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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Stewed onions.
(b) Boiled broccoli.
(c) Burned Brussels sprouts.
(d) Watery cabbage.

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

5. What are kippers?
(a) A type of music.
(b) A type of fish.
(c) A type of vegetable.
(d) A type of bird.

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

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

8. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?
(a) A bottomless chasm.
(b) A large black eye.
(c) A swinging pendulum.
(d) A rotating coin.

9. What type of flowers appear in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Pussy willows.
(d) Baby's breath.

10. Upon staring in the Bed and Breakfast's window, Billy finds himself staring into what room?
(a) A bedroom.
(b) A parlor.
(c) A kitchen.
(d) A study.

11. According to Billy, what sort of face does the landlady have?
(a) Oval and tan.
(b) Large and red.
(c) Round and pink.
(d) Small and white.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Billy, what is "extraordinarily strong"?

2. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the benefit of staying at the bed and breakfast?

3. Upon staring in the window and seeing the animals inside, what does Billy believe?

4. As Billy regards the front window of the bed and breakfast, how does he feel?

5. What is the bird that Billy sees doing inside the bed and breakfast?

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