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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Billy walks, what types of buildings line the street?
(a) Squat stores.
(b) Fashionable boutiques.
(c) Dark warehouses.
(d) Tall houses.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 sight of kippers.
(b) The smell of kippers.
(c) The sound of kippers.
(d) The taste of kippers.

7. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?
(a) Canary.
(b) Cockatoo.
(c) Macaw.
(d) Parrot.

8. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?
(a) Neglected and old.
(b) Cheap and shoddy.
(c) Modernized and clean.
(d) Old-fashioned and antiquated.

9. What is the name of the place Billy plans to stay the night?
(a) The Bell and Dragon.
(b) The Bat and Griffin.
(c) The Bison and Phoenix.
(d) The Bed and Daisy.

10. When Billy goes to enter the bed and breakfast, he does so how?
(a) Hastily.
(b) Automatically.
(c) Carefully.
(d) Deliberately.

11. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings appear how?
(a) Varied.
(b) Distinct.
(c) Identical.
(d) Motley.

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

13. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings once had what color facades?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

14. What is the dog that Billy sees doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Yawning.
(d) Barking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?

2. According to Billy, what kind of eyes does the landlady have?

3. How is the wind described the night of Billy's arrival in town?

4. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of dog does Billy see inside?

5. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the second negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?

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