Vocabulary
Crazy
Dotty
The central idea in a work
Theme
Taxidermy
What is the feud between Ulrich and Georg over?
Disputed land
What country lies closest to Greenland?
Canada
Fancy
Swanky
What are the names of the two central characters in a work, who typically are in conflict with one another?
Protagonist and antagonist
Why does the protagonist choose the Bed and Breakfast, even though he is ready to stay at the pub?
He weirdly feels like the B&B is calling out to him and drawing him in, like a spell.
Georg and Ulrich react to being trapped by the tree by ...
... abandoning their feud and becoming friends (too little, too late, though).
What is the first animal listed in the dictionary?
Aardvark
Drink
Quaff
A situation in which something occurs that is the opposite of what is expected
Situational Irony
What odd detail does the protagonist notice about the Landlady?
She smells weird, like pickled almonds
Why are George and Lydia Hadley concerned for their children?
The kids won't stop turning their nursery into Africa, treat the house as more important than the parents, and won't listen to their parents.
26.2 miles
Absorb
Imbibe
Matters are left uncertain
Ambiguity
What is the implied fate of the protagonist in "The Landlady"?
What happens when George confronts his children about keeping the nursery locked in the African setting?
What kind of bird can dive the deepest below sea level - about 500 meters underwater?
Emperor Penguin
Greedy
Rapacious
Name three types of conflict
Man v. man
Man v. self
Man v. nature
Man v. society
Man v. technology
What do the four friends of Dr. Heidegger learn from his experiment?
Nothing: they all fall prey to the same "sins" of their youth.
What personal items do George and Lydia find in the nursery that make them question whether the lions are actually real?
One of George's old wallets (all bloody) and one of Lydia's scarves
What romantic pair played the title roles in the 2005 Action-Comedy-Romance-Thriller film, Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie