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- 1. Multiple Choice
By the time Billy Weaver made it into Bath it was...
late morning
early afternoon
late afternoon
evening
- 2. Multiple Choice
Billy had decided that _________ was the one
common characteristic of all successful
businessmen.
honesty
mindfulness
briskness
courtesy
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did Billy feel when he began walking up to the Bed and Breakfast?
completely normal
strangely hypnotized
somewhat seasick
too exhausted to read the sign
- 4. Multiple Choice
When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was...
fairly priced
somewhat reasonable
fantastically cheap
a tad bit expensive
- 5. Multiple Choice
According to the landlady, the reason she rarely had visitors was that...
she was so far out of the way
she refused to accept anyone who didn’t display exceptional manners
not many travelers stayed in the town of Bath
she was inclined to be too choosy and particular
- 6. Multiple Choice
After showing him to his room, the landlady asked Billy to come downstairs to...
talk to her parrot
sign her guestbook
view the portraits on her walls
sign the lodging contract
- 7. Multiple Choice
When Billy came downstairs, the landlady offered him...
a glass of warm milk
two freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
a cup of tea and a ginger biscuit
a slide of hummingbird cake
- 8. Multiple Choice
As they sat together, Billy and the landlady talked about...
the previous guests that had stayed in the house
the parrot
the dachshund curled up by the fire
all of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
When he discovered that the landlady’s hobby was taxidermy, what was Billy's immediate reaction?
shocked but intrigued
emotionless and unaffected
delighted and compassionate
angry and full of hatred
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why do the other names in the guestbook seem so familiar to Billy?
Both young men were famous football players
Both young men were in the newspaper after their disappearances
Both young men were Eaton schoolboys
Both young men were writers.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement below is a valid theme of the story?
People are not always who they seem to be.
Bed and Breakfasts are usually safe establishments.
Never look for a place to stay the night after dark.
Women are natural caretakers.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement below is true about the story's point of view?
The narrator is all-knowing, or omniscient.
The story is told using first person pronouns.
The point of view in the story is third person limited.
The narrator is a character in the story.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events is most important to the development of the plot?
Billy feels like a lucky fellow to have found the bed and breakfast.
Billy accepts the landlady's offer to stay at the bed and breakfast for five and sixpense a night.
The landlady shows Billy to his room.
Billy unpacks his suitcase and washes his hands.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt below best shows how Billy first feels about the landlady?
“Good gracious me,” he said. “How absolutely fascinating.”
She seemed terribly nice. She looked exactly like the mother of one’s best school-friend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays.
I’m always ready. Everything is always ready day and night.
On the carpet in front of the fire, a pretty little dachshund was curled up asleep with its nose tucked into its belly.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the introduction includes foreshadowing that something bad will happen to Billy?
But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.
By the time he got to Bath it was about nine o’clock in the evening and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance.
“Excuse me,” he said, “but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?”
Billy thanked him and picked up his suitcase and set out to walk the quarter-mile to The Bell and Dragon.
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