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1. 1.

   Paragraphs 1 and 2 give us a fair number of details about the stranger. What observations can you make about the narrator from these paragraphs?

2. 2.

   Paragraphs 3 to 10 record the exchange between the two men. Do you think there is anything odd here? Are there words and phrases that suggest this?

3. 3.

   I know just how to deal with the situation. What kind of situation is the narrator talking about and how is he going deal to with it? (para 11)

4. 4.

   In paragraphs 19 to 27, the conversation is built upon what the first speaker says or asks. Is this some sort of a game? What is the game? Is it successful? Why do you say so?

5. 5.

   What other method of conversation does the narrator use from paragraphs 28 to 37? Does it help him in any way?

6. 6.

   '... provoked at my own stupidity' says the narrator. What 'stupidity' is he referring to? (para 51)