The Signal-Man

by Charles Dickens

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The Signal-Man Questions and Answers

How does the signal-man become convinced that the figure is not hiding in the tunnel?

How does Dickens use literary devices in "The Signal-Man"?

How does the ending of the story "The Signal-Man" come as a shock to the narrator?

What does the narrator find unusual about the signal-man's behavior?

What elements make "The Signal-Man" a good Gothic story?

How is the signal-man killed, and what made this death disturbing, in Charles Dickens's story "The Signal-Man"?

What unusual events were occurring to the signal-man?

What is the climax of "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

Describe the setting of "The Signal-Man" and the atmosphere that is created by it.

Discuss the supernatural element in Charles Dickens' "The Signal-Man."

How is fate a theme in "The Signal-Man"? Provide three examples.

Why can't the signal-man respond to the warning?

What are the themes in "The Signal-Man"? Is fate one of them?

What are five traits of the narrator in "The Signal-Man"?

What do we learn about the signal-man himself?

What can we learn about the signal-man's background and education, and why is this important?

Who is the protagonist in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

How is the signal-man's post described?

In "The Signal-Man", what scares the narrator when looking down the train tunnel?

Who speaks these lines, to whom, and why does he anticipate a 'dreadful calamity'? How does he feel and how does the other person react?

How does the signal-man behave during his first encounter with the narrator?

How does Dickens build tension in "The Signal-Man"?

How does the tunnel symbolize fear in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

How does the ghost behave on the narrator's second visit in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

How does the signal-man die in "The Signal-Man," and what events lead to his death?

How is fear created in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?  

How does the narrator explain the ghost's appearance and does he believe this explanation in The Signal-Man?

What are the narrator's feelings after his second visit to the signal-man?

How does the narrator try to calm the signal-man?

Is "The Signal-Man" a ghost story or is the ghost only part of the signal-man's imagination?

What is the effect of "The Signal-Man" on readers?

Can you describe the signal-man and the signal box?

How does the paragraph from Dickens's "The Signal-Man" use Gothic elements in its imagery and symbolism?

What are the themes, character analysis, and important passages in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

How does the narrator meet the signal-man in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

What are three statements by the narrator in "The Signal-Man" that suggest the signal-man is under strain?

In "The Signal-Man," what is the critical analysis of the signal-man as a character?

What events followed the ghost's appearance in "The Signal-Man"?

What words does the narrator use to greet the signal-man in "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

What is the theme of "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens?

How does "The Signal-Man"'s ending shock the reader?

Comment on the theme of relationship in the short story "The Signal-Man."

Is the narrator the same as the signal-man in "The Signal-Man"?

Was the signal-man's job demanding?

How does the writer create fear and suspense in "The Signal-Man"?