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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are kippers?
(a) A type of vegetable.
(b) A type of bird.
(c) A type of fish.
(d) A type of music.

4. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?
(a) Very fashionable.
(b) Very clean.
(c) Very expensive.
(d) Very swanky.

5. When Billy first sees the landlady, how old does he believe her to be?
(a) 45 or 50.
(b) 75 or 80.
(c) 55 or 60.
(d) 65 or 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?

2. Upon staring in the window and seeing the animals inside, what does Billy believe?

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

4. The use of the word "rapacious" constitutes what type of literary device?

5. When Billy tells the landlady he is inquiring about a place to stay, she says what about the state of the room?

(see the answer key)

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