Unit 5

Comprehension

Content Questions:

1. Does the narrator think our first impressions of a person are always right? why not?

No, he doesn't. Because his personal experience tells him this is wrong.

2. What was Edward Burton by profession? How did he look?

He was a merchant and had been in business in Japan for many years. He was a tiny little fellow not much more than five feet four in height, and very slender, with white hair, a red face wrinkled, and blue eyes.

3. What struck the narrator most about Edward Burton? Why?

Edward Burton had done something the narrator could never have believed he would, unless he had heard the story from his own lips. Both in appearance and manner he suggested the type of character you would not associate with such an action.

4. Who was Lenny Burton? How did Edward Burton get to know him?

Lenny Burton was a remittance man living in Japan. Edward Burton used to play bridge with him.

5. What was Edward Burton's impression of Lenny?

In his eyes, Lenny was not a bad chap, and he liked him.

6. How did Lenny manage to support himself?

He got, from time to time, a bit of money from his family in London and made a bit more by playing.

7. Why did Lenny call at his namesake's office one day?

He called at his namesake's office to ask for a job.

8. How did Edward respond to his request?

Edward refused his request and humiliated him.

9. How did the response help to show him up in his true colors?

The response showed that he was a cruel man because he even made fun of Lenny who was down and out instead of giving him help.

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