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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl - Check your comprehension

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of lodging is Billy looking for?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 1-4.)

a)

luxurious lodging

b)

lodging with animals

c)

lodging with a garden

d)

inexpensive lodging

2.

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


(HINT: Reread paragraph 10.)

a)

There are animals.

b)

There are flowers.

c)

It is brightly colored.

d)

It is crowded.

3.

What is Billy's initial reaction to the landlady?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 29.)

a)

He is afraid of her.

b)

He is suspicious of her.

c)

He finds her kind.

d)

He finds her too pushy.

4.

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


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 35-37.)

a)

The landlady is unwelcoming to guests.

b)

The bed and breakfast is run down.

c)

The landlady is very particular about guests.

d)

Not many people visit Bath.

5.

Why does Billy think the landlady is a little odd?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 40-49 .)

a)

She calls him by the wrong name.

b)

She is too generous.

c)

She will not let Billy leave.

d)

She refuses to leave him alone.

6.

What is abnormal about the boys in the guestbook?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 51-58.)

a)

Billy went to school with them.

b)

They have uncommon names.

c)

They are celebrities.

d)

They sound familiar to Billy

7.

Why does Billy keep thinking about the names of the other two guests?


(HINT: Reread paragraph 68.)

a)

He starts to remember something that happened to them.

b)

He saw them not long ago.

c)

He knows that the landlady is lying about their whereabouts.

d)

The landlady keeps calling Billy by their names.

8.

What does the landlady insist Billy do?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 73-79.)

a)

stay for a few more days

b)

drink his tea

c)

have dinner with her

d)

meet Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple

9.

What is unusual about the animals?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 92-98.)

a)

They are stuffed.

b)

They are sick.

c)

They are mistreated.

d)

They are abnormally well-behaved.

10.

What is wrong with Billy's tea?


(HINT: Reread paragraphs 105-106.)

a)

The cream is bad.

b)

The tea is bitter.

c)

The tea is poisoned.

d)

Billy doesn't like almonds.