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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of Mr. Temple?
(a) George.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Graham.
(d) Gregory.

2. In order to lower the price, the landlady offers to eliminate what?
(a) The egg at breakfast.
(b) The wakeup call in the morning.
(c) The fire in his room.
(d) The tea at supper.

3. Which bedroom is Billy given?
(a) One facing the front of the house.
(b) One facing the side of the house.
(c) One facing the back of the house.
(d) One in the middle of the house.

4. To what does Billy compare the scent of the landlady?
(a) Old kippers.
(b) Wet dog.
(c) The corridors of a hospital.
(d) Moth balls.

5. According to the landlady, what did they not want to do "at this stage of the proceedings"?
(a) Tell any lies.
(b) Hurt anyone.
(c) Make any mistakes.
(d) Break any laws.

6. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?
(a) A way to improve her home.
(b) A new pet.
(c) An acceptable young gentleman.
(d) Some extra money.

7. What name does the landlady call Billy as they are together in the sitting room?
(a) Mr. Wilkins.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Mr. Wagner.
(d) Mr. Wallace.

8. From what town did Mr. Temple come?
(a) Sheffield.
(b) Bristol.
(c) York.
(d) Leeds.

9. According to the landlady, Billy is allowed to do what in his room?
(a) Use the phone.
(b) Light the fire.
(c) Move the furniture.
(d) Open the window.

10. When the landlady enters the sitting room, what is she carrying on a tray?
(a) A knife.
(b) A bottle of medicine.
(c) A photo album.
(d) Tea.

11. According to the landlady, how had she been feeling prior to Billy's arrival?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angry.
(c) Exhilarated.
(d) Joyous.

12. What is Billy's reaction to reading the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) He thinks nothing of them.
(b) He thinks they worked at the Head Office.
(c) He thinks he has heard of them before.
(d) He thinks he went to school with them.

13. According to Billy, how do the landlady's hands move as they are together in the sitting room?
(a) Awkwardly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Clumsily.

14. By comparing the tray to a frisky horse, the narrator is using what literary device?
(a) Slant rhyme.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Idiom.
(d) Foreshadowing.

15. According to Billy, how old is Mr. Temple's guestbook entry?
(a) 1 year old.
(b) 6 months old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 4 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the landlady is showing Billy around the bed and breakfast, what name does she accidentally call him?

3. According to the landlady, what is the law of the land?

4. When Billy compares the landlady to a mother, he envisions her welcoming him for what holiday?

5. According to Billy after the landlady shows him to his room, what kind of soul does the landlady have?

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