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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the landlady added to Billy's bed in order to warm it up for him?
(a) A hot baking pan.
(b) Hot coals.
(c) A hot brick.
(d) A hot water bottle.

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

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

4. What information does Billy add to the guestbook?
(a) His name and phone number.
(b) His name and address.
(c) HIs name and employer.
(d) His name and email address.

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

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

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

8. According to Billy, how old is Mr. Mulholland's guestbook entry?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 1 year old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

14. What odd verb does the landlady use when describing Mr. Mulholland's arrival at the bed and breakfast?
(a) Emerged.
(b) Appeared.
(c) Came.
(d) Reached.

15. According to Billy after the landlady shows him to his room, what kind of soul does the landlady have?
(a) A kind and generous one.
(b) A quiet and clever one.
(c) A dark and deceptive one.
(d) A romantic and loving one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the landlady's fingernails?

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

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

4. According to the landlady, how much does the bed and breakfast cost per day?

5. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?

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