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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the landlady, how old was Mulholland?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

3. Upon staring in the window and seeing the animals inside, what does Billy believe?
(a) They are a warning sign.
(b) They are a sign of peace.
(c) They are a good sign.
(d) They are a bad sign.

4. The dachshund and parrot are examples of what literary device?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Idiom.
(d) Symbolism.

5. By comparing the tray to a frisky horse, the narrator is using what literary device?
(a) Idiom.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Slant rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Billy find the guestbook?

5. According to Billy, what kind of eyes does the landlady have?

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