"The Landlady" Literary Analysis RL

Who is the protagonist of The Landlady?

• Christopher Mulholland

• Billy Weaver

• Gregory Temple

Which is the best summary of the story?

• A young man becomes a success

• A young man solves a mystery

• A young man falls into a deadly trap

Billy Weaver is BEST described as...

• cruel and mean

• simple and trusting

• clever and creative

The landlady is BEST described as...

• a sweet old grandmother

• a lonely woman

• an insane killer

How is the climax of the story resolved?

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

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

• The landlady confronts Billy with a smile

The author's main purpose is to...

• entertain you with a horror story

• persuade you to visit a bed and breakfast

• inform you about a murder in England

What can you infer from the story as the most likely way the landlady killed her guests?

• She hits them over the head

• She chats with them endlessly until they go to bed.

• She poisons them and then taxidermies (stuffs) them.

Which of the following events is the BEST example of foreshadowing?

• The porter sends Billy to "The Bell and Dragon"

• The landlady is kind and friendly to Billy

• The two names in the register are familiar to Billy

Which of the following statements BEST identifies a theme of the text?

• Kindness and hospitality are difficult to find among strangers

• Strangers can be more dangerous that they initially appear

• Loneliness can drive people to behave strangely towards others

What can the reader infer about the landlady from her conversation with Billy in the sitting room?

• She was a doctor or likely has some medical training, as evidenced by her ability to stuff her pets.

• She may be more threatening than she appears because her words suggest she was involved in the two men's disappearances.

• She may have witnessed something terrible and suffers memory problems because she cannot recall Billy's name correctly.