Questions with answers1. What difficulty did the narrator find because of his strange memory ?

** He was a businessman, so he lost business because some people become

annoyed when he couldn’t remember their names.

2. How could the narrator remember the face of any person ?

** He connected the face with a place where he had seen it .

3. What did his wife complain about ?

** She complained that her husband didn’t know the names of their neighbours

4. What did she think he ought to be ?

** She thought he ought to be a reporter for newspapers .

5. How did the writer over come trouble with names ?

** he used a little skill and he didn’t let a man see he couldn’t remember his

name .

6. Why didn’t the writer agree with his wife when she told him that he ought to

be a reporter ?

** Because he felt that he would be able to see the famous man or woman and

remember their faces but he couldn’t

Remember their names .

7. Why did the writer like living in Bardfield ?

** Because there was a lot of country there and he liked the people who lived

there .

8 .Why did the writer think that the stranger on the train was from Bardfield?

** Because the man’s face told him that was connected with Bardfield. 9 .What was the problem when he met the stranger on the train?

** His memory failed him this time . He couldn’t remember where in Bard field he had seen that face and the stranger turned out to be a criminal.

10 .Why did the writer boast about himself in front of the stranger?

** He did so to make the stranger to talk about himself. 11 .What was the weather like when the train reached Bardfield?

** It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing very hard. 12 .What did the narrator offer the stranger?

** He offered to give him a lift. 13 .Did the stranger agree?

** Yes, he did. 14 .How did the stranger return the narrator’s favour?

** He was a mean criminal . He hit him hard on the back of his head, pulled him out of the car and left him in the ditch . He stele his car, his new numbrella, gold watch and

about 152 pounds. 15 .What was the stranger wanted for?

** He was wanted for robbery with violence and attempted murder.