WorksheetsThe Landlady Plot
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does Billy think about the fact that he sees animals through the window of the B&B?
It is an indication that it is a nice place to stay.
It is an indication that it is a strange place.
It is an indication that there are stuffed animals inside.
What explanation does the landlady give for the fact that Billy is the only guest?
She is picky about which guests she admits.
Her prices are too high.
There are few tourists in the city.
What part of the plot does the following paragraph develop?
"Billy Weaver had traveled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Swindon on the way, and by the time he got to Bath (town in England) it was about nine o’clock in the evening and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance. But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks."
the exposition
the rising action
the climax
the denouement
Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple were familiar to Billy because...
they had both mysteriously gone missing
they were a famous comedy duo
he had gone to school with them
they were famous football players
What is an example of a parallel episode in the story?
The landlady forgets Billy's name.
Billy writes his name in the guest book.
Billy goes to the Bed and Breakfast.
Billy pets Basil.
What part of the plot is the following example?
“That’s good. Because later on, if I happen to forget what you were called, then I could always come down here and look it up. I still do that almost every day with Mr. Mulholland and Mr. . . . Mr. . . ."
“Temple,” Billy said, “Gregory Temple. Excuse my asking, but haven’t there been any other guests here except them in the last two or three years?”
Holding her teacup high in one hand, inclining her head slightly to the left, she looked up at him out of the corners of her eyes and gave him another gentle little smile.
“No, my dear,” she said. “Only you.”
the climax
the denouement
the falling action
the complication
When Billy discovers that the landlady's hobby is taxidermy, how does Billy feel?
impressed
nervous
disgusted
unaffected
What does Billy not like about the tea?
it tasted faintly of bitter almonds
it had too much sugar
it was too hot
he had hot chocolate not tea
All of the following are the clues that could have saved Billy EXCEPT
she had "small, white, quickly moving hands and red fingernails"
she had a "peculiar smell that...reminded him of...pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?"
"Billy glanced down at the book...noticing the dates...This last entry is over two years old"
The main conflict in the story is...
person vs person
person vs fate
person vs nature
person vs machine
