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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is the protagonist of The Landlady?Billy PerkinsBilly WeaverGregory TempleChristopher Mulholland
- 2. Multiple Choice
When Billy arrives in Bath, he
doesn't have a job
doesn't have a place to stay
looks for entertainment
- 3. Multiple Choice
Billy had decided that _________ was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen.
honesty
mindfulness
briskness
courtesy
- 4. Multiple Choice
What prevents Billy from going to the Bell and Dragon pub?
He is hypnotized by the sign that says "Bed and Breakfast."
The landlady opens the door and invites him in.
The worker at the train station tells him it isn't a nice place to go.
He is too tired to keep walking.
- 5. Multiple Choice
After Billy pressed the doorbell, the woman appeared like _______________.
a jack-in-the-box
a pop-up storybook
a slice of toast
an angel
- 6. Multiple Choice
When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was…
fairly priced
outrageously overpriced
fantastically cheap
a tad bit expensive
- 7. Multiple Choice
Billy thinks the landlady is
lots of fun
quite suspicious
old and feeble
dotty and off her rocker
- 8. Multiple Choice
The landlady might resemble a ___________ when she says she has "the pleasure of taking a visitor into my little nest."
a parrot
a spider
a duck
- 9. Multiple Choice
What puzzles Billy about the guestbook?
He believes the names are of famous politicians
All the names on the list are men
the last guest stayed here 2 years ago
He is sure he read the names in the newspaper
- 10. Multiple Choice
Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple were familiar to Billy because:
they had both mysteriously gone missing
they were a famous comedy duo
they weren't actually familiar to Billy; he was confused because the poison had gone to his brain
he had gone to school with them
- 11. Multiple Choice
The landlady explains that there are no other guests because
of the war
there is only one room available
she is very picky
- 12. Multiple Choice
What phrase best describes foreshadowing?
the suspense in a story
giving away a story's ending
clues that hint at what happened before the story began
clues that hint at what will happen later in the story
- 13. Multiple Choice
When does Billy start to notice something is terribly wrong?
When the landlady offers him tea
When the landlady compliments his appearance
When the landlady says that the two previous guests were still staying at the inn
- 14. Multiple Choice
The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says
that both Billy and Mulholland were 17
Mulholland also liked his tea
that she stuffed her pets
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the simple theme of "The Landlady?"
appearances versus reality
survival
love
- 16. Multiple Choice
Based on the simple theme of "The Landlady" from the previous question, what is a more in depth theme of the text?
Kindness and hospitality are difficult to find among strangers.
People should get to know each other first before resorting to judgment.
Strangers can be more dangerous than they initially appear.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What do you think makes Billy's tea taste strange?
Bitter almonds
Pickled walnuts
Poison
- 18. Multiple Choice
How do the following lines help develop the plot of the story?
"Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to come directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him - well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?"
It helps develop the exposition of the story.
It helps develop the rising action of the story and also provides foreshadowing.
It helps develop the falling action of the story.
It helps develop the protagonist's character traits.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Mark all clues the author provides to show that something bad is going to happen.
the air was deadly cold
the wind was like a blade against Billy's cheek
The landlady has suspicious behavior.
The landlady foreshadows that something illegal will happen.
- 20. Multiple Choice
How does the story end?
The readers don't know what happens to Billy. It is a cliffhanger.
Billy confronts the landlady.
Billy runs out of the house and gets the police.
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