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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what town did Mr. Mulholland come?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Cardiff.
(d) Liverpool.

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

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

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

5. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he describe it?
(a) As wonderfully warm and cosy.
(b) As dark and dreary.
(c) As light and innocent.
(d) As sinister and disturbing.

6. Where does Billy find the guestbook?
(a) On the birdcage.
(b) On the table by the window.
(c) On the mantle.
(d) On the piano.

7. What does Billy think about the landlady as she is showing him around the bed and breakfast?
(a) That she is younger than he first thought.
(b) That she is old and infirm.
(c) That she is slightly dotty.
(d) That she is criminally insane.

8. According to the landlady, what is the law of the land?
(a) Signing the guestbook.
(b) Meeting her dog.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) Making his bed.

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

10. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Idiom.

11. Although Billy does not know it, what is likely the source of the scent that Billy smells coming off of the landlady?
(a) Face powder.
(b) Old perfume.
(c) Formaldehyde.
(d) Boiled food.

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

13. What is telling about the way in which the landlady discusses Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) She uses the past tense when discussing them.
(b) She shows signs of anxiety when discussing them.
(c) She does not want to discuss them.
(d) She begins to cry when discussing them.

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

15. The phrase "as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse" is what type of figurative language?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metphor.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Billy thinks the landlady is harmless, what literary device is being used?

2. By comparing the tray to a frisky horse, the narrator is using what literary device?

3. What sports does Billy think Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple played?

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

5. Which bedroom is Billy given?

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