Characters
This character ignores all the warning signs about the Bed & Breakfast.
Who is Billy Weaver?
These preserved animals convey that something strange is happening in the Landlady's house.
What are taxidermied animals?
The Landlady keeps her guests for this disturbing reason.
What is to taxidermy (or stuff them)?
The person accused of the crime.
Who is the defendant?
The most intense moment in a story is called this.
This person is on trial in The People vs. Joe Jones.
Who is Joe Jones?
This type of evidence directly connects someone to a crime scene.
What is physical evidence?
This must be proven in a court to explain why a crime happened.
What is motive?
The side that tries to prove that Joe Jones is guilty.
Who is the prosecution?
This is when a lawyer asks a witness questions in court.
What is cross examination?
She seems kind and helpful but is actually dangerous.
Who is the Landlady?
This literary technique occurs when the readers know more than the character.
What is dramatic irony?
One clue that the Landlady has possibly killed or harmed other people before Billy Weaver.
What is the guest book with the other boy's names (like Gregory Temple and Christopher Mulholland)?
The side that tries to prove that Joe Jones is innocent.
Who is the defense?
In a trial, the biggest turning point is when this person testifies.
Who is the witness?
This character trusts someone to quickly who he just met, leading him to danger.
Who is Billy Weaver?
The names in the guest book seem familiar because they are this.
What are former missing guests?
The Landlady's kind personality hides her darker intention.
What is murder (or harming her guests)?
The final decision made by the jury.
What is the verdict?
In The Landlady, the climax begins when Billy realizes this about the tea.
What is that it tastes strange( or maybe drugged)?
This character recommends Billy Weaver to go to "The Bell and Dragon".
Who is the porter?
In a trial, this type of evidence included witness statements given under oath.
What is testimony?
In court, proving intent helps show that the crime was this and not accidental.
What is deliberate?
When someone is officially charged with a crime.
What is indictment?
The verdict in a trial determines this final decision.
What is guilt or innocence?