Characterization
Who is the Protagonist in the Landlady?
Who is Bill Weaver?
What town in England does the story take place?
Bath
The Landlady
What is the Landlady's unique hobby?
Taxidermy
Who is the author of the Landlady?
Ronald Dahl
How old is Billy Weaver?
What is 17?
What is the weather like at the beginning of the story?
Cold, windy
This is the type of conflict demonstrated when the landlady gives Billy poisoned tea in an attempt to kill him.
External
Person vs. person
How old is the landlady?
40-50
What point of view is the Landlady written in?
3rd person limited
This type of character doesn't change throughout the story despite events that occur in the story?
How many stories are there in the bed and breakfast?
3
This is the only type of internal conflict
Person vs. self
At the end of the story, Billy did not learn a lesson. What lesson should Billy have learned?
Do not trust random strangers before you get to know them
The tea Billy drinks has this taste.
Bitter Almonds
This type of character we know a lot about. Has many sides to their personality.
Round
Billy Weaver stays at the Bed and Breakfast rather than this hotel.
The Bell and Dragon
This point of view is told by one of the characters in the story and uses words such as, I, me, we.
1st person
What are the names in the Landlady's guestbook?
Christopher Mulholland and Gregory W. Temple.
What happened to Billy at the end of the story? Be specific
He drank poison tea and one can infer that he was taxidermized
What inference can we make about how Billy died at the end of the story?
He was poisoned with the tea and probably stuffed
Why was Billy in town?
For work or business
Name 3 types of external conflict
person vs. nature
person vs. tech
person vs. person
person vs. society
The Landlady's perfect guest is...
Young and Handsome
These two common household pets at first comfort Billy, then point to the fate he will share with them.
What are the dachshund and parrot? (Dog and Bird)