A NIGHT OUT BY O.

HENRY
Practice 1

Q1-Q10
PAGE 66-67
1. William Sydney Porter / O. Henry.
2. They are Towers Chandler and
Marian. They got to know when they
collided into each other on a street in
New York.
3a. He talks to his friends Jeff White and
the
landlady, Mrs Black.
b. Mrs Black. She wants to collect room
rental
from Mr. Chandler.
4a. He saves a dollar a week for 10
weeks to save
enough money for his night out.
4b. He dresses up well and dines at
expensive
restaurant feeling like a millionaire.
4c. Once every 10
weeks
5a. They collided
into each other.
5b. She falls down and hurt her foot.
5c. He offers to call a taxi to take her
home and
invites her for dinner. He is kind
hearted/ has
interest in Marian.
6. He describes it as doing leisurely
activities done
by the rich and wealthy. No, he has
not done
the right thing because he hides his
true
identity and being dishonest about
his life.
7a.She feels disappointed/ sad/
upset.
This maybe because a kind
Chandler
is just a do nothing
person.
7b. He feels sad and regrets for not
telling the
truth.
8a. She was dressed in an old coal and
a hat.
8b. She only wanted to go to the
dressmakers
and felt she only needed Maries old
coat and
hat.
8c. Her parents expect them to marry
someone as
rich as them.
9. She would like to marry someone who
is kind
that has a steady job and she doesnt
mind him
being poor.
10. The moral lesson here is we should
always be
honest and not
exaggerate/overstate about
our social status.