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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Billy, what sort of face does the landlady have?
(a) Round and pink.
(b) Small and white.
(c) Large and red.
(d) Oval and tan.

2. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?
(a) The muckety mucks.
(b) The top bananas.
(c) The head honchos.
(d) The big shots.

3. What mesmerizes Billy as he tries to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
(a) The green curtains.
(b) The sign in the front window.
(c) The fire in the hearth.
(d) The bouquet of pussy willows.

4. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, how does Billy describe the furniture?
(a) As grotesque.
(b) As pretty.
(c) As pleasant.
(d) As outdated.

5. What type of smile does the landlady offer Billy when she opens the door?
(a) A silly and fatuous one.
(b) A disturbed and demented one.
(c) A sly and clever one.
(d) A warm and welcoming one.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the benefit of staying at the bed and breakfast?

2. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the first negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?

3. What does the sign that catches Billy's eye read?

4. As Billy regards the front window of the bed and breakfast, how does he feel?

5. What type of flowers appear in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Billy, what are the benefits of staying at The Bell and Dragon?

2. After examining the bed and breakfast, why does Billy decide to go to The Bell and Dragon?

3. Where does Billy initially plan to stay while in Bath? Why?

4. What type of narrator does the story have?

5. As Billy walks through town, what does Billy see in the front window of the bed and breakfast? What objects are there?

6. What does Billy tell the landlady when she opens the front door? What does she say in reply?

7. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what animals does he see inside? What are they doing?

8. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what objects does he see inside? What is the effect of these objects on Billy?

9. What is Billy wearing? How does he feel?

10. Who is the protagonist of the story? What does the reader learn about him as the story begins?

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