The Landlady

“The moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance. But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”. What is the mood of the selection?

• Romantic

• Hopeful

• Resentful

• Cautious

“On the other hand, a pub would be more congenial than a boardinghouse. There would be beer and darts in the evening, and lots of people to talk to, and it would probably be cheaper, too”.

Which word best describes Billy in this excerpt?

• Eager

• Enthusiastic

• Indecisive

• Exhausted

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following events in the story is the best example of foreshadowing?

• The porter sends Billy to The Bell and Dragon

• The landlady is kind and friendly to Billy

• Billy can afford the cost of a room in the boardinghouse

• The two names in the register are familiar to Billy

“But I’m always ready. Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the off-chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along. And it is such a pleasure, my dear, such a very great pleasure when now and again I open the door and I see someone standing there who is just exactly right.”

What can be revealed about the landlady through this indirect characterization?

• She is observant

• She is sympathetic

• She is careless

• She is disrespectful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mr. Temple, of course, was a little older,” she said, ignoring his remarks. “He was actually twenty-eight. And yet I never would have guessed it if he hadn’t told me, never in my whole life. There wasn’t a blemish on his body.”

“A what?” Billy said. “His skin was just like a baby’s.” There was a pause.

What mood is evoked through the interaction between the landlady and Billy?

• Romantic

• Uncomfortable

• Interesting

• Humorous

Billy Weaver is best described as…

• Cruel an mean

• Clever and creative

• Simple and trusting

• Ruthless and ambitious

Which character type best describes the landlady?

• Round and dynamic

• Flat and static

• Doppelgänger

• Flat and dynamic

Which character type best describes Billy Weaver?

• Round and dynamic

• Flat and static

• Doppelgänger

• Flat and dynamic

“She was about forty-five or fifty years old, and the moment she saw him, she gave him a warm, welcoming smile. ‘Please come in,’ she said pleasantly. She had a round pink face and very gentle blue eyes”.

At the conclusion of the story, this description creates which type of irony?

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Dynamic irony

“He had never stayed in any boarding houses and, to be perfectly honest, he was a tiny bit frightened of them. The name itself conjured up images of watery cabbage, rapacious landladies, and a powerful smell of kippers in the living room”.

The best meaning for the word rapacious is…

• Generous

• Greedy

• Cautious

• Courteous