The Landlady

When Billy arrives in Bath, he

• doesn't have a job

• doesn't have a place to stay

• looks for entertainment

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The landlady explains that there are no other guests because

• of the war

• there is only one room available

• she is very picky

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At first, Billy thinks the landlady is

• very suspicious

• a little odd

• lots of fun

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What puzzles Billy about the landlady's guest list?

• He knows each of the previous guests.

• He is sure he's read the names in the newspaper.

• He thinks the guests were famous politicians.

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How does the landlady distract Billy when he almost figures out who Christopher Mulholland is?

• By serving him tea with milk and sugar.

• By asking him about his job.

• By pointing out her stuffed animals.

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What is most likely to have happened to Billy if he had more time to remember the two names?

• He would have killed the landlady.

• He would not have drunk the tea.

• He would have noticed the stuffed animals sooner.

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What do you think makes Billy's tea taste strange?

• Bitter almonds

• Pickled walnuts

• Poison

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The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says

• that both Billy and Mulholland were 17

• Mulholland also liked his tea

• that she stuffed her pets

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What phrase best describes foreshadowing?

• the suspense in a story

• giving away a story's ending

• clues that hint at what happened before the story began

• clues that hint at what will happen later in the story

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How is the climax of the story resolved?

• The readers don't know what happened to Billy.

• The landlady confronts Billy with a smile

• Readers can only assume that Billy will meet the same fate as Temple and Mulholland.

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