The Landlady Comprehension

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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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If Billy had more time to try 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.

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

• Bitter almonds

• Pickled walnuts

• Poison

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

At first, Billy thinks the landlady is ----

• very strange and suspicious.

• slightly dotty, but harmless.

• lots of fun.

• old and boring.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• He is hypnotized by the sign that says "Bed and Breakfast."

• The landlady opens the door and invites him in.

• The worker at the train station tells him it isn't a nice place to go.

• He is too tired to keep walking.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1