The Landlady

What type of lodging is Billy looking for?

• luxurious lodging

• lodging with animals

• lodging with a garden

• inexpensive lodging

Why does Billy think that the bed and breakfast looks promising?

• There are animals.

• There are flowers.

• It is brightly colored.

• It is crowded.

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.

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

• The landlady is unwelcoming to guests.

• The bed and breakfast is run down.

• The landlady is very particular about guests.

• Not many people visit Bath.

Why does Billy think the landlady is a little odd?

• She calls him by the wrong name.

• She is too generous.

• She will not let Billy leave.

• She refuses to leave him alone.

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.

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

• He starts to remember something that happened to them.

• He saw them not long ago.

• He knows that the landlady is lying about their whereabouts.

• The landlady keeps calling Billy by their names.

What does the landlady insist Billy do?

• stay for a few more days

• drink his tea

• have dinner with her

• meet Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple 

What does this scene suggest about Mr. Temple and Mr. Mulholland?

• that they were so happy at the bed and breakfast that they chose never to leave

• that the landlady was in love with them, which chased them away

• that they were better and friendlier guests than Billy

• that something strange happened to them while staying with the landlady

What is unusual about the animals?

• They are stuffed.

• They are sick.

• They are mistreated.

• They are abnormally well behaved.