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The Way up to Heaven

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  • Why is the house atmosphere different?
    Because Mrs. Foster is travelling to Paris
  • How many times does Mrs Foster go to the airport?
    She goes twice
  • Did she know he was in the elevator? Why?
    Yes, she did. because she recognised the familiar noise
  • What is she afraid of?
    She is afraid of missing a train , a plane or a play
  • What happened to Mr Foster at the end of the story?
    He died of starvation locked in the elevator
  • What is Mr. Foster´s reaction when he sees his wife behaving like that?
    He makes her feel more anxiuos by doing everything slowly
  • What excuse does Mr Foster do to make her waste time on the second day?
    He tells her that he has forgotten a small present for his daughter upstairs so he gets off the car to look for it.
  • Why does Mrs Foster go alone to Paris?
    Because her husband doesn´t like the French and besides he is on business
  • What happened to the elevator?
    It was stuck between the second and the third floor
  • What does she do in France every week?
    She writes a letter for her husband
  • What happens the first time she goes to the airport?
    The flight is postponed for the following day because of the fog
  • Why does Mrs Foster have to come back home the first time she goes to the airport?
    Because she phones her husband to tell him about the cancellation of the flight and he orders her to go back home
  • What does she smell when she goes into the house?
    She smells a strange odour
  • Where is she travelling? Why? How long is she staying there?
    She is travelling to France to visit her only daughter who is married to a Frenchman and her grandchildern. She is staying there for 6 weeks
  • What happens to her eye when she feels in danger?
    her left eye starts to twitch and that movement finishes half an hour she has arrived to the place
  • Where do the Foster live? What is the house like?
    They live in a six-storey house in New York. It has a lift and lots of servants
  • What doe she do after entering the house?
    she goes to her study and phones the man who repairs the lift
  • What medical problem does she suffer from?
    she suffers from anxiety
  • Explain the title of the story
    It´s because Mr Foster dies going up in the elevator
  • Where are the servants going to stay during her trip? What about Mr Foster?
    The servants are going to have holidays and Mr Foster is going to stay at a club
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