"The Landlady" Review

Question 1

True or False: Both of the two young men who were there before Billy are now back in college.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

If I comment that the landlady is peculiar, I mean she is...

Accepted Answer

strange.

Question 3

"Each word was...staring at him...holding him...forcing him..." is an example of personification (Dahl 2).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

How do you know a story has good IMAGERY?

Accepted Answer

The author uses good description of characters & setting.

Question 5

max miller Is this correct?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 6

True or False: The Porter IN THE STORY suggests Billy Weaver to choose the Bed & Breakfast.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

True or False: The landlady appears to be most congenial, but she really is not at all.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

You should not put the class on your MLA heading...just the period.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

If I am allergic to red food dye, dairy, and citrus fruit can I eat kippers?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 10

Out of the list of literary devices below, what do you think should be MAINLY focused on while reading "The Landlady"?

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 11

"Each word was like a large black eye staring at him..." (Dahl 2). This is an example of...

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 12

"After ________ like this in the cold...Billy decides that he will walk on" (Dahl 1). Fill in the blank.

Accepted Answer

dithering about

Question 13

What literary device is in "He walked briskly...trying to do everything briskly...Briskness he had decided..." (Dahl 1).

Accepted Answer

repetition

Question 14

Which is the PROPER MLA way to write the date?

Accepted Answer

30 October 2024

Question 15

"...it was about nine o&#x27;clock up out of a clear starry sky over the houses ..." (Dahl 1). What is this showing?

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 16

"...she looked up at him...gave him another gentle little smile" (Dahl 5).

Accepted Answer

indirect because it doesn't come right & tell how she feels

Question 17

How does an author help us envision/see the characters, setting, et cetera?

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 18

"The Landlady" is written in 3rd person limited because...

Accepted Answer

we only get to know one character really well.

Question 19

The correct order for the MLA heading is: Name, Teacher's Name, Class & Period, Date

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Dahl mentions, "like Dempsey and Tunney...or Churchill and Roosevelt" (Dahl 4). What is this?

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 21

The climax of "The Landlady" is when...

Accepted Answer

The Landlady tells Billy the two other boys are still there in her house.

Question 22

How do you write a teacher&#x27;s name?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Amburgey

Question 23

Who has a more pleasant personality--Snow White or Cinderella? What vocabulary word relates?

Accepted Answer

congenial

Question 24

What is foreshadowing?

Accepted Answer

clues leading to what will happen next

Question 25

"He sat...staring straight ahead of him into the far...room, biting his lower lip" (Dahl 5).

Accepted Answer

This is indirect char. because we infer he's nervous.

Question 26

"But they WERE extraordinarily handsome, both of them, I can promise..." (Dahl 4).

Accepted Answer

This shows foreshadowing.

Question 27

Which of the following is an accurate description of a symbol from "The Landlady"?

Accepted Answer

Stuffed Pets--symbolizing loneliness

Question 28

Who is the author of "The Landlady"?

Accepted Answer

Roald Dahl

Question 29

What is the term for the formatting of an essay?

Accepted Answer

MLA

Question 30

This is definitely the season where people believe in conjuring because it means to...

Accepted Answer

calling upon a spirit or ghost to appear.

Question 31

"...she was a kind and generous soul..." (Dahl 3). What type of characterization and why?

Accepted Answer

direct since the author comes right and tells you she's believed to be kind

Question 32

True or False: The author, Roald Dahl, adds chrysanthemums to give the story an eerie tone (feeling).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Billy is a ________ character.

Accepted Answer

static

Question 34

Teasing my brother around his friends is never a good idea. What vocabulary word do you relate to with this sentence?

Accepted Answer

tantalizing

Question 35

"...she put out one of her white hands and patted him comfortingly on the knee" (Dahl 4-5).

Accepted Answer

This is indirect char. because we infer he's worried.

Question 36

A possible theme for the short story, "The Landlady" is you should always trust the kindness of strangers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

True or False: The Landlady is a dynamic character.

Accepted Answer

False--she stays the same because she's evil, start to end.

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