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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Billy notice immediately upon entering the bed and breakfast?
(a) The complete mess.
(b) The lack of belongings in the hallway.
(c) The smell of the birdcage.
(d) The heat of the blazing fire.

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

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

7. What sports does Billy think Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple played?
(a) Rugby or polo.
(b) Tennis or field hockey.
(c) Cricket or football.
(d) Speedway or rounders.

8. What is the first name of Mr. Mulholland?
(a) Cyrus.
(b) Charles.
(c) Clancy.
(d) Christopher.

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

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

11. What does the landlady offer Billy to eat as they sit together in the sitting room?
(a) A piece of bread and butter.
(b) A cucumber sandwich.
(c) A cinnamon bun.
(d) A ginger biscuit.

12. When Billy thinks the landlady is harmless, what literary device is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the landlady's fingernails?

2. According to the landlady, what did they not want to do "at this stage of the proceedings"?

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

4. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?

5. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?

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