"The Storyteller" by Saki (H.H. Munro) Q&A
The setting of the story takes place in... - (correct answer)a railroad car
The main characters of the story are... - (correct answer)the aunt, Cyril, the older girl,
the younger girl, the younger boy, and the bachelor
In the story, why was the bachelor annoyed with the aunt? - (correct answer)the children
were being loud and reckless
In the story, whose story did the the children like better? - (correct answer)the bachelor's
In the story, why did the children think the aunt's story was bad? - (correct answer)it was
like every other story where the "good guy" wins and gets the obvious reward
In the story, what was it like in the railroad car? - (correct answer)hot and stuffy
When did the story take place? - (correct answer)around the 1900s
In the story, what did one of the girls do as a distraction? - (correct answer)sing the first
line of "On the Road to Mandalay" over and over
What was the setting in the aunt's story? - (correct answer)the girl's town
In the aunt's story, who was the main character? - (correct answer)the girl
In the aunt's story, what was the girl saved from? - (correct answer)a bull
In the aunt's story, according to the aunt, why was the girl saved quickly? - (correct
answer)because of how good she was
The setting of the story takes place in... - (correct answer)a railroad car
The main characters of the story are... - (correct answer)the aunt, Cyril, the older girl,
the younger girl, the younger boy, and the bachelor
In the story, why was the bachelor annoyed with the aunt? - (correct answer)the children
were being loud and reckless
In the story, whose story did the the children like better? - (correct answer)the bachelor's
In the story, why did the children think the aunt's story was bad? - (correct answer)it was
like every other story where the "good guy" wins and gets the obvious reward
In the story, what was it like in the railroad car? - (correct answer)hot and stuffy
When did the story take place? - (correct answer)around the 1900s
In the story, what did one of the girls do as a distraction? - (correct answer)sing the first
line of "On the Road to Mandalay" over and over
What was the setting in the aunt's story? - (correct answer)the girl's town
In the aunt's story, who was the main character? - (correct answer)the girl
In the aunt's story, what was the girl saved from? - (correct answer)a bull
In the aunt's story, according to the aunt, why was the girl saved quickly? - (correct
answer)because of how good she was
