"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Review

What did Billy think the animals at the Bed and Breakfast indicated?

• Animals indicated it would be a decent place to stay.

• Animals indicated that the landlady ran a taxidermy business.

• Animals indicated that pets were allowed.

• Animals indicated that the landlady or landlord liked pets.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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

• The landlady is unwelcoming to guests.

• The bed & breakfast is rundown.

• The landlady is very particular about guests.

• Not many people visit Bath.

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What is abnormal about the boys in the guest book?

• Billy went to school with them.

• They have uncommon names.

• They are celebrities.

• They sound familiar to Billy.

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Why is Billy fixated on the names of the other two guests?

• He starts to remember something that happened to them.

• He saw them not long ago.

• He knows the landlady is lying about their whereabouts.

• The landlady keeps calling Billy by their names.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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

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

• She is a lonely old woman who lost her son in the war and tries to replace him with her particular tenants.

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

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Part B: Which of the following details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• “He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never got over it.” (Paragraph 49)

• “‘Left?’ she said, arching her brows. ‘But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here. Mr Temple is also here.’” (Paragraph 82)

• “he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell... he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?” (Paragraph 78)

• “‘if I happen to forget what you were called, then I can always come down here and look it up. I still do that almost every day with Mr Mulholland and Mr... Mr...’” (Paragraph 103)

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What is unusual about the animals in the B&B?

• They are stuffed

• They are sick

• They are mistreated

• They are abnormally well-behaved

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Which clue leads the reader to believe that Billy will meet the same fate as Christopher Mullholland and Gregory Temple?

• "He turned away from the dog and stared with deep admiration at the little woman beside him on the sofa."

• "There is nothing more tantalising than a thing like this which lingers just outside the borders of one's memory."

• "The tea tasked faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn't much care for it."

• "He waited for her to say something, but she seemed to have lapsed into another of her silences."

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

• People should get to know each other first before resorting to judgment.

• Strangers can be more dangerous than they initially appear

• Loneliness can drive people to behave strangely towards others.

• Kindness and hospitality are difficult to find among strangers.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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