"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl - Check your comprehension

What type of lodging is Billy looking for?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 1-4.)

• luxurious lodging

• lodging with animals

• lodging with a garden

• inexpensive lodging

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Why does Billy think that the bed and breakfast looks promising?

(HINT: Reread paragraph 10.)

• There are animals.

• There are flowers.

• It is brightly colored.

• It is crowded.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is Billy's initial reaction to the landlady?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 29.)

• He is afraid of her.

• He is suspicious of her.

• He finds her kind.

• He finds her too pushy.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

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

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 35-37.)

• 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.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Billy think the landlady is a little odd?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 40-49 .)

• She calls him by the wrong name.

• She is too generous.

• She will not let Billy leave.

• She refuses to leave him alone.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is abnormal about the boys in the guestbook?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 51-58.)

• Billy went to school with them.

• They have uncommon names.

• They are celebrities.

• They sound familiar to Billy

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why does Billy keep thinking about the names of the other two guests?

(HINT: Reread paragraph 68.)

• He starts to remember something that happened to them.

• He saw them not long ago.

• He knows that the landlady is lying about their whereabouts.

• The landlady keeps calling Billy by their names.

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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 does the landlady insist Billy do?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 73-79.)

• stay for a few more days

• drink his tea

• have dinner with her

• meet Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple

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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 is unusual about the animals?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 92-98.)

• They are stuffed.

• They are sick.

• They are mistreated.

• They are abnormally well-behaved.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

What is wrong with Billy's tea?

(HINT: Reread paragraphs 105-106.)

• The cream is bad.

• The tea is bitter.

• The tea is poisoned.

• Billy doesn't like almonds.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1