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The Landlady; Analysis and Discussion Exam
With Correct Questions and Answers | Graded
A+
Setting - Correct Answer-Bath, England
Nighttime
Characters - Correct Answer-Billy Weaver, the Landlady
Conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. man: the landlady poisons Billy
Man vs. self: Billy can't put the pieces of the "puzzle" together, doesn't realize the landlady's
intentions because of his ignorance to strange clues
Characterization - Correct Answer-The step by step process wherein an author introduces and
then describes a character
Direct characterization - Correct Answer-When an author plainly tells the reader what the
character is like
Indirect characterization - Correct Answer-The process by which the writer shows the
character's personality through specific details (speech, actions, thoughts/feelings,
appearance, how others react), where the reader must infer what the character is like
Foreshadowing - Correct Answer-An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will
occur later in the story
Foreshadowing in the LandLady - Correct Answer-- The author uses details about the
surroundings of the town to foreshadow that something eerie maybe going on (or soon will be
going on)
- The author describes clues that make the landlady seem peculiar, or even dangerous
- Includes details that may lead you to think that the landlady is going to kill Billy and stuff
him
Author - Correct Answer-Roald Dahl
Type of conflicts - Correct Answer-External and internal
Internal conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. self; character has a struggle to make a difficult
decision or cope with negative emotions
External conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature; character
deals with an external force, such as another character, a group of people or people in
general, or a force in nature (animals, survival, natural disaster, disease, etc.)
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The Landlady; Analysis and Discussion Exam
With Correct Questions and Answers | Graded
A+
Setting - Correct Answer-Bath, England
Nighttime
Characters - Correct Answer-Billy Weaver, the Landlady
Conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. man: the landlady poisons Billy
Man vs. self: Billy can't put the pieces of the "puzzle" together, doesn't realize the landlady's
intentions because of his ignorance to strange clues
Characterization - Correct Answer-The step by step process wherein an author introduces and
then describes a character
Direct characterization - Correct Answer-When an author plainly tells the reader what the
character is like
Indirect characterization - Correct Answer-The process by which the writer shows the
character's personality through specific details (speech, actions, thoughts/feelings,
appearance, how others react), where the reader must infer what the character is like
Foreshadowing - Correct Answer-An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will
occur later in the story
Foreshadowing in the LandLady - Correct Answer-- The author uses details about the
surroundings of the town to foreshadow that something eerie maybe going on (or soon will be
going on)
- The author describes clues that make the landlady seem peculiar, or even dangerous
- Includes details that may lead you to think that the landlady is going to kill Billy and stuff
him
Author - Correct Answer-Roald Dahl
Type of conflicts - Correct Answer-External and internal
Internal conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. self; character has a struggle to make a difficult
decision or cope with negative emotions
External conflicts - Correct Answer-Man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature; character
deals with an external force, such as another character, a group of people or people in
general, or a force in nature (animals, survival, natural disaster, disease, etc.)
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