View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sign that catches Billy's eye read?
(a) BOARDING HOUSE.
(b) ROOM AND BOARD.
(c) BED AND BREAKFAST.
(d) ROOM FOR RENT.

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

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

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

5. When Billy first sees the landlady, he compares her to what object?
(a) A jack-in-the-box.
(b) A robot.
(c) A slinky.
(d) A top.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what city does Billy originally come?

3. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, how does Billy describe the furniture?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample