The Landlady

Who is the protagonist of The Landlady?

• Billy Perkins
• Billy Weaver
• Gregory Temple
• Christopher Mulholland

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When Billy arrives in Bath, he

• doesn't have a job

• doesn't have a place to stay

• looks for entertainment

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

• honesty

• mindfulness

• briskness

• courtesy

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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.

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Billy thinks the landlady is

• lots of fun

• quite suspicious

• old and feeble

• dotty and off her rocker

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What puzzles Billy about the guestbook?

• He believes the names are of famous politicians

• All the names on the list are men

• the last guest stayed here 2 years ago

• He is sure he read the names in the newspaper

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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

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The landlady explains that there are no other guests because

• of the war

• there is only one room available

• she is very picky

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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

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When does Billy start to notice something is terribly wrong?

• When the landlady offers him tea

• When the landlady compliments his appearance

• When the landlady says that the two previous guests were still staying at the inn

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