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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. To what does Billy compare the scent of the landlady?
(a) Old kippers.
(b) Moth balls.
(c) Wet dog.
(d) The corridors of a hospital.

2. What does Billy assume about the landlady's past?
(a) That she was jilted at the altar.
(b) That she lost a husband in an accident.
(c) That she lost a son in the war.
(d) That she had never married.

3. How does Billy describe the landlady's hands as they are together in the sitting room?
(a) As large and thick.
(b) As compact and anemic.
(c) As small and white.
(d) As substantial and freckled.

4. What does Billy actually do after unpacking his suitcase?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Go down to the sitting room.
(c) Go to The Bell and Dragon.
(d) Explore the rest of the bed and breakfast.

5. In order to lower the price, the landlady offers to eliminate what?
(a) The egg at breakfast.
(b) The fire in his room.
(c) The wakeup call in the morning.
(d) The tea at supper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Billy, how old is Mr. Mulholland's guestbook entry?

2. What does Billy believe about when Mr. Mulholland left the bed and breakfast?

3. When the landlady enters the sitting room, what is she carrying on a tray?

4. Which bedroom is Billy given?

5. What color are the landlady's fingernails?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the landlady, why does she always keep a room ready?

2. After the landlady leaves Billy in his room, what does Billy think about her? Why counterargument does he use to dismiss this concern?

3. According to Billy, what are his plans for the night, as he tells the landlady in his room?

4. What objects does the landlady carry into the sitting room while Billy is waiting there?

5. What does Billy think about the landlady after he has been speaking with her for a few minutes? Why does he dismiss this concern?

6. As Billy waits in the sitting room for the landlady, how does he consider his surroundings? How does he consider himself?

7. How much does it cost to stay at the bed and breakfast? What does Billy think of the price?

8. What does Billy surmise about when Mulholland left the bed and breakfast? What makes him think this?

9. What does Billy believe about the landlady's past that explains her current behavior?

10. According to the landlady, where had one of the previous guests gone to school? What odd verb does she use to describe his arrival at the bed and breakfast?

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