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The Landlady: English I Midterm Exam With Exact
Questions and Detailed Answers | Graded A+
Who is the author? - Correct Answer-Roald Dahl
Who is the protagonist? - Correct Answer-Billy Weaver
Who is the antagonist? - Correct Answer-The Landlady
Where is the (approximate) time setting? - Correct Answer-- Winter
- 9 pm night
- 1940s/50's - post WW2
What city is the story located? - Correct Answer-Bath, England
What is the internal conflict? - Correct Answer-Billy is trying to figure out who the other men
in the guestbook are, while the landlady is trying to steer Billy away from the truth that she
killed the two young men
What is the external conflict? - Correct Answer-The landlady wants to kill (with poison) Billy
What are the themes of this short story? - Correct Answer-1. Things are not always as they
seem
2. Always be aware of your situations
What is the exposition/rising action? - Correct Answer-Billy arrives in Bath, England on a
cold, dark night and is looking for a place to stay for the night and is preparing for a job
interview the next day
What is the rising action? - Correct Answer-- Billy is drawn towards a mysterious inn
because random signs keep appearing
- Billy signs the guestbook and notices the other two names in the book are vaguely familiar
What is the climax/turning point? - Correct Answer-Billy drinks the tea and is poisoned
What is the falling action? - Correct Answer-Billy notices the stuffed animals, smells
chemicals, and he tastes bitter almonds
What is the resolution? - Correct Answer-The landlady tells billy that he is the only guest that
visited the inn in almost 3 years and Billy dies.
When Billy arrives in Bath and asks the porter if there is a cheap hotel nearby, what hotel
does the porter recommend? - Correct Answer-The Bell and Dragon
How old was Billy? - Correct Answer-17 years old
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The Landlady: English I Midterm Exam With Exact
Questions and Detailed Answers | Graded A+
Who is the author? - Correct Answer-Roald Dahl
Who is the protagonist? - Correct Answer-Billy Weaver
Who is the antagonist? - Correct Answer-The Landlady
Where is the (approximate) time setting? - Correct Answer-- Winter
- 9 pm night
- 1940s/50's - post WW2
What city is the story located? - Correct Answer-Bath, England
What is the internal conflict? - Correct Answer-Billy is trying to figure out who the other men
in the guestbook are, while the landlady is trying to steer Billy away from the truth that she
killed the two young men
What is the external conflict? - Correct Answer-The landlady wants to kill (with poison) Billy
What are the themes of this short story? - Correct Answer-1. Things are not always as they
seem
2. Always be aware of your situations
What is the exposition/rising action? - Correct Answer-Billy arrives in Bath, England on a
cold, dark night and is looking for a place to stay for the night and is preparing for a job
interview the next day
What is the rising action? - Correct Answer-- Billy is drawn towards a mysterious inn
because random signs keep appearing
- Billy signs the guestbook and notices the other two names in the book are vaguely familiar
What is the climax/turning point? - Correct Answer-Billy drinks the tea and is poisoned
What is the falling action? - Correct Answer-Billy notices the stuffed animals, smells
chemicals, and he tastes bitter almonds
What is the resolution? - Correct Answer-The landlady tells billy that he is the only guest that
visited the inn in almost 3 years and Billy dies.
When Billy arrives in Bath and asks the porter if there is a cheap hotel nearby, what hotel
does the porter recommend? - Correct Answer-The Bell and Dragon
How old was Billy? - Correct Answer-17 years old
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