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11. Decide if the following statements are true or false
1. The photograph of Forfar was rather interesting and Walter 
Streeter put it behind the clock on the chimney-piece. 2. His anony-
mous correspondent challenged Walter Streeter to deal with his 
characters more effectively. 3. The unknown person’s criticism was 
not fair and Walter Streeter put it out of his mind. 4. The postcards 

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made the novelist feel at the same time flattered and unsure of himself. 
5. Walter Streeter became aware of the internal conflict he could not 
come to grips with. 6. His “devoted admirer” accused Walter Street-
er of megalomania and pointed out that parish churches were more 
rewarding. 7. His friend said that the letters were probably from 
a poisonpen who wanted to annoy him. 8. The police laughed at him 
and said he was writing letters to himself.
12. Match the words on the left with the words on the right
1 an ambiguous
a initials
2 the conscious
b developments
3 uncomfortably
c compulsion
4 growing
d creature
5 hearty
e world
6 commonplace
f possessions
7 unexplained
g mind
8 mouse-like
h pains
9 subconscious
i aware
10 common
j handshake
13. Explain what is meant by:
projections of his own personality or, in different forms, the an-
tithesis of it; to experiment with acquaintances; other-worldly, indeed; 
too ready to escape into an ambiguous world; the words came halt-
ingly; growing pains; inclined to under-value parish churches; lan-
guorous with semicolons and subordinate clauses; sharp and incisive 
with main verbs and full stops; so ordinary as perhaps to be disguised; 
if she senses that she’s getting a rise out of you she’ll go on; he could 
not bring himself to look at the picture.