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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Idiom.
(d) Metaphor.

2. What does Billy actually do after unpacking his suitcase?
(a) Go down to the sitting room.
(b) Explore the rest of the bed and breakfast.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Go to The Bell and Dragon.

3. According to Billy, what is "extraordinarily strong"?
(a) His compulsion to run.
(b) His compulsion to enter the bed and breakfast.
(c) His compulsion to meet the landlady.
(d) His compulsion for success.

4. Upon staring in the window and seeing the animals inside, what does Billy believe?
(a) They are a warning sign.
(b) They are a bad sign.
(c) They are a good sign.
(d) They are a sign of peace.

5. What type of smile does the landlady offer Billy when she opens the door?
(a) A warm and welcoming one.
(b) A sly and clever one.
(c) A silly and fatuous one.
(d) A disturbed and demented one.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?

2. What is the first name of Mr. Temple?

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?

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

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

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