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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last name of the protagonist, Billy?
(a) Watkins.
(b) Wilder.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Wilkins.

2. After Billy rings the doorbell, how long does it take the landlady to answer the door?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) One minute.
(d) Almost immediately.

3. What odd verb does the landlady use when describing Mr. Mulholland's arrival at the bed and breakfast?
(a) Reached.
(b) Came.
(c) Appeared.
(d) Emerged.

4. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
(a) As shockingly freezing.
(b) As mildly warm.
(c) As pleasantly brisk.
(d) As deadly cold.

5. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?
(a) Some extra money.
(b) A new pet.
(c) A way to improve her home.
(d) An acceptable young gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is telling about the way in which the landlady discusses Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

2. What type of smile does the landlady offer Billy when she opens the door?

3. What sports does Billy think Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple played?

4. What is the bird that Billy sees doing inside the bed and breakfast?

5. The phrase "as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse" is what type of figurative language?

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