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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the landlady offer Billy to eat as they sit together in the sitting room?
(a) A piece of bread and butter.
(b) A cucumber sandwich.
(c) A cinnamon bun.
(d) A ginger biscuit.

2. After showing Billy to his room, what does the landlady offer him?
(a) Coffee.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) Supper.
(d) A hot bath.

3. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?
(a) An acceptable young gentleman.
(b) A new pet.
(c) Some extra money.
(d) A way to improve her home.

4. Upon hearing Billy say the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple, what does the landlady say in response?
(a) That they were obnoxious people.
(b) That they were her true loves.
(c) That they were charming boys.
(d) That they were special pets.

5. Upon showing Billy around the bed and breakfast, how does the landlady describe her home?
(a) As her little den.
(b) As her little cave.
(c) As her little lair.
(d) As her little nest.

6. When Billy thinks the landlady is harmless, what literary device is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Irony.

7. How does Billy describe the landlady's hands as they are together in the sitting room?
(a) As substantial and freckled.
(b) As compact and anemic.
(c) As large and thick.
(d) As small and white.

8. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?
(a) The landlady.
(b) Billy.
(c) The servants.
(d) The other boarders.

9. As Billy looks at the landlady for the first time, he believes what about her personality?
(a) That she is angry and antagonistic.
(b) That she is is terribly nice.
(c) That she is dour and mean.
(d) That she is kind and gentle.

10. What sports does Billy think Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple played?
(a) Rugby or polo.
(b) Cricket or football.
(c) Tennis or field hockey.
(d) Speedway or rounders.

11. What color are the landlady's fingernails?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

12. What odd verb does the landlady use when describing Mr. Mulholland's arrival at the bed and breakfast?
(a) Emerged.
(b) Came.
(c) Appeared.
(d) Reached.

13. When Billy goes down to the sitting room, what does he discover the dog doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Barking.

14. The phrase "as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse" is what type of figurative language?
(a) Metphor.
(b) Irony.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

15. What name does the landlady call Billy as they are together in the sitting room?
(a) Mr. Wilkins.
(b) Mr. Wallace.
(c) Mr. Wagner.
(d) Mr. White.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the landlady enters the sitting room, what is she carrying on a tray?

2. According to the landlady, what was notable about the appearance of both Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

3. When the landlady looks "earnestly" into Billy's face, what type of word is "earnestly"?

4. What information does Billy add to the guestbook?

5. According to the landlady, what is the law of the land?

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