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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mesmerizes Billy as he tries to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
(a) The bouquet of pussy willows.
(b) The sign in the front window.
(c) The fire in the hearth.
(d) The green curtains.

2. When Billy goes to enter the bed and breakfast, he does so how?
(a) Carefully.
(b) Deliberately.
(c) Hastily.
(d) Automatically.

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?
(a) A lady.
(b) A dame.
(c) A damsel.
(d) A gentlewoman.

4. Where are the flowers positioned in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Next to the sign.
(b) Above the sign.
(c) Behind the sign.
(d) Below the sign.

5. What game does Billy look forward to playing at the pub?
(a) Darts.
(b) Quoits.
(c) Billiards.
(d) Pitch penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what city does Billy originally come?

2. Upon staring in the Bed and Breakfast's window, Billy finds himself staring into what room?

3. The description of the wind in the opening paragraphs of the story employs what literary technique?

4. The use of the word "rapacious" constitutes what type of literary device?

5. According to Billy, what kind of eyes does the landlady have?

(see the answer key)

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