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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. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?
(a) Cheap and shoddy.
(b) Modernized and clean.
(c) Neglected and old.
(d) Old-fashioned and antiquated.

2. From what city does Billy originally come?
(a) Bristol
(b) Birmingham.
(c) London.
(d) Liverpool.

3. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the benefit of staying at the bed and breakfast?
(a) The bed and breakfast will not be comfortable at all.
(b) The bed and breakfast will be just as comfortable as the pub.
(c) The bed and breakfast will be more comfortable than the pub.
(d) The bed and breakfast will be less comfortable than the pub.

4. What is the bird that Billy sees doing inside the bed and breakfast?
(a) Repeating a word.
(b) Singing.
(c) Flying back and forth.
(d) Sitting inside a cage.

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(b) As outdated.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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the flowers positioned in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

2. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what instrument does Billy see?

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

4. To whom is Billy told to report while in this new city?

5. Upon staring in the window and seeing the animals inside, what does Billy believe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As Billy walks through town, what does Billy notice about his surroundings?

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

5. What trait does Billy believe is essential to success? What makes him think this?

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

7. What does the word "rapacious" mean? How might this description foreshadow what is to come?

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

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

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