"Landlady" Review

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.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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__________ is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.

• Foreshadowing

• Style

• Suspense

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Which of the sentences below would NOT be an example of foreshadowing?

• “But the air was deadly cold…”

• “The wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”

• “But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here.”

• "Billy thanked him and picked up his suitcase and set out to walk the quarter-mile to The Bell and Dragon."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

__________ is the feeling of growing tension or excitement felt by the reader of a horror story.

• Foreshadowing

• Style

• Suspense

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Which of the following details provides the best hint about the landlady’s secret?

• The front of the building is rather shabby.

• The downstairs window is brightly lit.

• The landlady explains that she stuffs all her dead pets.

• The landlady serves tea and cookies to Billy before he goes up to his room.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Which statement BEST identifies a theme for the story?

• Kindness and hospitality are always a front for danger

• Strangers can be more dangerous than they appear

• Without street smarts this could happen to anyone

• Always take advice from your boss

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All of the following are clues that could have saved Billy EXCEPT:

• the landlady said that the former guests from years ago were still there

• the tea smelled funny

• she smelled clean, like a hospital

• she had red fingernails

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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On the last page of the story, which evidence BEST foreshadows Billy's death?

• "He turned away from the dog and stared with deep admiration at the little woman beside him on the sofa."
• "Oh it's the perfect age! Mr. Mulholland was also seventeen."
• "The parrot," he said at last..."It had me completely fooled when I first saw it through the window from the street."
• "That's good (you signed the book). Because later on, if I happen to forget what you were called, then I can always come down here at look it up."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is Billy's initial reaction to the landlady?

• he is afraid of her

• he is suspicious of her

• he finds her kind

• he finds her too pushy

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Why don't many people stay at the bed and breakfast?

• the landlady is unwelcoming to guests

• the bed and breakfast is run down

• the landlady is very particular about guests

• not many people visit Bath

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4