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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. When Billy first sees the landlady, what does he think of her as?
(a) A lady.
(b) A dame.
(c) A damsel.
(d) A gentlewoman.

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

3. What are kippers?
(a) A type of vegetable.
(b) A type of bird.
(c) A type of fish.
(d) A type of music.

4. Billy wants to be as successful as whom?
(a) The top bananas.
(b) The head honchos.
(c) The muckety mucks.
(d) The big shots.

5. How has Billy arrived in this new city?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By boat.
(d) By carriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, how does Billy describe the furniture?

3. When Billy first sees the landlady, he compares her to what object?

4. What is the name of the place Billy plans to stay the night?

5. While staring in the window of the Bed and Breakfast, what type of bird does Billy see inside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the landlady as she appears when Billy first encounters her.

3. What type of narrator does the story have?

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

5. Where does Billy initially plan to stay while in Bath? Why?

6. According to Billy, what are the benefits of staying at The Bell and Dragon?

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

8. Upon seeing the window of the bed and breakfast, how does Billy feel? How does he react?

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

10. How does the narrator describe the weather at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer keys)

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