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WorksheetsTales with a Twist- UNIT EXAM
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 54mins
When Billy arrives in Bath, he
doesn't have a job
doesn't have a place to stay
looks for entertainment
After Billy pressed the doorbell, the woman appeared like _______________.
a jack-in-the-box
a pop-up storybook
a slice of toast
an angel
When Billy heard the price of the room, he thought it was…
fairly priced
outrageously overpriced
fantastically cheap
a tad bit expensive
What puzzles Billy about the guestbook?
He believes the names are of famous politicians
All the names on the list are men
the last guest stayed here 2 years ago
He is sure he read the names in the newspaper
Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple were familiar to Billy because:
they had both mysteriously gone missing
they were a famous comedy duo
they weren't actually familiar to Billy; he was confused because the poison had gone to his brain
he had gone to school with them
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
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
What is the simple theme of "The Landlady?"
appearances versus reality
survival
love
Based on the simple theme of "The Landlady" from the previous question, what is a more in depth theme of the text?
Kindness and hospitality are difficult to find among strangers.
People should get to know each other first before resorting to judgment.
Strangers can be more dangerous than they initially appear.
What do you think makes Billy's tea taste strange?
Bitter almonds
Pickled walnuts
Poison
How do the following lines help develop the plot of the story?
"Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to come directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him - well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?"
It helps develop the exposition of the story.
It helps develop the rising action of the story and also provides foreshadowing.
It helps develop the falling action of the story.
It helps develop the protagonist's character traits.
Which is NOT a clue the author provides to show that something bad is going to happen.
the air was deadly cold
the wind was like a blade against Billy's cheek
The landlady has suspicious behavior.
The Bed & Breakfast has green velvet curtains.
How does the story end?
The readers don't know what happens to Billy. It is a cliffhanger.
Billy confronts the landlady.
Billy runs out of the house and gets the police.
What do you think makes Billy's tea taste strange?
Bitter almonds
Pickled walnuts
Poison
Which of the sentences below would NOT be an example of foreshadowing?
“But the air was deadly cold…”
“The wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”
“But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here.”
"Billy thanked him and picked up his suitcase and set out to walk the quarter-mile to The Bell and Dragon."
Which of the following details provides the best hint about the landlady’s secret?
The front of the building is rather shabby.
The downstairs window is brightly lit.
The landlady explains that she stuffs all her dead pets.
The landlady serves tea and cookies to Billy before he goes up to his room.
Which statement BEST identifies a theme for the story?
Kindness and hospitality are always a front for danger
Strangers can be more dangerous than they appear
Without street smarts this could happen to anyone
Always take advice from your boss
During their conversation, Billy notices some qualities about the landlady. At first, Billy thinks that the landlady is.....
very suspicious of why Billy is there
lots of fun to be with
old, feeble, and lost part of her memory
slightly dotty and off her rocker
Which detail appears insignificant in the beginning of the story, but becomes very important in the end?
"Billy was seventeen years old."
"He had never been to Bath before. He didn't know anyone who lived there."
"Certainly, it would be more comfortable than the Bell and Dragon."
"Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this," Billy told himself.
The climax is when the landlady tells Billy that the other guests have not left the bed and breakfast and the reader figures out that she is a killer. Which event is the resolution of the story?
The landlady comforts Billy with a smile
Readers can only assume that Billy will meet the same fate as Temple and Mulholland
Readers find out that the landlady is an insane killer
The readers don't know what happened to the other men or Billy's future
In their conversation about the former guests, the landlady tells Billy that the other young men never left and that they were upstairs on the fourth floor. Then, she refers to them in the past tense. The reader can best conclude that ....
her previous guests are stuffed and are stored upstairs
her previous guests escaped and took her other pets with them
her previous guests died of natural causes
her previous guests never left because they enjoy the landlady's company
Why is Mary Maloney smiling as she waits for her husband’s return at the beginning of the story?
She loves him and always finds his return a “blissful time of the day.”
She has planned to kill him.
She knows he won’t speak to her for a while, and she is looking forward to the peace and quiet.
She likes being able to enjoy a drink with him.
What is Mr. Maloney’s occupation?
Fire Chief
Butcher
Police Detective
Grocer
Mr. Maloney tells Mary he hopes she will not fuss about his decision. How does he justify his demand?
“I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after.”
”I’ve thought about it a great deal.”
“...there simply wasn’t any other way.”
“It wouldn’t be very good for my job.”
Mr. Maloney can be characterized as...
Disloyal and untrustworthy
Honorable and innocent
Gentlemanly and kind
Totally evil
What is Mrs. Maloney’s motive for going to get the lamb from the freezer?
She thinks that she should go about her business as usual and things will be all right.
She wants to use it to hit Patrick.
She is nauseated at the idea of eating what she already made for dinner.
She thinks she can win Patrick back with her cooking.
Which word does NOT describe Mrs. Maloney’s immediate reaction to realizing she has killed her husband?
Remorseful
Clear-minded
Shocked
Surprised
Which pair of words best describes Mrs. Maloney’s actions after she kills her husband?
Frightened and Shocked
Light-Hearted and Funny
Careful and Honest
Sneaky and Clever
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to see Sam?
She needs someone, such as Sam, to be a witness that she was out of the house when the murder was committed.
She needs vegetables to go with the lamb.
Patrick wants her to cook dinner and not go out.
She doesn’t understand that Patrick is already dead.
When Mrs. Maloney returns home from the grocery store and sees Patrick’s dead body on the floor, how does she feel?
She pretends to be very upset.
She feels indifferent (that is, she couldn’t care less).
She is visibly upset and even feels love for him.
She feels guilty and forgives him completely for being unfaithful.
What evidence is there that the police have not ruled out Mrs. Maloney was the murderer?
The police go off to question the grocer about her alibi.
They never even check out her alibi.
They check the house for her fingerprints.
They tell her they are looking for the weapon.
What do the police do with the murder weapon?
They leave it in the garage.
They eat the weapon because they feel sorry for Mrs. Maloney and want to help her.
They eat it without knowing it was the murder weapon.
Nothing, because they never find the scanner.
What is Mrs. Maloney’s marital status as a result of her action?
Widowed
Still happily married
Divorced
Separated
Why do the policemen eat the lamb?
Mary made them eat the meal.
They want to help destroy the evidence.
The chief has told them to eat the meal.
They are hungry and don’t want to offend Mrs. Maloney.
Why does the detective say that the murder weapon “ought to be easy to find”?
He knows that it is in the house.
He knows that it must be very big because it damaged the skull so badly.
He knows Mrs. Maloney committed the crime.
He knows it is too big to be carried at all.
Why does Mrs. Maloney giggle at the end of the story?
She is responding to the ironic remark about the weapon being right under their noses.
She needs to be put in a mental hospital.
She is celebrating that she got away with murder and the case will never be solved.
She is glad that her husband is dead.
Identify the type of irony.
The police are looking for the murder weapon because that is the key to them finding the murderer, but they unknowingly eat the murder weapon instead.
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Identify the type of Irony.
We know that Mary killed her husband, but the cops and detectives do not.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Based on the details in the story, you can conclude that the setting of the story most likely is
A small town in the early 2000’s
A house in the 1950’s
A cottage by the sea in 1910
A New York apartment during any time period
Which event in the story is the inciting incident. This is the point of the story where the conflict is introduced.
Mary finds out that her husband is leaving her.
She realizes that she is out of vegetables and must go to the store.
Mary notices that Patrick is acting oddly.
Patrick is late coming home from work.
Identify the type of figurative language in the following excerpt:
”She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man— almost as a sunbather feels in the sun.”
Simile
Repetition
Metaphor
Irony
“...ice cubes clinking against the side of the glass.”
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatapoeia
Simile
What are Amy & Lucas?
Cousins
Friends
Twins
Colleagues
Who was the author of the book Amy was reading?
R.L. Tankard
R.L. Stine
T.J. Bookey
Robert Junsch
What was at the door when Amy opened it?
Mailman
Salesman
Friend
Alien
Who calls Amy, 'Lady Macbeth?'
Dad
Mr. Smith
Lucas
Lucas' Friend
Sarah Ellis does what in order to emphasize the difference between Amy and Lucas?
begins by establishing that not all twins are alike
begin with stories proving the special bond of twins
begins with statistics regarding twins
begins by showing how much twins can hate each other
What evidence best shows that no bond exists between her and Lucas?
"I’ve heard that there are some photos of twins in the womb that show them hugging."
"Lucas is more like an unevolved thugoid."
"If someone had taken a photo of Lucas and me in there I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts it would have shown him bashing me on the head."
What two talents does the narrator have as weapons?
Psychological endurance and patience
Brains and strength
Intelligence and strategic thinking
Strategy and physchological endurance
What does she mean by ‘psychological warfare’?
things that are done to make someone (such as an enemy or opponent) become less confident or to feel hopeless, afraid, etc.
things that weaken someone's strengths.
things that are kept from someone.
What does Amy say that convinces us that this is only one of many great performances?
“It was one of the better screams of my career”
“I am lying on the floor and the ceiling is slowly pulsing”
“I feel my brain hardening in my head”
“Two steps, that’s all I need. Two measly steps”
What clue suggests that Lucas is not entirely an “unevolved thugoid”?
He steals Amy's book.
He never falls for Amy's tricks
He asks for his parent's help
He barricades himself in the bathroom
What point of view is the short story "Gore" written in?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Who is the author of the story?
Cynthia Rylant
Quentin Reynolds
Lauren Tarshis
Sharon Draper
What was the name of the milk company Pierre and Joseph worked for?
Hood
Provincale
Nestle
Kraft
The horse is best described as......
Stubborn and Determined
Old and Lazy
Unreliable and Confused
Kind, Gentle and Faithful.
What color is Joseph?
Speckled
White
Brown
Black
In what city does the story take place?
Montreal
Quebec
Boston
London
Pierre showed up to work one day carrying a .........
A croissant
A large coffee
Heavy walking stick
A cast on his ankle
Pierre could neither read or write, but he had a.......
Remarkable Memory
An Iphone to keep track of his orders
A secretary to help
Joseph to write things down
What caused Pierre's blindness?
A car accident
He was born blind
Cataracts
Glaucoma
The words "cold, pitch-dark, and iced wine are examples of.....
Metaphor
Imagery
Alliteration
Simile
For thirty years, Pierre had been
looking for a new job.
delivering milk on Prince Edward Street.
writing letters to the president of his company.
At the stable, Pierre used to boast about
Joseph's skill.
his large salary.
the wonderful job he was doing.
Pierre said that he would stop working when
he had saved enough money.
he was feeling too sick to go on.
Joseph was ready to quit.
The driver of the truck stated that
he never saw Pierre.
Pierre walked right into the truck.
the truck did not have good brakes
What happened last in the plot of the story?
Pierre gave the large white horse its name.
Jacques told Pierre that Joseph had died.
The ambulance driver said that Pierre was blind.
We may infer (figure out) that Pierre and Joseph
cared very much about each other.
didn't really like each other.
got tired of working together for so long.
It was hard to tell that Pierre was blind because he
always walked very quickly.
always wrote the day's orders in a little book.
kept the peak of his cap pulled down over his eyes.
During the last _______________ years, the horse which drew the milk wagon used by Pierre was a large white horse.
thirteen
fourteen
fifteen
sixteen
Which statement is probably true?
Pierre was not very proud of Joseph.
After Joseph died, Pierre no longer cared about living.
Pierre was sure he could find another horse as good as Joseph.
