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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. What is the name of Billy's boss?

2. How do the buildings surrounding Billy now appear?

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

4. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

5. What is the name of the place Billy plans to stay the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What argument does Billy use to convince himself to stay at the bed and breakfast?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Although Mulholland and Temple are not literally present in the story, they both play an important role. Discuss the role Mulholland and Temple play regarding the story’s plot and themes.

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