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by BlastRoom
Suspense questions based on The Landlady by Roald Dahl (1959).
#suspense#us_grade_7_english
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
The window sign repeats “BED AND BREAKFAST,” and Billy feels drawn to ring instead of walking on. What does the detail signal to the reader?
The price of “five and sixpence” makes Billy ignore the larger hotel he meant to try. What does that detail signal?
The guest book names “Christopher Mulholland” and “Gregory W. Temple,” with no recent guests. What does that detail signal?
The landlady says Mr. Mulholland never left and that he and Mr. Temple are “on the third floor, both of them together.” What does this signal?
Billy notices the tea tastes of “bitter almonds” and turns down more. What does this detail signal?
When Billy asks whether anyone else has stayed there recently, the landlady answers, “Only you.” What does that detail signal?
At the door, the landlady appears immediately after Billy rings, as if she has been waiting. What does Billy conclude instead of suspecting a trap?
When the parrot that looked alive turns out to be preserved, Billy admires the work. What does he conclude instead of worrying?
Billy half-remembers the two names from a newspaper, but the landlady interrupts him with tea. What does Billy conclude instead of pressing the clue?
The landlady calls Billy's age of seventeen “the perfect age” and praises his teeth. What does Billy conclude instead of seeing a threat?
Billy notices no other hats, coats, or walking sticks in the hall, yet he stays. What does he conclude instead of seeing isolation?
She speaks warmly about the two young men while the guest book shows only their old entries. How does this tone increase unease?
She calmly says she can check the book later if she forgets Billy's name. How does that tone increase unease?
Right after explaining that she preserves her pets, she politely offers Billy more tea. How does this tone increase unease?
The sitting room feels warm and cozy after the freezing street, but the animals inside are unnaturally still. How does this tone increase unease?
The landlady smiles gently while telling Billy he is the only recent guest. How does that tone increase unease?
Which early detail is the strongest warning that someone may have been watching for a guest?
Which guest-book detail is the strongest warning that Billy should leave?
Which room detail is the strongest early warning that appearances in the house cannot be trusted?
Which detail is the strongest warning that the landlady values Billy as a specimen, not as a guest?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
The Gift of the Magi: Situational Irony
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