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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon showing Billy around the bed and breakfast, how does the landlady describe her home?
(a) As her little lair.
(b) As her little cave.
(c) As her little den.
(d) As her little nest.

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

3. To whose mother does Billy compare the landlady upon first seeing her?
(a) His own mother.
(b) The mother of his neighbor.
(c) The mother of a friend from school.
(d) The mother of his mother.

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

5. When the landlady looks "earnestly" into Billy's face, what type of word is "earnestly"?
(a) Noun.
(b) Adverb.
(c) Adjective.
(d) Verb.

6. According to the landlady, what school had Mr. Mulholland attended when he came to the bed and breakfast?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Imperial College.
(d) King's College.

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

8. What does Billy believe about when Mr. Mulholland left the bed and breakfast?
(a) That he left shortly after arriving.
(b) That he left years earlier.
(c) That he left recently.
(d) That he never left.

9. According to the landlady, what was notable about the appearance of both Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) They were both extraordinarily ambitious.
(b) They were both extraordinarily handsome.
(c) They were both extraordinarily intelligent.
(d) They were both extraordinarily successful.

10. After showing Billy to his room, what does the landlady offer him?
(a) A hot bath.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Supper.

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

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

13. According to the landlady, how much does the bed and breakfast cost per day?
(a) Ten and fivepence.
(b) Six and fourpence.
(c) Five and sixpence.
(d) Three and tuppence.

14. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?
(a) Billy.
(b) The landlady.
(c) The servants.
(d) The other boarders.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?

4. When the landlady enters the sitting room, what is she carrying on a tray?

5. According to the landlady, Billy is allowed to do what in his room?

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