The Landlady

The landlady ..........

• kept Billy waiting before opening the door

• must have been waiting for Billy to ring the bell

• didn't hear the bell

• forced Billy to enter the house

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the landlady

• had other visitors

• had very few visitors

• had another visitor

• had many visitors

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

the landlady thought

• Billy was a little too young

• Billy was not as handsome as the other visitors

• Billy was as handsome as the other visitors

• Billy was not as tall as the other visitors

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What most likely happens to Billy?

• he becomes the new branch manager

• the woman uses her taxidermy skills to stuff his corpse

• he goes to a boarding house after all

• he lives there happily with the old woman and her strange pets

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does the landlady mean when she says, "They're on the fourth floor, both of them are here together."

• Her memory doesn't work that well and she is confused about time

• She is remembering the son she must have lost in the war

• That is where their taxidermy-preserved bodies are

• She means she never forgets a guest and they are part of her life forever

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following is NOT a clue Billy notices about the landlady's craziness?

• She opened the door before he even had his finger off the bell

• She has only had two other guests in the last three years

• She had a round pink face and gentle eyes

• She stuffed all her "pets" when they died

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• He complimented her skill

• He told her it was a weird hobby

• He was terrified as suddenly realized exactly what the woman was

• He didn't seem to think it was that unusual

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the primary setting of 'The Landlady'?

• A) A bustling city hotel

• B) A quiet bed and breakfast

• C) A remote countryside inn

• D) A seaside resort

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

How does the landlady describe her previous guests?

• A) They were all businessmen

• B) They were all handsome young men

• C) They were all elderly women

• D) They were all artists

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4