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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Billy compares the mesmerizing object to what?
(a) A swinging pendulum.
(b) A rotating coin.
(c) A bottomless chasm.
(d) A large black eye.

2. What game does Billy look forward to playing at the pub?
(a) Quoits.
(b) Darts.
(c) Billiards.
(d) Pitch penny.

3. What trait does Billy associate with success?
(a) Vigor.
(b) Robustness.
(c) Briskness.
(d) Exuberance.

4. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?
(a) Parrot.
(b) Cockatoo.
(c) Canary.
(d) Macaw.

5. What is the color of the velvet curtains that hang in the Bed and Breakfast's window?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What colors is Billy wearing?

3. Upon staring in the Bed and Breakfast's window, Billy immediately sees what?

4. How far must Billy walk to get from the train to his chosen place of lodging?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the story? What does the reader learn about him as the story begins?

2. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what objects does he see inside? What is the effect of these objects on Billy?

3. What is odd about how the landlady opens the door after Billy rings the bell? To what does he compare her?

4. What trait does Billy believe is essential to success? What makes him think this?

5. What is Billy wearing? How does he feel?

6. What argument does Billy use to convince himself to stay at the bed and breakfast?

7. As Billy stares through the front window of the bed and breakfast, what animals does he see inside? What are they doing?

8. What initially frightens Billy about the bed and breakfast? What does he think about bed and breakfasts in general?

9. Who is Mr. Greenslade and what directions did he give to Billy, as Billy remembers at the beginning of the story?

10. What does the presence of the animals lead Billy to think?

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