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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the landlady, who stays on the first floor of the bed and breakfast?

2. As Billy waits in the sitting room, how does he describe it?

3. What does Billy actually do after unpacking his suitcase?

4. What is telling about the way in which the landlady discusses Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

5. Where does Billy find the guestbook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Billy think of the landlady as he enters the bed and breakfast? Of what does she remind him?

2. What does Billy surmise about when Mulholland left the bed and breakfast? What makes him think this?

3. According to the landlady immediately after she welcomes Billy inside, how many people are staying at the bed and breakfast?

4. According to Billy, what are his plans for the night, as he tells the landlady in his room?

5. According to the landlady, why do so few people stay at the bed and breakfast?

6. According to Billy, where did he see the names of the previous guests? What does he believe about the two men?

7. When she comes into the sitting room, how does the landlady describe her previous guests?

8. According to Billy, how does the landlady smell? Of what does the smell remind him?

9. According to Billy, what is odd about the dates of the previous entries in the guestbook?

10. What refreshments does the landlady offer Billy in the sitting room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motivation of the two main characters in the story: Billy Weaver and the landlady. What motivates each? Why does each behave as he or she does? Use evidence from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Billy. How does he illustrate both childhood and adulthood?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of possessiveness.

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