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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 does Billy notice immediately upon entering the bed and breakfast?
(a) The smell of the birdcage.
(b) The complete mess.
(c) The lack of belongings in the hallway.
(d) The heat of the blazing fire.

2. According to Billy, what kind of eyes does the landlady have?
(a) Dotty and brown.
(b) Sly and gray.
(c) Gentle and blue.
(d) Calm and green.

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?
(a) A lady.
(b) A dame.
(c) A damsel.
(d) A gentlewoman.

4. What causes Billy to dismiss his initial concerns about the landlady?
(a) His fear of her hurting him.
(b) His sleepiness.
(c) The pain in his feet.
(d) The low cost of room and board.

5. According to the landlady, what did they not want to do "at this stage of the proceedings"?
(a) Hurt anyone.
(b) Break any laws.
(c) Make any mistakes.
(d) Tell any lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flowers appear in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

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

3. As Billy reads the guestbook, he discovers how many entries above him on the page?

4. According to Billy, how old is Mr. Mulholland's guestbook entry?

5. What does Billy assume about the landlady's past?

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