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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?

2. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the third negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?

3. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what instrument does Billy see?

4. What type of flowers appear in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

5. What type of narrator is present in "The Landlady"?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does the narrator describe the weather at the beginning of the story?

6. What does the presence of the animals lead Billy to think?

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

8. As Billy walks through town, what does Billy see in the front window of the bed and breakfast? What objects are there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the bird and the dachshund as symbols in the story. What do they represent, and what do they foreshadow?

Essay Topic 2

What is the message in “The Landlady”? What point do you think the author might be trying to convey to readers?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze how the story’s setting influences the story’s plot, characters, and themes.

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