Billy
Landlady
Taxidermy "Pets"
Bed and Breakfast
Vocabulary
100

How did Billy arrive in Bath?

By train

100

Who suggests places to stay in the video version?

Another Passenger

100

Although the story doesn't state it directly, our inference is that....

Billy will end up like the dachshund and bir, and be kept with Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple on the fourth floor.

100

Define: swanky

fashionably elegant; chic

100

I took a _______________ walk down the sidewalk to buy ice cream.

brisk

200

What's Billy's purpose in coming to Bath?

To start a new job

200

What effect does the sign in the window seem to have on Billy?

It hypnotizes Billy

200

Did you notice that there were more or less characters in the filmed version of the story?

There were more characters.

200

Define: Blemish

a slight defect

200
The __________________ of Old Man Klampet's hardware store was moldy and falling down.

facade

300

When Billy arrives in Bath, he...

Doesn't know anyone and does not have a place to stay

300

What struck Billy as unusal as soon as he entered the bed and breakfast?

There were no other umbrellas or coats in the front hall.

300

**Double Jeopary**

In the video version of the text, the Landlady speaks to her "pets". This does not happen in the text. What does this help demonstrate?

The Landlady is not in a healthy state of mind.

300

Define: Brisk

lively; energetic

300

My grandmother can _________________ up inspiring stories from her youth.

conjure

400

True or False. Billy Weaver is the protagonist in both mediums of The Landlady.

True

400

In the video version, what insight does the Landlady have about The Bell and Dragon?

All the room were full or It was much too expensive

400

What part of the plot included a major difference when contrasting the story to the film?

The resolution

400

Define: rapacious

very greedy; living on prey

400

My dog loves to cuddle in his bed in front of the warm __________________.

hearth

500

Who suggests that Billy stay at the Bell and Dragon in the text?

The Porter

500

in the text, Billy suspected that the Landlady was a little strange, but what did he attribute this to?


That she had lost her son in the war.

500

In the resolution of the video, the Landlady clealy has...

Poisoned and murdered the three young men.

500

Define: tantalize

to tease one's senses

500

My parents constantly _______________ my brother be nicer to others.

compel