Mr. Know All – Bridging Text & Context

1. Read the following quotation and connect it to the story. Give information from the text to support your answer.

“A person has to have time and patience, and to observe people carefully in order to learn the true secrets. Eventually, people say or do something that reveals who they really are.” (Somerset Maugham)

2. Maugham wanted his stories to have a moral lesson and teach people tolerance, wisdom, and compassion.

How does this statement connect with the story Mr. Know All?

3. A critic once said about the author: “Somerset Maugham has the ability to see human weaknesses. He’s realistic about people and knows well that human beings are not all good or bad. For this reason, he doesn’t praise or criticize them too much.”

Make a connection between this quote and the story. Support your answer with information from the story.