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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy describe the preserved dachshund?
(a) As absolutely irresistible.
(b) As absolutely absorbing.
(c) As absolutely enchanting.
(d) As absolutely fascinating.

2. From what city does Billy originally come?
(a) London.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Bristol
(d) Liverpool.

3. The description of the wind in the opening paragraphs of the story employs what literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

4. According to the narrator, how does Billy feel in his new clothes?
(a) Fine.
(b) Swanky.
(c) Successful.
(d) Clean.

5. Whom does Billy ask to recommend a place to stay?
(a) The porter.
(b) His father.
(c) A passerby.
(d) His boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy believe about when Mr. Mulholland left the bed and breakfast?

2. As the landlady is showing Billy around the bed and breakfast, what name does she accidentally call him?

3. 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?

4. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the first negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?

5. To what does Billy compare the scent of the landlady?

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