The Landlady

Front

Billy is sent on a business trip to a city called Bath. His boss told him that there were many places to stay while he is there. When Billy arrives in Bath, he .....?

Back

looks for a place to stay

Front

"On the other hand, a pub would be more congenial than a boardinghouse." The purpose of the author's use of personification is....

Back

to suggest that the pub has a friendlier atmosphere of the two

Front

What prevents Billy from going to the Bell & Dragon pub?

Back

He is mesmerized by the sign that says Bed and Breakfast

Front

The Landlady and Billy talk about different things. One conversation they have is about other guests and previous guests from years ago. Presently, the landlady explains that there are no other guests because ........

Back

she is very particular and choosy about who stays there

Front

During their conversation, Billy notices some qualities about the landlady. At first, Billy thinks that the landlady is.....

Back

slightly dotty and off her rocker

Front

What puzzles Billy about the landlady's guest list?

Back

He is sure he has read their names in the newspaper headlines

Front

As Billy signs the guestbook, he looks at the other two names and wonders where he's heard them before. The landlady comes into the room with a tea tray and he tells her that he's heard those names before. Right as he remembers where he's seen those names, the landlady distracts Billy by....

Back

asking him if he wants milk and sugar with his tea

Front

The tea tasted funny because....

Back

a certain type of poison tastes like bitter almonds

Front

In this story, Billy's main conflict can be described as...

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character vs. character

Front

In their conversation about the former guests, the landlady tells Billy that the other young men never left and that they were upstairs on the fourth floor. Then, she refers to them in the past tense. The reader can best conclude that ....

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her previous guests are stuffed and are stored upstairs