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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To comfort Billy, the landlady does what?
(a) Tousles his hair.
(b) Holds his hand.
(c) Pats him on the knee.
(d) Rubs his back.

2. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?
(a) Billy.
(b) The other boarders.
(c) The servants.
(d) The landlady.

3. Unbeknownst to Billy, what has the landlady added to the tea?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Honey.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Poison.

4. What is the name of the landlady's dachshund?
(a) Barkley.
(b) Balsam.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Basil.

5. When Billy thinks the landlady is harmless, what literary device is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he view himself?

2. When the landlady enters the sitting room, what is she carrying on a tray?

3. The phrase "as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse" is what type of figurative language?

4. The landlady compares which aspect of Mr. Temple to a baby?

5. What color are the landlady's fingernails?

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