The Landlady

Who is the protagonist of The Landlady?

• Billy Perkins

• Billy Weaver

• Gregory Temple

• Christopher Mulhollad

When Billy arrives in Bath, he

• doesn't have a job

• doesn't have a place to stay

• looks for entertainment

Billy had decided that ________ was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen.

• honesty

• mindfulness

• briskness

• courtesy

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.

How does the author set the stage for a spooky story?

• He describes a cold, dark night.

• He describes the coziness of the landlady's home.

• He describes and hot, sunny, summer day.

What puzzles Billy about the guestbook?

• He believes the names are of famous politicians.

• All the names on the list are men.

• He is sure he read the names in the newspaper.

The landlady might resemble a __________ when she says he has "the pleasure of taking a visitor into my little nest."

• a parrot

• a spider

• a duck

By using context clues, we can assume the Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple were familiar to Billy because:

• they had both mysteriously gone missing

• they were a famous comedy duo

• they weren't actually familiar to Billy; he was confused because the poison had gone to his brain

• he had gone to school with them.

The landlady explains that there are not other guests because

• of the war

• there is only one room available

• she is very picky

What phrase best describes foreshadowing?

• the suspense in a story

• giving away a story's ending

• clues that hint at what happened before the story began

• clues that hint at what will happen later in the story