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This is the type of conflict demonstrated when the landlady gives Billy poisoned tea in an attempt to kill him.
What is external conflict?
100

These are the fronts of buildings; Can also refer to facial expressions: 

congenial, conjured, emanate, facades, rapacious.

What are facades?

100
There are ___ other names in the guestbook when Billy Weaver looks in it.
What is 2?
100

These two common household pets first comfort Billy, and then point to the fate that he will share with them.

What are the dog and the bird? The dachshund and the parrot.

100

This is a literary element provided by the author that allows you (the reader) to predict future events.

Example: "I stuff all my pets when they die."

What is foreshadowing?

200

One possibility for this stage of plot occurs when Billy learns that the dog and bird are stuffed. Another possibility is when Billy drinks the tea and realizes something is in the tea that should not be there.

What is the climax?

200

Someone who is respectful or agreeable:

congenial, conjured, emanate, facades, rapacious.

What is congenial?

200

Billy meets ____ other tenants in the boarding house.

What is 0?

200
The tea Billy drinks has this taste.
What is bitter almonds?
200

This is a specific example from the short story "The Landlady" of an external conflict.

Answers may vary. Example: The landlady poisons Billy. (man vs. man)

300

This is the stage of plot when we can assume that Billy dies of poison and gets stuffed by the landlady.

What is the resolution?

300

Means to spread, flow, or come forth:

congenial, conjured, emanate, facades, rapacious.

What is emanate?

300

Billy goes to Bath, England for _________.

What is a business trip or work?

300
This is the only thing that the landlady asks Billy Weaver to do before going to bed.
What is sign the guest book?
300

This is the reason authors and directors use foreshadowing.

What is to create suspense and / or make the story more interesting?

400

The is the stage of the plot when Billy meets the landlady and immediately sees that she is a bit strange.

What is rising action?

400

A child who refuses to share his toys with his siblings might be called this:

 brisk, compelling, congenial, conjured, emanate, facades, rapacious, swanky

What is rapacious?

400

Name one other work written by the author of "The Landlady," Roald Dahl.

Answers may vary:

 Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG, James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, etc.

400
The Landlady's perfect guest is...
What is young and handsome?
400

This is an internal conflict in "The Landlady."

Answers may vary. Example: Billy debates whether to stay at the Bell and Dragon or the bed and breakfast.

500
During this plot stage Billy is introduced and arrives in Bath in search of a place to stay.
What is the exposition?
500

If a wizard created a spell, s/he did this to it:

 congenial, conjured, emanate, facades, rapacious.

What is conjured it?

500

This is the time of day when Billy arrived in Bath.

What is evening (9 p.m.)?

500
This is Billy's first impression of the landlady.
What is she is slightly dotty and off her rocker, but she is harmless.
500

This is the main conflict in "The Landlady."

What is Billy may become suspicious and leave (man vs. himself), which would ruin the landlady's plans.