The Landlady Anticipation

Choose the quotes that best display the landlady's eagerness to have another victim.

• “It’s all ready for you, my dear,” she said. She had a round pink face and very gentle blue eyes.

• “I saw the notice in the window,” he said, holding himself back.

• He pressed the bell—and out she popped! It made him jump.

• “I was on my way to The Bell and Dragon,” Billy told her. “But the notice in your window just happened to catch my eye.”

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Which quote from the story shows the reader possible motivation for the landlady's actions?

• “I’m so glad you appeared,” she said, looking earnestly into his face. “I was beginning to get worried.”

• “And what about supper, my dear? Did you manage to get anything to eat before you came here?”

• That’s all right,” Billy answered brightly. “You mustn’t worry about me.” He put his suitcase on the chair and started to open it.

• He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never gotten over it.

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Which statement best foreshadows Billy's fate?

• “That’s good. Because later on, if I happen to forget what you were called, then I could always come down here and look it up. I still do that almost every day with Mr. Mulholland and Mr. . . . Mr. . . .”

• She patted the empty place beside her on the sofa, and she sat there smiling at Billy and waiting for him to come over.

• Billy started sipping his tea. She did the same. For half a minute or so, neither of them spoke. But Billy knew that she was looking at him.

• Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?

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The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says

• that both Billy and Mulholland were 17

• Mulholland also liked his tea

• that she stuffed her pets

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How do the following lines help develop the plot of the story? "Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to come directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him - well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?"

• It helps develop the exposition of the story.

• It helps develop the rising action of the story and also provides foreshadowing.

• It helps develop the falling action of the story.

• It helps develop the protagonist's character traits.

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Mark all clues the author provides to show that something bad is going to happen.

• the air was deadly cold

• the wind was like a blade against Billy's cheek

• The landlady has suspicious behavior.

• The landlady foreshadows that something illegal will happen.

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'the wind was like a blade against Billy's cheek'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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Which word best describes the landlady's demeanor when she first meets Billy?

• Aggressive

• Welcoming

• Indifferent

• Suspicious

What is the significance of the landlady's statement about forgetting names?

• It shows her forgetfulness.

• It foreshadows Billy's fate.

• It highlights her loneliness.

• It reveals her kindness.

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How does the author create suspense in the story?

• By using vivid descriptions of the setting.

• By revealing the landlady's thoughts.

• By keeping the landlady's intentions unclear.

• By focusing on Billy's background.

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