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Worksheets"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What did Billy think the animals at the Bed and Breakfast indicated?
Animals indicated it would be a decent place to stay.
Animals indicated that the landlady ran a taxidermy business.
Animals indicated that pets were allowed.
Animals indicated that the landlady or landlord liked pets.
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.
Why don't many people stay at the bed & breakfast?
The landlady is unwelcoming to guests.
The bed & breakfast is rundown.
The landlady is very particular about guests.
Not many people visit Bath.
What is abnormal about the boys in the guest book?
Billy went to school with them.
They have uncommon names.
They are celebrities.
They sound familiar to Billy.
Why is Billy fixated on the names of the other two guests?
He starts to remember something that happened to them.
He saw them not long ago.
He knows the landlady is lying about their whereabouts.
The landlady keeps calling Billy by their names.
Part A: What can the reader infer about the landlady from her conversation with Billy in the sitting room?
She was a doctor or likely had some medical training, as evidenced by her ability to stuff her pets.
She is a lonely old woman who lost her son in the war and tries to replace him with her particular tenants.
She may have witnessed something terrible and suffers memory problems because she cannot recall Billy’s name correctly.
She may be more threatening than she appears because her words suggest she was involved in the two men’s disappearances.
Part B: Which of the following details from the text best support the answer to Part A?
“He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never got over it.” (Paragraph 49)
“‘Left?’ she said, arching her brows. ‘But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here. Mr Temple is also here.’” (Paragraph 82)
“he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell... he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?” (Paragraph 78)
“‘if I happen to forget what you were called, then I can always come down here and look it up. I still do that almost every day with Mr Mulholland and Mr... Mr...’” (Paragraph 103)
What is unusual about the animals in the B&B?
They are stuffed
They are sick
They are mistreated
They are abnormally well-behaved
Which clue leads the reader to believe that Billy will meet the same fate as Christopher Mullholland and Gregory Temple?
"He turned away from the dog and stared with deep admiration at the little woman beside him on the sofa."
"There is nothing more tantalising than a thing like this which lingers just outside the borders of one's memory."
"The tea tasked faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn't much care for it."
"He waited for her to say something, but she seemed to have lapsed into another of her silences."
Which of the following statements best identifies a theme of the text?
People should get to know each other first before resorting to judgment.
Strangers can be more dangerous than they initially appear
Loneliness can drive people to behave strangely towards others.
Kindness and hospitality are difficult to find among strangers.
