Assignment: “The open Windows” by Saki
Course: 5th year
Deadline: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Student: Facundo Echenique
• Answer the following questions.
1. Who is the author? The author is Saki.
2. What is the author’s real name? Saki’s real name is Hector Hugh Munro
3. Where does the story take place? The story take place in a British rural house.
4. Who are the characters? The characters are: Framton Nuttel, Vera, Mrs. Sappleton, Ronnie
and Mrs. Sappleton’s husband.
5. Who is Vera and how old is she? Vera is Mrs. Sappleton niece and she is 15 years old.
6. What does Framton Nuttel suffer from? Framton Nuttel suffers from nerves.
7. Why does he come to Mrs. Sappleton’s house? Framton Nuttel comes to Mrs. Sappleton’s
house to relax, because of his nervous’s problem.
8. What did Framton’s sister give him to take with him and why? Framton’s sister gave him
letters to keep him from being depressed and lonely.
9. What does Framton know of Vera’s aunt? He doesn’t know much about her, only her name
and address, he thinks she is probably nice.
10. What does Vera say happened three years ago? Vera said that a tragedy happened three
years ago, where Mr. Sappleton, Ronnie and his brother were lost.
11. Besides the three men, Who else went missing, according to Vera? According to Vera, the
spaniel went lost too.
12. In the opinion of Vera, why is the windows left open? Vera said that her aunt always keept
the window wide open at that moment of the year, because she still waits for them to come
back.
13. What does Framton talk about when he meets Mrs. Sappleton? Framton talked about his
illness
14. Why does Framton run out of the house? Framton run out of the house because he sees the
Mrs. Sappleton missing relatives.
