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RIGHT
NUMBER
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Pages
156 -173
R E A D I N G
C O M P R E H E N S I O N
Q U E S T I O N S
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
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T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
1.What can
you tell
about Bill from
Katie`s
conversation?
Page 156
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1.What can
you tell
about Bill from
Katie`s
conversation?
Page 156
It seems that
Bill is a writer
who is worried
and is
complaining
about is health.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
2. How does
the setting and
characters
work in this
scene to point
toward the
future?
Page 156
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
2. How does
the setting and
characters
work in this
scene to point
toward the
future?
Page 156
The setting
suggest that the
Weidermans are
well off; they
cave a
comfortable and
modern house.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
3. What “not-
quite-ordinary”
thing does the
author want
readers to take
note of?
Page 156
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
3. What “not-
quite-ordinary”
thing does the
author want
readers to take
note of?
Page 156
Line 15
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
4. What
significance do
you think this
detail might
have for the rest
of the story?
Page 156
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
4. What
significance do
you think this
detail might
have for the rest
of the story?
Page 156
Line 15
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
5. Based on your
experience, do the
relationships
among the
Weiderman
children seem
realistic?
Page 158
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
5. Based on your
experience, do the
relationships
among the
Weiderman
children seem
realistic?
Page 158
Yes
because
…….
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6. Based on the
dialogue among
the children,
what do you
learn about the
Weidermans as a
family?
Page 158
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
6. Based on the
dialogue among
the children,
what do you
learn about the
Weidermans as a
family?
Page 158
They are
creatures of
habit. They
watch the same
TV programs
every week-but
they are also
close and
thoughtful.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
7. What kind
of mother is
Katie?
Page 159
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
7. What kind
of mother is
Katie?
Page 159
Line 74
She is caring
and concerned,
attractive even
to the tone of
her family`s
voices.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
8. Why
does Katie
put her call
on hold?
Page 159
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8. Why
does Katie
put her call
on hold?
Lines
(123-130)
Page 159
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9. Whose
voice does
Katie think
she hears on
the other
line?
Page 159
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
9. Whose
voice does
Katie think
she hears on
the other
line?
Page 159
Line 136
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10. Why
does the call
end
abruptly?
Page 159
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10. Why
does the call
end
abruptly?
Page 159
Lines 138-140
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11. What
effect does
this call have
on the
teleplay`s level
of suspense?
Page 159
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
11. What
effect does
this call have
on the
teleplay`s level
of suspense?
Page 159
Line 123
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
12. What is it
about thee
phone call
that changes
the mood of
the story?
Page 159
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
12. What is it
about thee
phone call
that changes
the mood of
the story?
Page 159
The voice on the
phone is
accompanied by
“desperate
sobbing,” described
as “awful,
heartbreaking,” and
the connection is
suddenly lost. The
mood is now
disturbing and
upsetting.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 161
13. After Katie speaks
with Polly, Bill
concludes that the
sobbing phone call
was either “a prank”
or “someone
who…dialed a wrong
number.” Katie ,
however, strongly
disagrees. Do you
agree with Bill or with
Katie? Why?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 161
13. After Katie speaks
with Polly, Bill
concludes that the
sobbing phone call
was either “a prank”
or “someone
who…dialed a wrong
number.” Katie ,
however, strongly
disagrees. Do you
agree with Bill or with
Katie? Why?
Lines 220-265
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14. How does
the author
maintain the
tension level
after Katie talks
to Polly?
Page 161
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
14. How does
the author
maintain the
tension level
after Katie talks
to Polly?
Page 161
Katie insists that the
call” was not a prank
and it was not a
wrong number! It
was someone in my
family!” the she
concludes that
something must have
happened to Dawn,
her younger sister.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
15. Do you
feel that the
operator
acted
appropriately
in this scene?
Page 162
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15. Do you
feel that the
operator
acted
appropriately
in this scene?
Page 162
How the
operator`s
actions did or
did not
reflect the
situation……
…..
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
16. How`s
Bill`s attitude
changing?
What is the
effect of this
change on the
level of the
tension?
Page 162
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
16. How`s
Bill`s attitude
changing?
What is the
effect of this
change on the
level of the
tension?
Page 162
Bill seemed
relatively
unconcerned. He no
longer seems quite
as confident that
nothing is wrong,
which makes
readers wonder
whether Katie`s
fears may be well-
founded.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
17. Why do you
think King
includes the
operator`s
personal
comments about
Bill`s books?
Page 162
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
17. Why do you
think King
includes the
operator`s
personal
comments about
Bill`s books?
Page 162
The operator`s chatty
conversation- broken
off when Bill
abruptly hangs up-
contrasts with the
stress that Katie and
Bill are feeling, which
adds to the
suspense.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
A supernatural
event is an event
that could not
happen naturally in
our world under
any circumstances.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
18. What natural
and supernatural
reasons might
account for te
phone at the
farmhouse being
off the hook as
shown in
lines 323 – 329?
Page 162
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
18. What natural
and supernatural
reasons might
account for te
phone at the
farmhouse being
off the hook as
shown in
lines 323 – 329?
Someone took the
phone off the hook
because he or she did
not want to be
disturbed; the phone
was knocked off the
hook during a struggle;
an intruder cut the
phone wires so no one
could call for help.
Page 162
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20. Infer the
atmosphere
of the story
from the
photograph.
Page 163
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20. Infer the
atmosphere
of the story
from the
photograph.
The photograph
shows how
isolated and
vulnerable the
house is suggesting
that the residents
may be in danger.
Page 163
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21. How do the
first two camera
directions at the
beginning of Act 2
build suspense?
Page 163
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21. How do the
first two camera
directions at the
beginning of Act 2
build suspense?
The first two
camera directions
connect an
exterior shot of
the farm with an
interior shot in
which Katie says
how scared she is.
Page 163
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Page 164
22. Have you or
someone you know
ever encountered
something
unusually
suspicious or out of
the ordinary?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 164
22. Have you or
someone you know
ever encountered
something
unusually
suspicious or out of
the ordinary?
Your opinion
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Page 164
23. What chain
of events have
intensified the
suspense at this
point in the
plot?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 164
23. What chain
of events have
intensified the
suspense at this
point in the
plot?
King increases the
suspense through a
sequence of events:
Bill takes out a gun;
there is no answer to
the doorbell; the lock
has tampered with; as
Bill enters the house,
he tells the “terrified”
Katie to “be ready to
turn.”
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24. How have the
roles of Bill and
Katie changed as
a result of plot
development at
this point?
Page 164
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24. How have the
roles of Bill and
Katie changed as
a result of plot
development at
this point?
It was mainly Katie
who set plot
events into motion.
Now it is Bill who is
controlling the
action.
Page 164
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Page 165
25. King has ruled
out characters who
could have been
responsible for the
mysterious call-
Polly, Katie`s
mother, and Dawn.
How does he use
dialogue to
maintain suspense?
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Page 165
25. King has ruled
out characters who
could have been
responsible for the
mysterious call-
Polly, Katie`s
mother, and Dawn.
How does he use
dialogue to
maintain suspense?
Bill has had health
problems (line 5) and
that he secretly
obtained a permit to
carry a gun ( act 2,
lines 8 – 13). Now, Bill
is going to be alone in
his study.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 166
26. What , if any,
supernatural
events have
taken place so
far?
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Page 166
26. What , if any,
supernatural
events have
taken place so
far?
All the events so
far have been
ordinary. Others
may think that
the phone call
came from a
supernatural
source that has
yet to be
explored.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 167
27. What
devices are used
to disclose
important
events that
happen to the
Weidermans
over a period of
time?
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Page 167
27. What
devices are used
to disclose
important
events that
happen to the
Weidermans
over a period of
time?
There is a link
between the
exterior shots
with a
monologue and
narrator`s
comments to
move from Bill`s
death to Polly`s
wedding.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 167
28. To whom is
the
groundskeeper
speaking?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 167
Lines 263- 266
28. To whom is
the
groundskeeper
speaking?
……..
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Page 167
29. How much
time passes
between the
funeral and Polly`s
wedding? How do
you think this
passage of time
has changed the
Weiderman family
……..
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 167
Line 269
29. How much
time passes
between the
funeral and Polly`s
wedding? How do
you think this
passage of time
has changed the
Weiderman family
……..
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 168
30. What
might have
caused
problems
between Polly
and Hank in
the past?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 168
30. What
might have
caused
problems
between Polly
and Hank in
the past?
It is likely that
Polly missed her
natural father
and resented
Hank because he
took the father`s
place in the
household.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 168
31. How does
the reference
to the tension
between Polly
and Hank
contribute to
the plot?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 168
31. How does
the reference
to the tension
between Polly
and Hank
contribute to
the plot?
The tension
indicates that
Bill is very
much missed
and his death
is still
unresolved for
the family.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 169
32. How does
the TV
announcer`s
reference to the
movie Ghost Kiss
add a creepy,
supernatural
element to the
plot?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 169
32. How does
the TV
announcer`s
reference to the
movie Ghost Kiss
add a creepy,
supernatural
element to the
plot?
Ghost Kiss is a
horror movie made
from Bill`s first
book. It is also the
same movie that
was playing on TV-
and that Bill was
recording for his
son Jeff- When Bill
died from a heart
attack exactly five
years earlier
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 169
33. At what
point does King
move out of the
realm of “
ordinary
events”? How
does he signal
this shift in the
teleplay?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 169
33. At what
point does King
move out of the
realm of “
ordinary
events”? How
does he signal
this shift in the
teleplay?
The camera
moves into the
telephone
receiver. Then
we hear Bill`s
voice,
prompting
Katie to make
a phone call,
which turns
out to be
herself.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 170
34. Who
was the
mysterious
caller?
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Page 170
34. Who
was the
mysterious
caller?
Lines
435 - 439
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Page 171
35. What
was the
purpose of
the call?
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Page 171
35. What
was the
purpose of
the call?
Lines
394 - 396
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36. When
Katie tries to
call the
second time,
why is her
face “filled
with…. Hope
and fear”?
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36. When
Katie tries to
call the
second time,
why is her
face “filled
with…. Hope
and fear”?
Lines
415 - 422Page 171
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Page 172
37.At first,
whom does
Katie believe
the sobbing
caller to be?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
37.At first,
whom does
Katie believe
the sobbing
caller to be?
She thinks the
daughter is
her daughter
Polly
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
38. Why does
not Bill
return to bed
after
watching the
movie?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
38. Why does
not Bill
return to bed
after
watching the
movie?
He has a fatal
heart attack
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
39. What
happens on
the fifth
anniversary
of Bill`s
death?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
39. What
happens on
the fifth
anniversary
of Bill`s
death?
Polly gets
married; Katie
subsequently
telephones
herself in the
past in a futile
effort to warn
Bill about the
heart attack.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
40.Who is
the sobbing
caller?
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
40.Who is
the sobbing
caller?
The
sobbing
caller is
Katie
herself.
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
Page 172
41. What
is the
plot?
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action
resolution
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action
resolution
Family
members
interact
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution
Family
member
s interact
Katie gets an
upsetting
phone call;
Katie and Bill
try to identify
the caller, but
they could not.
Bill gets a heart
attack and
Katie breaks
down
emotionally
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution
Katie
makes
emotion
al phone
call
Katie gets an
upsetting
phone call;
Katie and Bill
try to identify
the caller, but
they could not.
Bill gets a heart
attack and
Katie breaks
down
emotionally
Family
member
s interact
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution
Katie
makes
emotion
al phone
call
Katie gets an
upsetting
phone call;
Katie and Bill
try to identify
the caller, but
they could not.
Bill gets a heart
attack and
Katie breaks
down
emotionally
Family
member
s interact
Katie
Tries
to
call
again
PLOT
Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution
Katie
makes
emotion
al phone
call
Katie gets an
upsetting
phone call;
Katie and Bill
try to identify
the caller, but
they could not.
Bill gets a heart
attack and
Katie breaks
down
emotionally
Family
member
s interact
Katie
Tries
to
call
again
Katie
realizes
that she
herself
was the
sobbing
caller
T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
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Foreshadowing
42. Find
foreshadowing
examples
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  • 4. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 156
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  • 9. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 3. What “not- quite-ordinary” thing does the author want readers to take note of? Page 156
  • 10. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 3. What “not- quite-ordinary” thing does the author want readers to take note of? Page 156 Line 15
  • 11. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 4. What significance do you think this detail might have for the rest of the story? Page 156
  • 12. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 4. What significance do you think this detail might have for the rest of the story? Page 156 Line 15
  • 13. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 5. Based on your experience, do the relationships among the Weiderman children seem realistic? Page 158
  • 14. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 5. Based on your experience, do the relationships among the Weiderman children seem realistic? Page 158 Yes because …….
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  • 17. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 7. What kind of mother is Katie? Page 159
  • 18. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 7. What kind of mother is Katie? Page 159 Line 74 She is caring and concerned, attractive even to the tone of her family`s voices.
  • 19. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 8. Why does Katie put her call on hold? Page 159
  • 20. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 8. Why does Katie put her call on hold? Lines (123-130) Page 159
  • 21. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 9. Whose voice does Katie think she hears on the other line? Page 159
  • 22. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 9. Whose voice does Katie think she hears on the other line? Page 159 Line 136
  • 23. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 10. Why does the call end abruptly? Page 159
  • 24. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 10. Why does the call end abruptly? Page 159 Lines 138-140
  • 25. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 11. What effect does this call have on the teleplay`s level of suspense? Page 159
  • 26. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 11. What effect does this call have on the teleplay`s level of suspense? Page 159 Line 123
  • 27. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 12. What is it about thee phone call that changes the mood of the story? Page 159
  • 28. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 12. What is it about thee phone call that changes the mood of the story? Page 159 The voice on the phone is accompanied by “desperate sobbing,” described as “awful, heartbreaking,” and the connection is suddenly lost. The mood is now disturbing and upsetting.
  • 29. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 161 13. After Katie speaks with Polly, Bill concludes that the sobbing phone call was either “a prank” or “someone who…dialed a wrong number.” Katie , however, strongly disagrees. Do you agree with Bill or with Katie? Why?
  • 30. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 161 13. After Katie speaks with Polly, Bill concludes that the sobbing phone call was either “a prank” or “someone who…dialed a wrong number.” Katie , however, strongly disagrees. Do you agree with Bill or with Katie? Why? Lines 220-265
  • 31. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 14. How does the author maintain the tension level after Katie talks to Polly? Page 161
  • 32. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 14. How does the author maintain the tension level after Katie talks to Polly? Page 161 Katie insists that the call” was not a prank and it was not a wrong number! It was someone in my family!” the she concludes that something must have happened to Dawn, her younger sister.
  • 33. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 15. Do you feel that the operator acted appropriately in this scene? Page 162
  • 34. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 15. Do you feel that the operator acted appropriately in this scene? Page 162 How the operator`s actions did or did not reflect the situation…… …..
  • 35. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 16. How`s Bill`s attitude changing? What is the effect of this change on the level of the tension? Page 162
  • 36. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 16. How`s Bill`s attitude changing? What is the effect of this change on the level of the tension? Page 162 Bill seemed relatively unconcerned. He no longer seems quite as confident that nothing is wrong, which makes readers wonder whether Katie`s fears may be well- founded.
  • 37. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 17. Why do you think King includes the operator`s personal comments about Bill`s books? Page 162
  • 38. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 17. Why do you think King includes the operator`s personal comments about Bill`s books? Page 162 The operator`s chatty conversation- broken off when Bill abruptly hangs up- contrasts with the stress that Katie and Bill are feeling, which adds to the suspense.
  • 39. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M A supernatural event is an event that could not happen naturally in our world under any circumstances.
  • 40. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 18. What natural and supernatural reasons might account for te phone at the farmhouse being off the hook as shown in lines 323 – 329? Page 162
  • 41. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 18. What natural and supernatural reasons might account for te phone at the farmhouse being off the hook as shown in lines 323 – 329? Someone took the phone off the hook because he or she did not want to be disturbed; the phone was knocked off the hook during a struggle; an intruder cut the phone wires so no one could call for help. Page 162
  • 42. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 20. Infer the atmosphere of the story from the photograph. Page 163
  • 43. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 20. Infer the atmosphere of the story from the photograph. The photograph shows how isolated and vulnerable the house is suggesting that the residents may be in danger. Page 163
  • 44. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 21. How do the first two camera directions at the beginning of Act 2 build suspense? Page 163
  • 45. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 21. How do the first two camera directions at the beginning of Act 2 build suspense? The first two camera directions connect an exterior shot of the farm with an interior shot in which Katie says how scared she is. Page 163
  • 46. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 164 22. Have you or someone you know ever encountered something unusually suspicious or out of the ordinary?
  • 47. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 164 22. Have you or someone you know ever encountered something unusually suspicious or out of the ordinary? Your opinion
  • 48. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 164 23. What chain of events have intensified the suspense at this point in the plot?
  • 49. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 164 23. What chain of events have intensified the suspense at this point in the plot? King increases the suspense through a sequence of events: Bill takes out a gun; there is no answer to the doorbell; the lock has tampered with; as Bill enters the house, he tells the “terrified” Katie to “be ready to turn.”
  • 50. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 24. How have the roles of Bill and Katie changed as a result of plot development at this point? Page 164
  • 51. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 24. How have the roles of Bill and Katie changed as a result of plot development at this point? It was mainly Katie who set plot events into motion. Now it is Bill who is controlling the action. Page 164
  • 52. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 165 25. King has ruled out characters who could have been responsible for the mysterious call- Polly, Katie`s mother, and Dawn. How does he use dialogue to maintain suspense?
  • 53. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 165 25. King has ruled out characters who could have been responsible for the mysterious call- Polly, Katie`s mother, and Dawn. How does he use dialogue to maintain suspense? Bill has had health problems (line 5) and that he secretly obtained a permit to carry a gun ( act 2, lines 8 – 13). Now, Bill is going to be alone in his study.
  • 54. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 166 26. What , if any, supernatural events have taken place so far?
  • 55. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 166 26. What , if any, supernatural events have taken place so far? All the events so far have been ordinary. Others may think that the phone call came from a supernatural source that has yet to be explored.
  • 56. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 27. What devices are used to disclose important events that happen to the Weidermans over a period of time?
  • 57. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 27. What devices are used to disclose important events that happen to the Weidermans over a period of time? There is a link between the exterior shots with a monologue and narrator`s comments to move from Bill`s death to Polly`s wedding.
  • 58. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 28. To whom is the groundskeeper speaking?
  • 59. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 Lines 263- 266 28. To whom is the groundskeeper speaking? ……..
  • 60. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 29. How much time passes between the funeral and Polly`s wedding? How do you think this passage of time has changed the Weiderman family ……..
  • 61. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 167 Line 269 29. How much time passes between the funeral and Polly`s wedding? How do you think this passage of time has changed the Weiderman family ……..
  • 62. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 168 30. What might have caused problems between Polly and Hank in the past?
  • 63. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 168 30. What might have caused problems between Polly and Hank in the past? It is likely that Polly missed her natural father and resented Hank because he took the father`s place in the household.
  • 64. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 168 31. How does the reference to the tension between Polly and Hank contribute to the plot?
  • 65. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 168 31. How does the reference to the tension between Polly and Hank contribute to the plot? The tension indicates that Bill is very much missed and his death is still unresolved for the family.
  • 66. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 169 32. How does the TV announcer`s reference to the movie Ghost Kiss add a creepy, supernatural element to the plot?
  • 67. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 169 32. How does the TV announcer`s reference to the movie Ghost Kiss add a creepy, supernatural element to the plot? Ghost Kiss is a horror movie made from Bill`s first book. It is also the same movie that was playing on TV- and that Bill was recording for his son Jeff- When Bill died from a heart attack exactly five years earlier
  • 68. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 169 33. At what point does King move out of the realm of “ ordinary events”? How does he signal this shift in the teleplay?
  • 69. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 169 33. At what point does King move out of the realm of “ ordinary events”? How does he signal this shift in the teleplay? The camera moves into the telephone receiver. Then we hear Bill`s voice, prompting Katie to make a phone call, which turns out to be herself.
  • 70. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 170 34. Who was the mysterious caller?
  • 71. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 170 34. Who was the mysterious caller? Lines 435 - 439
  • 72. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 171 35. What was the purpose of the call?
  • 73. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 171 35. What was the purpose of the call? Lines 394 - 396
  • 74. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 36. When Katie tries to call the second time, why is her face “filled with…. Hope and fear”? Page 171
  • 75. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M 36. When Katie tries to call the second time, why is her face “filled with…. Hope and fear”? Lines 415 - 422Page 171
  • 76. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 37.At first, whom does Katie believe the sobbing caller to be?
  • 77. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 37.At first, whom does Katie believe the sobbing caller to be? She thinks the daughter is her daughter Polly
  • 78. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 38. Why does not Bill return to bed after watching the movie?
  • 79. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 38. Why does not Bill return to bed after watching the movie? He has a fatal heart attack
  • 80. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 39. What happens on the fifth anniversary of Bill`s death?
  • 81. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 39. What happens on the fifth anniversary of Bill`s death? Polly gets married; Katie subsequently telephones herself in the past in a futile effort to warn Bill about the heart attack.
  • 82. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 40.Who is the sobbing caller?
  • 83. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 40.Who is the sobbing caller? The sobbing caller is Katie herself.
  • 84. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 41. What is the plot?
  • 85. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution
  • 86. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution Family members interact
  • 87. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution Family member s interact Katie gets an upsetting phone call; Katie and Bill try to identify the caller, but they could not. Bill gets a heart attack and Katie breaks down emotionally
  • 88. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution Katie makes emotion al phone call Katie gets an upsetting phone call; Katie and Bill try to identify the caller, but they could not. Bill gets a heart attack and Katie breaks down emotionally Family member s interact
  • 89. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution Katie makes emotion al phone call Katie gets an upsetting phone call; Katie and Bill try to identify the caller, but they could not. Bill gets a heart attack and Katie breaks down emotionally Family member s interact Katie Tries to call again
  • 90. PLOT Exposition rising action climax falling action resolution Katie makes emotion al phone call Katie gets an upsetting phone call; Katie and Bill try to identify the caller, but they could not. Bill gets a heart attack and Katie breaks down emotionally Family member s interact Katie Tries to call again Katie realizes that she herself was the sobbing caller
  • 91. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M Page 172 Foreshadowing 42. Find foreshadowing examples
  • 93. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
  • 94. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M
  • 95. T I S 2 0 1 6 E N G L I S H @ G M A I L . C O M