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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. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?
(a) The head honchos.
(b) The top bananas.
(c) The big shots.
(d) The muckety mucks.
2. As Billy walks, what types of buildings line the street?
(a) Tall houses.
(b) Squat stores.
(c) Fashionable boutiques.
(d) Dark warehouses.
3. As Billy regards the front window of the bed and breakfast, how does he feel?
(a) Immediately drawn to it.
(b) Immediately sickened by it.
(c) Immediately repulsed by it.
(d) Immediately curious about it.
4. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?
(a) A bottomless chasm.
(b) A large black eye.
(c) A swinging pendulum.
(d) A rotating coin.
5. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?
(a) Very clean.
(b) Very swanky.
(c) Very expensive.
(d) Very fashionable.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
2. What does the word "rapacious" mean?
3. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?
4. What mesmerizes Billy as he tries to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
5. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What trait does Billy believe is essential to success? What makes him think this?
2. After examining the bed and breakfast, why does Billy decide to go to The Bell and Dragon?
3. As Billy walks through town, what does Billy see in the front window of the bed and breakfast? What objects are there?
4. Who is the protagonist of the story? What does the reader learn about him as the story begins?
5. According to Billy, what are the benefits of staying at The Bell and Dragon?
6. What happens when Billy attempts to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
7. Who is Mr. Greenslade and what directions did he give to Billy, as Billy remembers at the beginning of the story?
8. Upon seeing the window of the bed and breakfast, how does Billy feel? How does he react?
9. What does Billy tell the landlady when she opens the front door? What does she say in reply?
10. How does the narrator describe the weather at the beginning of the story?
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