The Landlady - Review

Which phrase best describes foreshadowing?

• Clues that hints at what happened before the story.

• The suspense in a story.

• Giving away the story's ending

• Clues that hints at what will happen later in the story.

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Which of the following is not an example of foreshadowing?

• "The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice..."

• "Each word (of the sign) was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass..."

• There wasn't a blemish on his (Mulholland's body)...his skin was just like babies..."

• "There were no shops on this wide street that he was walking along..."

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Which of the following is NOT a form of irony?

• Billy decides to stay at the Bed and Breakfast because the animals make it look inviting.

• The landlady has Billy sign the guest book so that they don't break any laws.

• The landlady likes to serve her guests tea.

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When Billy arrives in Bath, he _____.

• has a lot of money

• does not have a job

• does not have a place to stay

• looks for entertainment

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What is unusual about the way the landlady responded to the door?

• She answered before the bell rang.

• There was no wait time.

• She took forever to answer.

• She answered in her robe.

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What can we infer makes Bill's tea taste strange?

• Bitter almonds

• Pickle walnuts

• poison

• New leather

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What prevents Billy from staying at the Bell and Dragon pub?

• He is transfixed by the sign that reads "Bed and Breakfast".

• A passerby tells him the Bell and Dragon is not nice.

• The landlady opens the door and invites him in.

• He is too tired to keep walking.

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"There is nothing more tantalizing than a thing that lingers just outside the borders of one's memory. He hated to give up."

What word means the same as the word "tantalizing" as it is used in the sentence?

• angry

• joyous

• sad

• teasing

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"Now and again he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to emanate directly from her person."

What does the word "emanate" mean?

• stink

• teased

• come forth

• withdraw

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How would the story be different if it was written from the landlady's first person point of view?

• The author would describe narrative elements of the story in greater detail.

• The author would include fewer details about the landlady.

• The reader would learn more about the landlady's intentions.

• The reader would see more dialogue between the landlady and Billy.

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