The Midnight Visitor

Who is the author of The Midnight Visitor?
a) Ruskin Bond
b) Robert Arthur
c) O. Henry
d) H.G. Wells
Answer: b) Robert Arthur

Who is the main character in the story?
a) Fowler
b) Max
c) Ausable
d) Henry
Answer: c) Ausable

What is Ausable’s profession?
a) A detective
b) A secret agent
c) A journalist
d) A businessman
Answer: b) A secret agent

Where is the story set?
a) A train station
b) A hotel room in France
c) A spy agency
d) A bank
Answer: b) A hotel room in France

What kind of physical appearance does Ausable have?
a) Tall and muscular
b) Short and slim
c) Fat and unfit
d) Strong and handsome
Answer: c) Fat and unfit

Who is Fowler?
a) A businessman
b) A police officer
c) A young writer
d) A detective
Answer: c) A young writer

Why was Fowler disappointed when he met Ausable?
a) He was expecting an adventurous spy
b) He wanted to see a crime scene
c) He wanted to meet a detective
d) He thought Ausable was boring
Answer: a) He was expecting an adventurous spy

Who is Max?
a) A police officer
b) A rival secret agent
c) Fowler’s friend
d) A waiter
Answer: b) A rival secret agent

What weapon does Max carry?
a) A knife
b) A pistol
c) A bomb
d) A rifle
Answer: b) A pistol

Why does Max visit Ausable?
a) To kill him
b) To warn him
c) To steal important documents
d) To become friends with him
Answer: c) To steal important documents

What information does Max want from Ausable?
a) The secret location of a spy
b) A report about new missiles
c) Bank details
d) A top-secret weapon
Answer: b) A report about new missiles

How does Max enter Ausable’s room?
a) Through a window
b) Using a master key
c) Through the balcony
d) By breaking the door
Answer: b) Using a master key

What does Ausable claim is the biggest security issue in his room?
a) The broken lock
b) The balcony
c) The open window
d) The hidden passage
Answer: b) The balcony

Does the balcony actually exist?
a) Yes
b) No
c) It is broken
d) It is too high to use
Answer: b) No

How does Max react when he hears about the balcony?
a) He ignores it
b) He becomes curious
c) He gets nervous
d) He runs away
Answer: c) He gets nervous

What does Ausable tell Max when someone knocks on the door?
a) It is the police
b) It is a guest
c) It is the hotel manager
d) It is another spy
Answer: a) It is the police

Who is actually at the door?
a) A police officer
b) A hotel waiter
c) Another secret agent
d) Fowler
Answer: b) A hotel waiter

How does Max try to escape?
a) Through the main door
b) Through the fake balcony
c) By fighting Ausable
d) By jumping out the window
Answer: b) Through the fake balcony

What happens to Max at the end?
a) He is caught by the police
b) He runs away successfully
c) He falls to his death
d) He shoots Fowler
Answer: c) He falls to his death

How does Ausable outsmart Max?
a) By calling the police
b) By tricking him into jumping out
c) By stealing his gun
d) By locking him in
Answer: b) By tricking him into jumping out

What kind of story is The Midnight Visitor?
a) A comedy
b) A spy thriller
c) A horror story
d) A romance
Answer: b) A spy thriller

Why did Max believe Ausable’s story about the balcony?
a) Because he was frightened
b) Because he trusted Ausable
c) Because he had seen the balcony before
d) Because he had no other option
Answer: a) Because he was frightened

How does Fowler feel after witnessing everything?
a) Excited
b) Shocked
c) Disappointed
d) Bored
Answer: b) Shocked

What is the main theme of The Midnight Visitor?
a) Strength is more important than intelligence
b) Wit and cleverness can overcome danger
c) Spies always live a glamorous life
d) Crime always wins
Answer: b) Wit and cleverness can overcome danger

What lesson does the story teach?
a) Never trust a spy
b) Physical strength is everything
c) Intelligence and quick thinking can save a person
d) Spies are always dangerous
Answer: c) Intelligence and quick thinking can save a person

How did Ausable react when he saw Max in his room?
a) He screamed in fear
b) He remained calm and composed
c) He fought Max
d) He called for help
Answer: b) He remained calm and composed

Why was Fowler visiting Ausable?
a) He was a police officer investigating a case
b) He was a rival spy
c) He was a journalist writing about secret agents
d) He was a waiter at the hotel
Answer: c) He was a journalist writing about secret agents

Why did Max believe that the police were coming?
a) He had seen them outside
b) Ausable told him so, and he panicked
c) He heard sirens
d) Fowler confirmed it
Answer: b) Ausable told him so, and he panicked

What was the main reason Max tried to escape through the window?
a) He thought the police were coming
b) He was tired of waiting
c) He wanted to surprise Ausable
d) He saw someone outside
Answer: a) He thought the police were coming

What does the story suggest about Ausable’s personality?
a) He is intelligent and quick-witted
b) He is physically strong
c) He is fearful and cowardly
d) He is careless and irresponsible
Answer: a) He is intelligent and quick-witted

How does Ausable convince Max about the balcony?
a) By describing it in great detail
b) By showing him a photograph
c) By pointing outside the window
d) By asking Fowler to confirm it
Answer: a) By describing it in great detail

What was the reaction of Fowler at the end of the story?
a) He was impressed by Ausable’s intelligence
b) He was disappointed
c) He was indifferent
d) He was scared and ran away
Answer: a) He was impressed by Ausable’s intelligence

What does the story highlight about being a spy?
a) It requires physical strength
b) It is glamorous and full of action
c) It requires intelligence and wit
d) It is an easy job
Answer: c) It requires intelligence and wit

What does the title The Midnight Visitor refer to?
a) Fowler’s visit to Ausable
b) Max’s unexpected entry into Ausable’s room
c) The waiter bringing drinks
d) The police arriving at midnight
Answer: b) Max’s unexpected entry into Ausable’s room

What does the story say about quick thinking?
a) It can save lives in dangerous situations
b) It is unnecessary in most cases
c) It is only useful for spies
d) It leads to trouble
Answer: a) It can save lives in dangerous situations

How does Max try to intimidate Ausable?
a) By threatening him with a gun
b) By shouting at him
c) By locking the door
d) By calling for backup
Answer: a) By threatening him with a gun

What does Ausable complain about in his hotel?
a) The poor service
b) The lack of security
c) The bad food
d) The noise from outside
Answer: b) The lack of security

What does Ausable claim to be waiting for in his room?
a) A secret document
b) A coded message
c) A telephone call
d) A delivery from the government
Answer: a) A secret document

How does Max respond when he hears knocking at the door?
a) He gets nervous and prepares to shoot
b) He calmly waits for Ausable to answer
c) He ignores it
d) He runs out the main door
Answer: a) He gets nervous and prepares to shoot

How does Ausable use psychology to outsmart Max?
a) By making him panic about the police
b) By physically attacking him
c) By calling for help
d) By offering him money
Answer: a) By making him panic about the police

What is ironic about Max’s death?
a) He tries to escape but falls into an imaginary balcony
b) He is killed by the police he was afraid of
c) He drops the gun while trying to shoot
d) He never actually had the document
Answer: a) He tries to escape but falls into an imaginary balcony

Why did Max have no choice but to believe Ausable?
a) Because he was scared and under pressure
b) Because Fowler confirmed the story
c) Because he saw the balcony himself
d) Because he had no other escape route
Answer: a) Because he was scared and under pressure

What was the waiter’s name?
a) Henry
b) James
c) Robert
d) Peter
Answer: a) Henry

What was the purpose of the waiter’s visit?
a) To deliver a secret message
b) To bring drinks for Ausable
c) To arrest Max
d) To help Fowler escape
Answer: b) To bring drinks for Ausable

What literary device is used in the story?
a) Irony
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Alliteration
Answer: a) Irony

How does the story portray Max?
a) As a smart but overconfident spy
b) As a strong and fearless agent
c) As a weak and cowardly man
d) As a humorous character
Answer: a) As a smart but overconfident spy

What makes The Midnight Visitor different from other spy stories?
a) It focuses on intelligence rather than physical action
b) It has a lot of action sequences
c) It involves multiple spies fighting
d) It has a tragic ending
Answer: a) It focuses on intelligence rather than physical action

What is the climax of the story?
a) When Max falls from the window
b) When the waiter arrives
c) When Ausable explains the secret document
d) When the police enter the room
Answer: a) When Max falls from the window

What is the major theme of The Midnight Visitor?
a) The power of intelligence over brute force
b) The importance of being physically strong
c) The role of luck in a spy’s life
d) The need for good security in hotels
Answer: a) The power of intelligence over brute force

What makes the ending of the story humorous?
a) Max falls for a trick and dies in a foolish way
b) The police actually arrive after Max’s fall
c) Fowler gets arrested instead
d) The secret document was fake
Answer: a) Max falls for a trick and dies in a foolish way