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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The description of the wind in the opening paragraphs of the story employs what literary technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. In order to lower the price, the landlady offers to eliminate what?
(a) The egg at breakfast.
(b) The wakeup call in the morning.
(c) The tea at supper.
(d) The fire in his room.

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

4. According to Billy, what is "extraordinarily strong"?
(a) His compulsion to enter the bed and breakfast.
(b) His compulsion for success.
(c) His compulsion to run.
(d) His compulsion to meet the landlady.

5. What is the name of the landlady's dachshund?
(a) Barkley.
(b) Basil.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Balsam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How has Billy arrived in this new city?

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

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

5. According to the landlady, who was responsible for preserving the animals?

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