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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. As the landlady is showing Billy around the bed and breakfast, what name does she accidentally call him?
(a) Mr. Pickston.
(b) Mr. Popkins.
(c) Mr. Parker.
(d) Mr. Perkins.

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

3. According to the landlady, what is the law of the land?
(a) Eating supper.
(b) Meeting her dog.
(c) Signing the guestbook.
(d) Making his bed.

4. Where does Billy find the guestbook?
(a) On the birdcage.
(b) On the mantle.
(c) On the table by the window.
(d) On the piano.

5. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he describe it?
(a) As wonderfully warm and cosy.
(b) As light and innocent.
(c) As sinister and disturbing.
(d) As dark and dreary.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Billy reads the guestbook, he discovers how many entries above him on the page?

2. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?

3. What does the landlady offer Billy to eat as they sit together in the sitting room?

4. According to Billy, how do the landlady's hands move as they are together in the sitting room?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When the landlady comes into the sitting room, what is odd about the manner in which she is carrying the object? What might the narrator be trying to tell the reader?

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

5. What refreshments does the landlady offer Billy in the sitting room?

6. When she comes into the sitting room, how does the landlady describe her previous guests?

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

8. According to the landlady immediately after she welcomes Billy inside, how many people are staying at the bed and breakfast?

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

10. What memory issues does the landlady exhibit while showing Billy around the bed and breakfast? How does he respond?

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