The Landlady

By the time Billy Weaver made it into Bath it was...

• late morning

• early afternoon

• late afternoon

• evening

Billy had decided that _______ was the one common characteristic of all succesful businessmen.

• honesty

• mindfulness

• briskness

• courtesy

How did Billy feel when he first walked up to the Bed and Breakfast?

• completely normal

• strangely hypnotized

• somewhat seasick

• too exhausted to read the sign

After Billy pressed the doorbell, the woman appeared like a _________.

• a jack in the box

• a pop-up storybook

• a slice of toast

• an angel

When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was...

• fairly priced

• somewhat reasonable

• fantastically cheap

• a tad bit expensive

According to the landlady, the reason she rarely had visitors was that...

• she was so far out of the way

• she was inclined to be too choosy and particular

• not many travelers stayed in the town of Bath

• she refused to accept anyone who didn't display exceptional manners.

After showing him to his room, the landlady asked Billy to come downstairs to...

• talk to her parrot

• sign her guestbook

• view the portraits on her walls

• sign the lodging contract

When Billy came downstairs, the landlady offered him..

• a glass of warm milk

• two freshly baked chocolate chip cookies

• a cup of tea and a ginger biscuit

• a slice of hummingbird cake

As they sat together, Billy and the landlady talked about....

• the previous guests that had stayed in the house

• the parrot

• the dachsund curled up by the fire

• all of these

When he discovered that the landlady's hobby was taxidermy, how did Billy feel?

• impressed

• grossed out

• frightened

• unaffected