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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?
(a) The muckety mucks.
(b) The big shots.
(c) The head honchos.
(d) The top bananas.

3. What colors is Billy wearing?
(a) Black and red.
(b) Yellow and gray.
(c) Brown and blue.
(d) Purple and olive.

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

5. Upon staring in the Bed and Breakfast's window, Billy finds himself staring into what room?
(a) A bedroom.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A parlor.
(d) A study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?

2. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

3. As Billy regards the front window of the bed and breakfast, how does he feel?

4. What is the name of Billy's boss?

5. How far must Billy walk to get from the train to his chosen place of lodging?

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