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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
2. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?
3. As Billy walks, what types of buildings line the street?
4. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the third negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?
5. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
Short Essay Questions
1. What argument does Billy use to convince himself to stay at the bed and breakfast?
2. What type of narrator does the story have?
3. What happens when Billy attempts to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
4. After examining the bed and breakfast, why does Billy decide to go to The Bell and Dragon?
5. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what objects does he see inside? What is the effect of these objects on Billy?
6. As Billy walks through town, what does Billy notice about his surroundings?
7. What does the word "rapacious" mean? How might this description foreshadow what is to come?
8. Describe the landlady as she appears when Billy first encounters her.
9. What trait does Billy believe is essential to success? What makes him think this?
10. Where does Billy initially plan to stay while in Bath? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Billy. How does he illustrate both childhood and adulthood?
Essay Topic 2
Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.
Essay Topic 3
Billy finds himself involved in a few conflicts over the course of the story. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and on Billy.
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