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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last name of the protagonist, Billy?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Wilder.
(c) Watkins.
(d) Weaver.

2. How far must Billy walk to get from the train to his chosen place of lodging?
(a) A half mile.
(b) A mile.
(c) A quarter mile.
(d) Two miles.

3. What trait does Billy associate with success?
(a) Briskness.
(b) Exuberance.
(c) Vigor.
(d) Robustness.

4. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
(a) As shockingly freezing.
(b) As deadly cold.
(c) As pleasantly brisk.
(d) As mildly warm.

5. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?
(a) Neglected and old.
(b) Modernized and clean.
(c) Old-fashioned and antiquated.
(d) Cheap and shoddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Billy arrived in this new city?

2. To whom is Billy told to report while in this new city?

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

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

5. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?

(see the answer key)

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