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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Billy thinks the landlady is harmless, what literary device is being used?
(a) Irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

2. As Billy reads the guestbook, he discovers how many entries above him on the page?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. After Billy finishes looking in the front window, why does Billy plan to walk to The Bell and Dragon?
(a) To walk and stretch his legs.
(b) To stay at the pub instead of at the bed and breakfast.
(c) To tell the landlord of the pub that he will stay at the bed and breakfast instead.
(d) To better compare the pub to the bed and breakfast.

4. According to the narrator, how does Billy feel in his new clothes?
(a) Swanky.
(b) Successful.
(c) Clean.
(d) Fine.

5. What are the final words of the story?
(a) Only you.
(b) Only us.
(c) Only him.
(d) Only me.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Billy does not know it, what is likely the source of the scent that Billy smells coming off of the landlady?

2. What literary device is represented by the guestbook?

3. What has the landlady added to Billy's bed in order to warm it up for him?

4. According to the landlady, what was notable about the appearance of both Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

5. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?

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