Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why did the narrator come to stay in this town?
Because he wanted to meet the Pale Man.
Because it was a popular place to holiday.
Because he was looking for somewhere quiet.
Why did the narrator want to get to know the Pale Man?
To ask why he kept changing rooms.
Because he had no one else to talk to.
To find out about his strange smile.
Why did the narrator think the Pale Man had such white skin?
Because the Pale Man was also very ill.
Because the Pale Man had been born that way.
So that he wouldn't turn brown under the burning summer sun.
What did the narrator want to stay in Room 201?
Because it was the closest room to the stairs.
Because he did not like the look of the corridor.
To be as far as possible from the Pale Man.
What does the narrator think of the people who live in the town?
That the friendly ones have escaped and all the others are sad.
That they don't like talking with people from out of town.
That their families have lived there for over one hundred and fifty years.
Why didn't the narrator talk to the Pale Man when they passed in the hotel?
Because he didn't like the strange look in the Pale Man's eyes.
Because the Pale Man acted as if he didn't want to speak anyone.
Because the Pale Man walked quickly and he did not want to run after him.
Why does the narrator think the Pale Man keeps changing rooms?
He is very difficult to please.
He wants the nearest available room to the front.
He wants an excuse to start a conversation.
What does the narrator think most likely happened to the woman in Room 208?
The Pale Man killed her.
She died of natural causes.
She killed herself.
Why does the narrator think the Pale Man moved three rooms at once?
Because the Pale Man hated the dark, smelly corridor and wanted to be close to the front of the building.
Because when the narrator fell unconscious, the Pale Man knew that he would soon die.
Because the Pale Man wanted to be closer so that he could help the narrator if he fell again.
What did the room clerk most likely think of the Pale Man?
He was angry at him. He did not like it when guests died in the hotel.
He was unhappy with him. The Pale Man made a lot of extra work by changing rooms so often.
He did not think anything. He did not believe that the Pale Man was really there.