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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 as he looks in the front window, what is the first benefit of staying at The Bell and Dragon?
(a) The Bell and Dragon will not be congenial at all.
(b) The Bell and Dragon will be less congenial than the bed and breakfast.
(c) The Bell and Dragon will be just as congenial as the bed and breakfast.
(d) The Bell and Dragon will be more congenial than the bed and breakfast.

2. According to the narrator, how does Billy feel in his new clothes?
(a) Fine.
(b) Swanky.
(c) Successful.
(d) Clean.

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

4. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?
(a) Very swanky.
(b) Very clean.
(c) Very expensive.
(d) Very fashionable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are kippers?

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

3. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

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

5. What is the last name of the protagonist, Billy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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