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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the landlady, how old was Mr. Temple?
(a) 27.
(b) 18.
(c) 28.
(d) 17.

2. From what city does Billy originally come?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) London.
(c) Bristol
(d) Birmingham.

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

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

5. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Idiom.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?

2. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?

3. When the landlady looks "earnestly" into Billy's face, what type of word is "earnestly"?

4. How does Billy describe the landlady's hands as they are together in the sitting room?

5. What is Billy's reaction to reading the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

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