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b. Mr Williams didnt tear the label with the name of the house himself.
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c. Everyone agreed that the painting was horribly frightening.
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d. Nisbet couldnt see any figures in the painting.
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2. Why did Mr Britnall think that the painting might interest Mr Williams?
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3. Why did Mr Williams think that the price of the picture was quite high?
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4. What feature of the painting did Mr Williams agree on with Mr Garwood?
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5. Mention two things which made the person in the painting especially frightening. (2 m)
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What did Williams decide to do after locking the picture but before going to bed? (1 m)
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8. What does the last paragraph suggest will happen at the beginning of the next part? (2 m)
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9. What do the following words refer to?
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Questions on part 2
10. Why didnt Nisbet believe the description that Williams wrote?
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11. Why did Nisbet want to photograph the painting?
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12. Why was Robert the servant embarrassed?
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13. What was the name of the menacing person in the picture?
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14. What does the fact that the painting never changes after Mr Williams saw the story suggest to
you?
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15. Put the events shown in the picture in order. The first and last ones have been done for you.
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a. The picture displays a large country house from the 1700s, with three rows of windows, tall
trees on either side, and a garden in front.
___ A frightening figure holding a baby is walking away from the house.
___ The house at night. The area in front of the house is deserted. One window is open.
___ The person in the picture is now right in front of the house, on their hands and knees, moving
towards the house. He or she looks extremely thin and is dressed all in black, except for a white
cross on the back.
___ The same large house but now the head of the person can be seen. It is standing under the dark
trees at one side of the picture, looking at the house.
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