Q. Who is the author of The Midnight Visitor?
Ans. The story was written by Robert Arthur.
Q. Who was Ausable?
Ans. Ausable was a secret agent who lived in a small room in a French hotel.
Q. Who was Fowler?
Ans. Fowler was a young writer who wanted to experience the excitement of meeting a secret agent.
Q. Why was Fowler disappointed when he met Ausable?
Ans. Fowler expected a smart and adventurous secret agent, but Ausable looked fat and ordinary.
Q. Where did Ausable live?
Ans. Ausable lived in a small room on the sixth floor of a French hotel.
Q. Who was Max?
Ans. Max was a secret agent who entered Ausable's room with a pistol.
Q. Why had Max come to Ausable's room?
Ans. Max wanted to obtain an important report about new missiles.
Q. What did Max carry with him?
Ans. Max carried a small automatic pistol.
Q. How did Ausable react when he saw Max?
Ans. Ausable remained calm and began thinking of a clever way to escape the dangerous situation.
Q. What story did Ausable invent about the balcony?
Ans. Ausable claimed that there was a balcony outside the window and complained that someone had entered his room through it before.
Q. Was there really a balcony outside Ausable's window?
Ans. No, there was no balcony outside the window. Ausable invented the story to deceive Max.
Q. Who knocked at Ausable's door?
Ans. Henry, the waiter, knocked at the door to bring the drink Ausable had ordered.
Q. Why did Ausable mention the police?
Ans. He used the idea of the police to make Max believe that he was about to be caught.
Q. What did Max do when he heard the knock?
Ans. Max became frightened and jumped through the window, believing that he would land on the balcony.
Q. What happened to Max after he jumped out of the window?
Ans. Max fell because there was no balcony outside the window.
Q. Why did Ausable remain calm throughout the incident?
Ans. He relied on his intelligence and presence of mind rather than physical strength.
Q. How did Fowler react to the incident?
Ans. Fowler was astonished by Ausable's cleverness and the unexpected ending.
Q. What role did Henry play in the story?
Ans. Henry was the waiter who brought Ausable's drink; his knock helped Ausable carry out his plan.
Q. How did Ausable defeat Max without fighting?
Ans. He invented a convincing story about a balcony and used the knock at the door to make Max panic.
Q. What is the main message of The Midnight Visitor?
Ans. The story teaches that intelligence, calmness and presence of mind can overcome dangerous situations.