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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. When Billy describes the landlady as being "off her rocker," what literary convention is being used?
2. According to the landlady, she is always on the lookout for what?
3. According to the landlady, how had she been feeling prior to Billy's arrival?
4. According to the landlady, who stays on the second floor of the bed and breakfast?
5. What does Billy think about the landlady as she is showing him around the bed and breakfast?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the landlady, who stays on the first and second floors?
2. When the landlady comes into the sitting room, what is odd about the manner in which she is carrying the object? What might the narrator be trying to tell the reader?
3. What objects does the landlady carry into the sitting room while Billy is waiting there?
4. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?
5. What does Billy think about the landlady after he has been speaking with her for a few minutes? Why does he dismiss this concern?
6. According to Billy, how does the landlady smell? Of what does the smell remind him?
7. According to Billy, what is odd about the dates of the previous entries in the guestbook?
8. According to the landlady, why does she always keep a room ready?
9. As Billy waits in the sitting room for the landlady, how does he consider his surroundings? How does he consider himself?
10. According to Billy, where did he see the names of the previous guests? What does he believe about the two men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of briskness and how it helps to explain Billy’s character. How does the idea of briskness contribute to his fate in the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the character of Billy. How does he illustrate both childhood and adulthood?
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