Mr. Know All – Basic Understanding Questions 

1. Where is the story set?

2. Why does the narrator have to share his cabin?

3. What is NOT true about the narrator?

4. The narrator forms his initial opinion about Mr. Kelada based on:

5. Where is Mr. Kelada originally from?

6. How does the narrator describe Mr. Kelada?

7. Kelada is trying to familiarize himself with the narrator by:

8. How did Mr. Know All get his name?

9. Which of the following does NOT describe Mr. Kelada?

10. What makes Mr. Ramsay bet with Mr. Kelada?

11. What does Mr. Ramsay do for a living?

12. What initially brought out the issues of pearls at the dinner table?

13. What is NOT true about Mrs. Ramsay’s pearl necklace?

14. What happens to Mrs. Ramsay when she tries to take her neclace off?

15. Who wins the bet?

16. What affected the result of the bet?

17. What happens when the bet is over?

18. What does Mrs. Ramsay do when the bet is over?

19. What is the theme of the story?

20. What is the author’s message?