Landlady

Which quote from the story shows the reader possible motivation for the landlady's actions?

• “I’m so glad you appeared,” she said, looking earnestly into his face. “I was beginning to get worried.”

• “And what about supper, my dear? Did you manage to get anything to eat before you came here?”

• “That’s all right,” Billy answered brightly. “You mustn’t worry about me.” He put his suitcase on the chair and started to open it.

• He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never gotten over it.

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Choose the quotes that best display the landlady's eagerness to have another victim.

• “It’s all ready for you, my dear,” she said. She had a round pink face and very gentle blue eyes.

• “I saw the notice in the window,” he said, holding himself back.

• He pressed the bell—and out she popped! It made him jump.

• “I was on my way to The Bell and Dragon,” Billy told her. “But the notice in your window just happened to catch my eye.”

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Why does the landlady most likely watch Billy as he drinks his tea?

• Because she is a creepy old lady.

• To see when the poison takes effect.

• He reminds her of her son.

• She is interested in his story.

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Who is the protagonist of The Landlady?

• Billy Perkins

• Billy Weaver

• Gregory Temple

• Christopher Mulholland

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Match the following vocabulary terms from The Landlady to the correct meaning as it is used in the short story.

• impressively fashionable and elegant

• dither

• having a smooth soft surface

• velvety

• be undecided or uncertain

• facade

• greedy

• rapacious

• the front of a building

• swanky

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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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The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says

• that both Billy and Mulholland were 17

• Mulholland also liked his tea

• that she stuffed her pets

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What is the simple theme of "The Landlady?"

• appearances versus reality

• survival

• love

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Which quote from the story shows the reader possible motivation for the landlady's actions?

• “I’m so glad you appeared,” she said, looking earnestly into his face. “I was beginning to get worried.”

• “And what about supper, my dear? Did you manage to get anything to eat before you came here?”

• “That’s all right,” Billy answered brightly. “You mustn’t worry about me.” He put his suitcase on the chair and started to open it.

• He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never gotten over it.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the quotes that best display the landlady's eagerness to have another victim.

• “It’s all ready for you, my dear,” she said. She had a round pink face and very gentle blue eyes.

• “I saw the notice in the window,” he said, holding himself back.

• He pressed the bell—and out she popped! It made him jump.

• “I was on my way to The Bell and Dragon,” Billy told her. “But the notice in your window just happened to catch my eye.”

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4