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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. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Second person.

2. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings once had what color facades?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

3. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?
(a) As shockingly freezing.
(b) As pleasantly brisk.
(c) As deadly cold.
(d) As mildly warm.

4. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

5. After Billy rings the doorbell, how long does it take the landlady to answer the door?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) One minute.
(d) Almost immediately.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, he compares her to what object?

4. As Billy regards his surroundings, he notices that all the buildings appear how?

5. The use of the word "rapacious" constitutes what type of literary device?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Billy attempts to walk away from the bed and breakfast?

2. Upon seeing the window of the bed and breakfast, how does Billy feel? How does he react?

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

4. Describe the landlady as she appears when Billy first encounters her.

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

6. What initially frightens Billy about the bed and breakfast? What does he think about bed and breakfasts in general?

7. What is odd about how the landlady opens the door after Billy rings the bell? To what does he compare her?

8. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what does he immediately see inside?

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

10. How does the narrator describe the weather at the beginning of the story?

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