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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By comparing the tray to a frisky horse, the narrator is using what literary device?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Idiom.
(d) Slant rhyme.

2. What are the final words of the story?
(a) Only us.
(b) Only him.
(c) Only you.
(d) Only me.

3. According to the landlady, what is the law of the land?
(a) Eating supper.
(b) Signing the guestbook.
(c) Making his bed.
(d) Meeting her dog.

4. What literary device is represented by the guestbook?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Irony.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Symbolism.

5. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?
(a) Very swanky.
(b) Very expensive.
(c) Very fashionable.
(d) Very clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the landlady as they are drinking tea, why is the guestbook so important?

2. According to the landlady, who stays on the second floor of the bed and breakfast?

3. What is Billy's reaction to reading the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

4. To whose mother does Billy compare the landlady upon first seeing her?

5. What is the first name of Mr. Mulholland?

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