... | to be told where to put the card you have turned up before have had the chance to look for yourself |
| How did Mr Kaleda involve himself in the ships social life? | line 70 |
| What made people call Mr. Kaleda "Mr. Know All?" | He did all the jobs and argued a lot. |
| Who was Mr Ramsay and why had he been to New York? | Worked for Amrican Consular Service in Kobe, to get his wife. |
| What is our first impression of Mrs. Ramsay? | She is modest, simple, pleasant, quiet. |
| The narrator says Mrs. Ramsay "possessed a quality that may be common enough in women, but nowadays is not obvious in their demeanour." Why is this ironic | Because in the end she cheated on her husband. |
| What was the purpose of Mr. Kaleda's voyage? | to buy and sell pearls. |
| What was the bet about? | whether Mrs. Ramsay's pearls were real. |
| What was Mrs. Ramsay's reaction to the bet? | she says you can't bet on certainty.line 126 |
| Who won the bet? | Mr.Ramsay |
| What happened the morning after Mr. Ramsay won the bet? | Mrs. R gave back the money and wrote a thank you note. |
| What was the major secret? | Mrs Ramsay cheated on Mr. and got real pearls from her lover. |
| Why does Kaleda say:"If I had a pretty little wife I shouldn't let her spend a year in New York while I stayed at Kobe." | because she cheated. |
| What is the message of the story? | not to be judgemental |
| What was the climax? | when Kaleda had to decide whether to lie or not. |
| How did Mr Kaleda suffer from losing the bet? | everyone made fun of him. |