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The Landlady Test With Correct Questions and
Verified Answers | Graded A+
direct characterization
Billy is a seventeen year old boy who is looking for a lodging area - the author shows the
reader exactly what he wants them to think about the personality or physical description of
the characters
what's and example?
indirect characterization
the landlady is creepy because she was stalking Billy - when the author lets you figure out the
characters' personalities
what's an example?
setting
9:00pm in Bath - the time sand place
what's an example?
foreshadowing
the landlady could not have know that Billy was coming. This means that she was stalking
him, and might harm or hurt Billy later in the story - the use of hints or clues to suggest what
will happen later
what's an example?
suspense
Billy is trying to remember where he has heard of the two names in the book of lists, but the
landlady interrupted Billy twice to avoid the conversation - a state of uncertainty, excitement,
or anxiety
what's an example?
dramatic irony
we know that Billy got poisoned and will eventually get stuffed when he dies soon - the
reader knows something that a character doesn't know
what's an example?
verbal irony
the landlady said theta the morning sun comes right in the window, but that means that Billy
will never see the sun again - when the characters say one thing but mean something else
what's an example?
situational irony
The landlady seemed so sweet, that Billy wouldn't have thought that she was trying to poison
him - the situation turns out to be just the opposite of what we would expect
what's an example?
mood
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The Landlady Test With Correct Questions and
Verified Answers | Graded A+
direct characterization
Billy is a seventeen year old boy who is looking for a lodging area - the author shows the
reader exactly what he wants them to think about the personality or physical description of
the characters
what's and example?
indirect characterization
the landlady is creepy because she was stalking Billy - when the author lets you figure out the
characters' personalities
what's an example?
setting
9:00pm in Bath - the time sand place
what's an example?
foreshadowing
the landlady could not have know that Billy was coming. This means that she was stalking
him, and might harm or hurt Billy later in the story - the use of hints or clues to suggest what
will happen later
what's an example?
suspense
Billy is trying to remember where he has heard of the two names in the book of lists, but the
landlady interrupted Billy twice to avoid the conversation - a state of uncertainty, excitement,
or anxiety
what's an example?
dramatic irony
we know that Billy got poisoned and will eventually get stuffed when he dies soon - the
reader knows something that a character doesn't know
what's an example?
verbal irony
the landlady said theta the morning sun comes right in the window, but that means that Billy
will never see the sun again - when the characters say one thing but mean something else
what's an example?
situational irony
The landlady seemed so sweet, that Billy wouldn't have thought that she was trying to poison
him - the situation turns out to be just the opposite of what we would expect
what's an example?
mood
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