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

2. What is Billy's reaction to reading the names of Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) He thinks nothing of them.
(b) He thinks he went to school with them.
(c) He thinks he has heard of them before.
(d) He thinks they worked at the Head Office.

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

4. As Billy reads the guestbook, he discovers how many entries above him on the page?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. According to the landlady, what did they not want to do "at this stage of the proceedings"?
(a) Make any mistakes.
(b) Hurt anyone.
(c) Break any laws.
(d) Tell any lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the landlady, how much does the bed and breakfast cost per day?

2. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?

3. What color are the landlady's fingernails?

4. What does Billy think about the landlady as she is showing him around the bed and breakfast?

5. After the landlady shows Billy to his room, what are his plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon entering the bed and breakfast, what does Billy notice about the entranceway that strikes him as odd?

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

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

4. What does Billy notice about the landlady's hands?

5. According to Billy, where did he see the names of the previous guests? What does he believe about the two men?

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

7. What information does Billy discover in the guestbook?

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

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

10. According to the landlady, who stays on the first and second floors?

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