What can you infer, using evidence from the text, about the two boys that are missing?

“THE LANDLADY”Your guide to a level 4 mark…

1. What can the reader infer, usingevidence from the text, about thetwo boys that are missing? Whatdoes this information lead thereader to believe concerningBilly's possible fate?(2 marks)

Using evidence from the text the reader caninferthat thetwo missing boys have beenmurdered and stuffed by the landlady. Iknow this because in the story it is revealedthat theboys both visited the Bed andBreakfast and because the landlady is atalented taxidermist. She also tells Billy thatboth boys are still on the fourth floor.Thisinformation leads the reader to believethatBilly’s fate will be similar.

2. Give a detaileddescription of the settinginThe Landladymakingsure to include allpossible aspects of setting(see your Elements of theShort Story handout). (3marks)

“The Landlady” is set inaBed and Breakfast inBath, England sometime after 1945, but beforepresent day. The mood/atmosphere is ominousbecausethe main character goes to a Bed and Breakfastwhere there are no other guests. The Bed andBreakfast seems cozy and inviting at first, butas thestory goes on the reader becomes aware that theanimals in the house are stuffed and the last visitorsto the house are boys that had been reportedmissing in the newspaper.

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Short story, Billy, Roald Dahl, The Landlady