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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sight of kippers.
(c) The taste of kippers.
(d) The smell of kippers.

2. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the first benefit of staying at The Bell and Dragon?
(a) The Bell and Dragon will not be congenial at all.
(b) The Bell and Dragon will be more congenial than the bed and breakfast.
(c) The Bell and Dragon will be less congenial than the bed and breakfast.
(d) The Bell and Dragon will be just as congenial as the bed and breakfast.

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, he compares her to what object?
(a) A top.
(b) A jack-in-the-box.
(c) A slinky.
(d) A robot.

4. What game does Billy look forward to playing at the pub?
(a) Quoits.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Darts.
(d) Pitch penny.

5. When Billy first sees the landlady, how old does he believe her to be?
(a) 75 or 80.
(b) 65 or 70.
(c) 55 or 60.
(d) 45 or 50.

6. How is the wind described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
(a) As a hammer of cold.
(b) As a blade of ice.
(c) As a shot of frost.
(d) As a piercing icicle.

7. To whom is Billy told to report while in this new city?
(a) The Associate Manager.
(b) The Head Manager.
(c) The Branch Manager.
(d) The Administrative Manager.

8. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?
(a) Very swanky.
(b) Very fashionable.
(c) Very clean.
(d) Very expensive.

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

10. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

11. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of dog does Billy see inside?
(a) Doberman.
(b) Drever.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Dalmatian.

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

13. Where are the flowers positioned in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Below the sign.
(b) Next to the sign.
(c) Above the sign.
(d) Behind the sign.

14. Where does Billy work?
(a) The Head Office.
(b) The Human Office.
(c) The Home Office.
(d) The Hazel Office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Billy ask to recommend a place to stay?

2. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, how does Billy describe the furniture?

3. According to Billy, what sort of face does the landlady have?

4. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?

5. How has Billy arrived in this new city?

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