The Midnight Visitor

What lesson does The Midnight Visitor teach readers?

1. Physical appearance determines success.
2. Calm thinking, intelligence, and confidence can overcome dangerous situations.
3. Every problem requires violence.
4. Secrets should always be shared.

Why is the title The Midnight Visitor appropriate?

1. Because Fowler visits Ausable at midnight.
2. Because Max secretly visits Ausable's room late at night.
3. Because the police arrive at midnight.
4. Because the waiter works only at night.

Which quality best describes Max?

1. Honest and generous
2. Overconfident and careless
3. Patient and wise
4. Humble and polite

What is the central theme of The Midnight Visitor?

1. Importance of wealth
2. Intelligence is more powerful than physical strength
3. Value of friendship
4. Importance of travel

How did Fowler's opinion about Ausable change?

1. He disliked Ausable even more.
2. He realized Ausable was a highly capable secret agent.
3. He decided Ausable should retire.
4. He thought Ausable was afraid.

Which quality helped Ausable defeat Max?

1. Physical strength
2. Presence of mind and intelligence
3. Wealth
4. Luck

Why did Max jump out of the window?

1. He wanted fresh air.
2. He believed there was a balcony to escape.
3. He wanted to attack someone.
4. He accidentally slipped.

Who knocked on Ausable's door near the end of the story?

1. Max's friend
2. The waiter
3. The police
4. Fowler

What false story did Ausable tell Max about the hotel room?

1. It contained hidden treasure.
2. There was a balcony outside the window.
3. It belonged to the police.
4. It had a secret tunnel.

What important document was Ausable expecting?

1. A passport
2. A secret report containing sensitive information
3. A newspaper
4. A bank cheque

Who was Max?

1. A hotel manager
2. A rival secret agent carrying a pistol
3. A police officer
4. Ausable's friend

Why had Fowler come to meet Ausable?

1. To arrest him
2. To interview and observe a secret agent
3. To deliver a letter
4. To sell newspapers

Who accompanied Ausable to his hotel room?

1. Max
2. Fowler
3. The waiter
4. The police inspector

Who is Ausable?

1. A journalist
2. A secret agent
3. A police officer
4. A scientist

Who is the author of The Midnight Visitor?

1. James Herriot
2. Robert Arthur
3. H.G. Wells
4. Ruskin Bond