View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign that catches Billy's eye read?

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

3. As Billy walks, what types of buildings line the street?

4. After Billy rings the doorbell, how long does it take the landlady to answer the door?

5. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Billy initially plan to stay while in Bath? Why?

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

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

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

5. Who is Mr. Greenslade and what directions did he give to Billy, as Billy remembers at the beginning of the story?

6. After examining the bed and breakfast, why does Billy decide to go to The Bell and Dragon?

7. What type of narrator does the story have?

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

9. What trait does Billy believe is essential to success? What makes him think this?

10. What is Billy wearing? How does he feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of possessiveness.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the supernatural elements in the story and how they impact Billy and the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Billy finds himself involved in a few conflicts over the course of the story. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and on Billy.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 635 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample