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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 color are the landlady's fingernails?

2. According to the landlady, how much does the bed and breakfast cost per day?

3. In order to lower the price, the landlady offers to eliminate what?

4. What is the first name of Mr. Temple?

5. When the landlady looks "earnestly" into Billy's face, what type of word is "earnestly"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the landlady immediately after she welcomes Billy inside, how many people are staying at the bed and breakfast?

2. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?

3. What information does Billy discover in the guestbook?

4. According to Billy, what are his plans for the night, as he tells the landlady in his room?

5. How much does it cost to stay at the bed and breakfast? What does Billy think of the price?

6. According to Billy, how does the landlady smell? Of what does the smell remind him?

7. What does Billy think of the landlady as he enters the bed and breakfast? Of what does she remind him?

8. After the landlady leaves Billy in his room, what does Billy think about her? Why counterargument does he use to dismiss this concern?

9. What refreshments does the landlady offer Billy in the sitting room?

10. What request does the landlady make of Billy before he goes to bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, “The Landlady.” How does the title reflect (or impact) the main characters? How does the title reflect the story’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What makes Billy so attractive to the landlady? Discuss three of Billy’s traits that contribute to his demise.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story using Billy’s limited perspective. How does this point of view create suspense for the reader?

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