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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy notice immediately upon entering the bed and breakfast?
(a) The complete mess.
(b) The lack of belongings in the hallway.
(c) The heat of the blazing fire.
(d) The smell of the birdcage.

2. What does Billy assume about the landlady's past?
(a) That she lost a husband in an accident.
(b) That she was jilted at the altar.
(c) That she lost a son in the war.
(d) That she had never married.

3. To what does Billy compare the scent of the landlady?
(a) Moth balls.
(b) The corridors of a hospital.
(c) Wet dog.
(d) Old kippers.

4. What is Billy's reaction to reading the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) He thinks nothing of them.
(b) He thinks he went to school with them.
(c) He thinks they worked at the Head Office.
(d) He thinks he has heard of them before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bedroom is Billy given?

2. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?

3. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the benefit of staying at the bed and breakfast?

4. How does Billy describe the landlady's hands as they are together in the sitting room?

5. According to the landlady, what did they not want to do "at this stage of the proceedings"?

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