multiple-choice questions from the chapter “Footprints without Feet”
* Where did the two boys first see the muddy imprints of bare feet?
* (a) In the village of Iping
* (b) On the steps of a house in London
* (c) Inside a big store
* (d) At Drury Lane
* What was the “simple enough” explanation for the mystery of the footprints?
* (a) The boys were following a ghost.
* (b) It was a magic trick.
* (c) The boys were following an invisible scientist.
* (d) The footprints were made by an animal.
* What was the name of the scientist?
* (a) H.G. Wells
* (b) Mr. Jaffers
* (c) Griffin
* (d) Mrs. Hall
* How did Griffin make his body transparent?
* (a) By drinking a magic potion
* (b) By swallowing certain rare drugs
* (c) By conducting a physics experiment
* (d) By setting his house on fire
* Why did Griffin set his landlord’s house on fire?
* (a) It was an accident.
* (b) He was cold and needed warmth.
* (c) He wanted to test his invisibility.
* (d) His landlord tried to eject him, and he wanted revenge.
* Why did Griffin become a “homeless wanderer, without clothes, without money”?
* (a) He was robbed by thieves.
* (b) He had to remove his clothes to be unseen after the fire.
* (c) His landlord took all his belongings.
* (d) He lost his memory.
* What time of year was it when Griffin was in London?
* (a) Mid-summer
* (b) Spring
* (c) Autumn
* (d) Mid-winter
* Where did Griffin go to escape the cold London air?
* (a) To a big London store for warmth
* (b) To the clergyman’s house
* (c) To the Iping inn
* (d) To the police station
* How did Griffin become “a fully dressed and visible person” inside the store?
* (a) He found a costume.
* (b) He put on shoes, an overcoat, and a wide-brimmed hat.
* (c) He wrapped himself in quilts.
* (d) The drugs wore off.
* Why did Griffin have to escape the store the next morning?
* (a) He heard a police siren.
* (b) He overslept and the assistants arrived.
* (c) He set off an alarm.
* (d) He was finished with his meal.
* Where did Griffin go to find clothes and a way to hide his shoulders?
* (a) Back to his lab
* (b) To a theatrical company in Drury Lane
* (c) To another big store
* (d) To the local inn
* What items did Griffin use to create his disguise from the theatrical shop?
* (a) A suit of armour
* (b) A police uniform
* (c) Bandages, dark glasses, false nose, and side-whiskers
* (d) A long cloak and a mask
* After getting his disguise, Griffin attacked the shopkeeper and…
* (a) Tied him up.
* (b) Locked him in a room.
* (c) Robbed him of all the money he could find.
* (d) Made him invisible too.
* Where did Griffin go to “get away from crowded London”?
* (a) To the village of Iping
* (b) To Paris
* (c) To a new city
* (d) To the coast
* Who is Mrs. Hall?
* (a) The clergyman’s wife
* (b) The scientist’s mother
* (c) The shopkeeper
* (d) The landlord’s wife at the inn
* Why did Mrs. Hall consider Griffin an “eccentric scientist”?
* (a) He paid her in advance and had strange habits.
* (b) He told her he was invisible.
* (c) He helped her with her work.
* (d) He was friendly and talkative.
* What “curious episode” occurred at the clergyman’s house?
* (a) A fire broke out in the study.
* (b) They heard the chink of money being taken from a desk, but the room was empty.
* (c) Griffin was found sleeping by the chimney.
* (d) The furniture started floating.
* What was “stranger still” when Mr. and Mrs. Hall entered the scientist’s room?
* (a) The bedclothes were warm.
* (b) The scientist was sleeping in the chair.
* (c) The clothes and bandages he always wore were lying about the room.
* (d) There was money all over the floor.
* What happened to Mrs. Hall in the scientist’s room?
* (a) The scientist yelled at her.
* (b) The hat on the bedpost dashed into her face, and the chair charged at her.
* (c) She found the stolen money.
* (d) She fainted after hearing a sniff.
* What did Mrs. Hall’s neighbours believe was the cause of the trouble?
* (a) A stray dog
* (b) The landlord
* (c) Witchcraft
* (d) The wind
* Why did suspicion fall on Griffin for the burglary?
* (a) He was seen at the clergyman’s house.
* (b) He suddenly produced ready cash after claiming to have none.
* (c) He had an argument with the clergyman.
* (d) He was the only stranger in the village.
* Who was Mr. Jaffers?
* (a) The clergyman
* (b) The village constable
* (c) The landlord
* (d) The theatrical shopkeeper
* How did Griffin reveal his invisibility to the people at the inn?
* (a) He threw off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles, and nose.
* (b) He jumped out the window.
* (c) He confessed to Mrs. Hall.
* (d) He took off his shirt.
* When Mr. Jaffers arrived, he was surprised to find he had to arrest…
* (a) Mrs. Hall.
* (b) A man without a head.
* (c) The clergyman.
* (d) A ghost.
* What happened to Mr. Jaffers during the attempt to arrest Griffin?
* (a) He successfully handcuffed Griffin.
* (b) He was knocked unconscious by the unseen scientist.
* (c) He ran away in terror.
* (d) He was convinced it was witchcraft and gave up.
