The Landlady Exam Review With 100% Correct
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Where does the story take place? - Correct Answer-Bath, a town in England
What point of view is the story told in? - Correct Answer-third person limited
When he gets to Bath, what is Billy looking for? - Correct Answer-lodgings, a place to stay
What is the "Bell and Dragon" - Correct Answer-The local pub
What is Billy's initial impression of the landlady? - Correct Answer-She seems terribly nice,
motherly figure
After showing Billy his room, what does the landlady insist that Billy do? - Correct Answer-
Go back downstairs to sign the guestbook
What is unusual about the guest book? - Correct Answer-There are only two names in the
guestbook, and the last entry is over two years old. T
What does Billy notice when he is drinking his tea? - Correct Answer-It tastes odd, and
smells of bitter almonds.
What does Billy notice about the landlady's pets when he goes downstairs? - Correct Answer-
They have been stuffed.
When Billy rings the doorbell, what is unusual? - Correct Answer-The landlady appears
suddenly like a jack-in-the-box, as if she was waiting for him
What happens when Billy looks at the sign in the window that says "Bed and Breakfast" -
Correct Answer-It seems to hypnotize him and compels him to ring the doorbell, even though
he had made a decision to go check out the local pub.
What unusual fact does the landlady reveal about the other two guests? - Correct Answer-She
says that they are still there, upstairs.
What can we infer happens to Billy Weaver at the conclusion of the story? - Correct Answer-
The landlady poisoned and stuffed him.
Why do the other names in the guestbook seem so familiar to Billy? - Correct Answer-Both
young men were in the newspaper after their disappearance.
How does Billy react when he realizes the landlady is a taxidermist? - Correct Answer-He
admires her-"It must be awfully difficult to do a thing like that."
rapacious - Correct Answer-greedy
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