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Important Questions:

Heat Lightning

by Robert F. Carroll

Q: Why couldn’t the girl describe the killer?

Ans: She could not describe the killer because she had not seen his face clearly in the dark.

Q: What were the circumstances that forced her to leave her car?

Ans: She left the car because it had run out of gas.

Q: What was the condition of the weather?

Ans: It was stormy weather with thunder and lightning in the sky.

Q: How did the second man accuse the first man of lying?

Ans: The first man was lying that there was no other person in the room. On the other hand, the second man had seen a girl through the glass of the window. Therefore, the second man accused the first man of lying.

Q: Did the girl become suspicious of the first man as the play progressed?

Ans: No, the girl did not become suspicious of the first man as the play progressed.

Q: What is her impression about the second man?

Ans: She thought that the second man was the real killer. Therefore, she kept herself away from the second man.

Q: Why didn't she accompany the second man?

Ans: She did not accompany the second man because she thought that he was the real killer.

Q: Why did the girl consider the first man her helper?

Ans: When she entered the room the first man was standing alone. She thought that the man who was chasing her would be behind. So, she did not doubt the first man and considered him her helper.

Q: What are the factors that played their role in saving the girl?

Ans: The second man, Flashlight, woods, and the dogs are the main factors that played their role in saving the girl.

Q: How did she realize the truth?

Ans: When she saw her flashlight, she realized the truth that the first man was the actual killer.

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