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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
(a) As deadly cold.
(b) As shockingly freezing.
(c) As pleasantly brisk.
(d) As mildly warm.

2. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the third negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?
(a) The sound of kippers.
(b) The taste of kippers.
(c) The sight of kippers.
(d) The smell of kippers.

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

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

5. What does the sign that catches Billy's eye read?
(a) ROOM AND BOARD.
(b) BED AND BREAKFAST.
(c) BOARDING HOUSE.
(d) ROOM FOR RENT.

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

7. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, how does Billy describe the furniture?
(a) As outdated.
(b) As pretty.
(c) As grotesque.
(d) As pleasant.

8. What colors is Billy wearing?
(a) Yellow and gray.
(b) Brown and blue.
(c) Purple and olive.
(d) Black and red.

9. What is the last name of the protagonist, Billy?
(a) Wilder.
(b) Watkins.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Wilkins.

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

11. What type of smile does the landlady offer Billy when she opens the door?
(a) A warm and welcoming one.
(b) A sly and clever one.
(c) A silly and fatuous one.
(d) A disturbed and demented one.

12. What does the word "rapacious" mean?
(a) Melancholy and depressed.
(b) Greedy and covetous.
(c) Kind and gentle.
(d) Angry and demanding.

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

14. What is the name of Billy's boss?
(a) Mr. Goodane.
(b) Mr. Greenslade.
(c) Mr. Graystone.
(d) Mr. Goldstein.

15. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the first negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?
(a) Burned Brussels sprouts.
(b) Boiled broccoli.
(c) Stewed onions.
(d) Watery cabbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Billy look forward to playing at the pub?

2. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?

3. When Billy tells the landlady he is inquiring about a place to stay, she says what about the state of the room?

4. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the second benefit of staying at The Bell and Dragon?

5. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?

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