Questions for THE ESCAPE (Chapter 1).
- What happened when Roger met Ruth?
- Maugham, the writer of these stories, did not like Ruth Barlow. A) Why did men feel sorry for Ruth? B) What did Maugham think she was looking for?
- Something happened between Roger and Ruth. What did Maugham think had happened?
- What was Roger's problem?
- "When are we going to get married?" Ruth asked Roger. What was Roger's reply?
- Roger and Ruth went to look at houses for sale. What happened each time they looked at a house?
- Roger had planned his escape from Ruth. A) how did Roger escape from marrying Ruth? B) How did he escape from paying her any money?