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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. As Billy regards his surroundings, he could tell they once had been what?

2. The use of the word "rapacious" constitutes what type of literary device?

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

4. What trait does Billy associate with success?

5. What is the bird that Billy sees doing inside the bed and breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what does he immediately see inside?

2. Who is the protagonist of the story? What does the reader learn about him as the story begins?

3. What does the word "rapacious" mean? How might this description foreshadow what is to come?

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. What is Billy wearing? How does he feel?

6. What type of narrator does the story have?

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

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

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

10. According to Billy, what are the benefits of staying at The Bell and Dragon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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