Character: Men of the Village (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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How does Smith construct the three men as characters?
How does Smith construct the three men as characters?
As representative figures of village types
What physical detail shows the old man's response to the hermit?
What physical detail shows the old man's response to the hermit?
He displays 'wistfulness' watching him
How does the old man regard the hermit after his failed attempt at independence?
How does the old man regard the hermit after his failed attempt at independence?
With 'wonder and fear'
What is the schoolmaster's defining characteristic?
What is the schoolmaster's defining characteristic?
Vanity and self-importance
What does the schoolmaster discover when he spies on the hermit?
What does the schoolmaster discover when he spies on the hermit?
The hermit simply sitting in stillness
How old is the bachelor when he undergoes his transformation?
How old is the bachelor when he undergoes his transformation?
Fifty years old
What does the bachelor repeatedly shout during his breakdown?
What does the bachelor repeatedly shout during his breakdown?
'It is impossible to live like that'
What pattern do the three men's responses follow?
What pattern do the three men's responses follow?
Curiosity → obsession → crisis
Why does each man fail to sustain the hermit's way of life?
Why does each man fail to sustain the hermit's way of life?
Old man: physical; schoolmaster: mental
What function does the hermit serve in the story?
What function does the hermit serve in the story?
A test of character, not a model