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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the benefit of staying at the bed and breakfast?
(a) The bed and breakfast will be more comfortable than the pub.
(b) The bed and breakfast will be just as comfortable as the pub.
(c) The bed and breakfast will not be comfortable at all.
(d) The bed and breakfast will be less comfortable than the pub.

2. What type of flowers appear in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Baby's breath.
(b) Roses.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Pussy willows.

3. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

4. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings once had what color facades?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

5. According to Billy, what is "extraordinarily strong"?
(a) His compulsion to run.
(b) His compulsion for success.
(c) His compulsion to enter the bed and breakfast.
(d) His compulsion to meet the landlady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?

2. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?

3. According to Billy, what sort of face does the landlady have?

4. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?

5. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?

(see the answer key)

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