The Landlady

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When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was...

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fantastically cheap

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According to the landlady, the reason she rarely had visitors was that...

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she was inclined to be too choosy and particular

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After showing him to his room, the landlady asked Billy to come downstairs to...

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sign her guestbook

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Why do the other names in the guestbook seem so familiar to Billy?

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Both young men were in the newspaper after their disappearances.

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Which excerpt below best shows how Billy first feels about the landlady? Options: “Good gracious me,” he said. “How absolutely fascinating.” , She seemed terribly nice. She looked exactly like the mother of one’s best school-friend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays. , I’m always ready. Everything is always ready day and night. , On the carpet in front of the fire, a pretty little dachshund was curled up asleep with its nose tucked into its belly.

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She seemed terribly nice. She looked exactly like the mother of one’s best school-friend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays.

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What is a porter?

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a person employed to carry luggage

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What does it mean to be brisk?

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To move or act with quickness and energy.

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Why does Billy Weaver walk "briskly" down the street?

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He wants to act like a successful businessman.

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The author describes the air as, "deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks." What kind of figurative language is this?

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simile

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Why is Billy in Bath?

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to start a new job