
The Landlady Quiz
Authored by Jessica James
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was...
fairly priced
somewhat reasonable
fantastically cheap
a tad bit expensive
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do the other names in the guestbook seem so familiar to Billy?
Both young men were famous football players
Both young men were in the newspaper after their disappearances
Both young men were Eaton schoolboys
Both young men were writers.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which excerpt below best shows how Billy first feels about the landlady?
“Good gracious me,” he said. “How absolutely fascinating.”
She seemed terribly nice. She looked exactly like the mother of one’s best school-friend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays.
I’m always ready. Everything is always ready day and night.
On the carpet in front of the fire, a pretty little dachshund was curled up asleep with its nose tucked into its belly.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does it mean to be brisk?
To move or act like a cheetah
To move or act slowly
To move or act in a scared manner
To move or act with quickness and energy
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author describes the air as, "deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks." What kind of figurative language is this?
onomatopoeia
imagery
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Make an inference: The author writes that Mr. Greenslade told Billy to, "Find your own lodgings, and then go along and report to the Branch Manager as soon as you've got yourself settled." Why is Billy in Bath?
to take a vacation
to look for a new place to live
to start a new job
to take a bath
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
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