The Landlady Short Story Trivia! Quiz
(52).jpg "The Landlady Short Story Trivia! Quiz")
.
- 1.When Billy arrives in Bath, he
- A.
does not have a job
- B.
Does not have a place to stay
- C.
Has plenty of money
- D.
Looks for entertainment
- 2.What seems inviting to Billy when he looks through the window of the old house?
- A.
He sees a dachshund lying in front of the fireplace.
- B.
He imagines they serve watery cabbage.
- C.
He sees the landlady drinking a cup of tea
- D.
He doesn’t see a greedy landlady.
- 3.What prevents Billy from going on to the Bell and Dragon pub?
- A.
He is transfixed by the sign that says “Bed and Breakfast.”
- B.
The landlady opens the door and invites him in.
- C.
A passerby tells him the Bell and Dragon isn’t nice
- D.
He is too tired to keep walking.
- 4.The landlady explains that there are no other guests because
- A.
Of the war
- B.
There is only one room available
- C.
She is very particular and choosy
- D.
She can’t stand too much commotion
- 5.At first, Billy thinks that the landlady is
- A.
very suspicious
- B.
slightly dotty and off her rocker
- C.
Lots of fun
- D.
Old and feeble
- 6.What puzzles Billy about the landlady’s guest list?
- A.
He knows each of the previous guests.
- B.
All of the names on the guest list are men.
- C.
He is sure he has read the names in the newspaper.
- D.
He thinks that the guests were famous politicians.
- 7.How does the landlady distract Billy when he has almost figured out who Christopher Mulholland is
- A.
By asking Billy about his job
- B.
By pointing out her stuffed animals
- C.
By flirting with Billy
- D.
By serving him tea with milk and sugar
- 8.What is most likely to have happened if Billy had had more time to remember what he knew about the two names?
- A.
He would have killed the landlady
- B.
He would not have drunk the tea.
- C.
He would have noticed the stuffed animals sooner.
- D.
He would have called the police.
- 9.What do you think makes Billy’s tea taste strange?
- A.
Bitter almonds
- B.
Pickled walnuts
- C.
Poison
- D.
New leather
- 10.The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says
- A.
That both Billy and Mulholland were seventeen
- B.
Mulholland and Temple haven’t left the bed and breakfast
- C.
Mulholland also liked his tea
- D.
That she stuffed her pets
- 11.Which phrase best describes foreshadowing?
- A.
The suspense in a story
- B.
Giving away a story’s ending
- C.
Clues that hint at what happened before the story began
- D.
Clues that hint at what will happen later in the story
- 12.Which of the following examples is not an example of foreshadowing?
- A.
"The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice . . . .”
- B.
“There were no shops on this wide street that he was walking along . . . .”
- C.
"Each word [of the sign] was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass . . . .”
- D.
“There wasn’t a blemish on his [Mulholland’s] body . . . . His skin was just like a baby’s.”
- 13.The part of the story that describes Christopher Mulholland is the
- A.
subplot
- B.
resolution
- C.
Climax
- D.
Conflict
- 14.How is the climax of the story resolved?
- A.
The readers do not know what happens to Billy.
- B.
The landlady comforts Billy with a smile.
- C.
Readers can only assume that Billy will meet the same fate as Temple and Mulholland.
- D.
Readers find out that the landlady is an insane killer.
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 5052 | Last updated: Jun 23, 2020
-
Sample QuestionThe central character anround which the conflict revolves.
Questions: 24 | Attempts: 3107 | Last updated: Oct 23, 2018
-
Sample QuestionDiana Moon Glampers held the title "Handicapper General".
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 3053 | Last updated: Jun 23, 2020
-
Sample QuestionThe vantage point from which a story is told is
Back to top