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The Landlady

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of lodging is Billy looking for?


(see section: 5)

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?


(see section: 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?


(See section: 25)

a)

He is afraid of her

b)

He is suspicious of her

c)

He thinks she is kind

d)

He finds her too pushy

4.

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


(see section 35)

a)

The landlady is unwelcoming to guests

b)

The bed and breakfast is dirty

c)

The landlady is very picky about her guests

d)

Not many people visit the city of Bath.

5.

Why does Billy think the landlady is a little odd?


(see section 45)

a)

She calls him the wrong name

b)

She is too generous

c)

She will not let Billy leave

d)

She keeps following him around the house

6.

What is abnormal about the boys in the guest-book?


(see section 55)

a)

Billy went to school with them

b)

They have strange names

c)

They are all famous people

d)

Billy has heard their names before.

7.

Why is Billy fixated (focused on) on the names of the two other guests?

(See section 70)

a)

He starts to remember something that happened to them

b)

He saw them recently

c)

He knows the landlady is lying about where they are

8.

What does the landlady insist Billy do?


(See section 75)

a)

Stay at her house for a few more days

b)

Drink tea his tea

c)

Have dinner with her

d)

Meet Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple

9.

What does this scene suggest about Mr. Temple and Mr. Mulholland?


(See section 90)

a)

that they were so happy at the bed and breakfast that they chose never to leave

b)

that the landlady was in love with them, so they ran away

c)

they were better and friendlier guests than Billy

d)

that something strange happened to them whilst they were staying with the landlady

10.

What is unusual about the animals?


(See section 95)

a)

They are stuffed

b)

They are sick

c)

They are mistreated

d)

They are very badly behaved

11.

What is wrong with Billy's tea?


(See section 105)

a)

The cream is bad

b)

The tea tastes bitter

c)

It is poisoned

d)

Billy doesn't like almonds