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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mesmerizes Billy as he tries to walk away from the bed and breakfast?
(a) The green curtains.
(b) The bouquet of pussy willows.
(c) The sign in the front window.
(d) The fire in the hearth.

2. From what city does Billy originally come?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) London.
(d) Bristol

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, he compares her to what object?
(a) A jack-in-the-box.
(b) A slinky.
(c) A top.
(d) A robot.

4. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the first benefit of staying at The Bell and Dragon?
(a) The Bell and Dragon will be just as congenial as the bed and breakfast.
(b) The Bell and Dragon will not be congenial at all.
(c) The Bell and Dragon will be less congenial than the bed and breakfast.
(d) The Bell and Dragon will be more congenial than the bed and breakfast.

5. What is the last name of the protagonist, Billy?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Wilkins.
(c) Watkins.
(d) Wilder.

Short Answer Questions

1. The use of the word "rapacious" constitutes what type of literary device?

2. How is the air described the night of Billy's arrival in town?

3. According to Billy as he looks in the front window, what is the third negative association he has with staying in a bed and breakfast?

4. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?

5. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?

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