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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy feel about the price of the bed and breakfast?
(a) He believes the landlady is asking too much.
(b) He believes it is incredibly inexpensive.
(c) He believes it is incredibly expensive.
(d) He believes he could get a better deal at the pub.

2. When Billy goes down to the sitting room, what does he discover the dog doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Barking.
(c) Eating.
(d) Playing.

3. Whom does Billy ask to recommend a place to stay?
(a) A passerby.
(b) His boss.
(c) The porter.
(d) His father.

4. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?
(a) A rotating coin.
(b) A swinging pendulum.
(c) A bottomless chasm.
(d) A large black eye.

5. What is the first name of Mr. Mulholland?
(a) Charles.
(b) Cyrus.
(c) Clancy.
(d) Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?

2. What causes Billy to dismiss his initial concerns about the landlady?

3. What are kippers?

4. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings appear how?

5. According to the landlady, what school had Mr. Mulholland attended when he came to the bed and breakfast?

(see the answer key)

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