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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. What does Billy think about the landlady as she is showing him around the bed and breakfast?
(a) That she is old and infirm.
(b) That she is criminally insane.
(c) That she is slightly dotty.
(d) That she is younger than he first thought.

2. According to the landlady, what was notable about the appearance of both Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?
(a) They were both extraordinarily intelligent.
(b) They were both extraordinarily successful.
(c) They were both extraordinarily ambitious.
(d) They were both extraordinarily handsome.

3. According to the landlady, what did Mr. Mulholland love to do?
(a) Knit.
(b) Lift weights.
(c) Read novels.
(d) Drink tea.

4. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?
(a) Because most people prefer The Bell and Dragon.
(b) Because she is so choosy.
(c) Because her prices are so high.
(d) Because of her reputation.

5. As Billy looks at the landlady for the first time, he believes what about her personality?
(a) That she is is terribly nice.
(b) That she is angry and antagonistic.
(c) That she is dour and mean.
(d) That she is kind and gentle.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he view himself?

2. According to the landlady, Billy is allowed to do what in his room?

3. To what does Billy compare the scent of the landlady?

4. According to the landlady, what school had Mr. Mulholland attended when he came to the bed and breakfast?

5. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he describe it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 information does Billy discover in the guestbook?

5. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?

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

7. What does Billy think of the landlady as he enters the bed and breakfast? Of what does she remind him?

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

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

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

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