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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. According to the landlady, how had she been feeling prior to Billy's arrival?
2. Which bedroom is Billy given?
3. According to Billy after the landlady shows him to his room, what kind of soul does the landlady have?
4. Although Billy does not know it, what is likely the source of the scent that Billy smells coming off of the landlady?
5. What does the landlady offer Billy to eat as they sit together in the sitting room?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Billy believe about the landlady's past that explains her current behavior?
2. According to the landlady, who stays on the first and second floors?
3. What refreshments does the landlady offer Billy in the sitting room?
4. According to Billy, where did he see the names of the previous guests? What does he believe about the two men?
5. What does Billy surmise about when Mulholland left the bed and breakfast? What makes him think this?
6. How much does it cost to stay at the bed and breakfast? What does Billy think of the price?
7. According to the landlady immediately after she welcomes Billy inside, how many people are staying at the bed and breakfast?
8. What reaction does Billy have to the information he finds in the guestbook?
9. When she comes into the sitting room, how does the landlady describe her previous guests?
10. What does Billy think about the landlady after he has been speaking with her for a few minutes? Why does he dismiss this concern?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What, in your opinion, caused Billy’s downfall? Answer using support from the text.
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.
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