Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1) How is Billy Weaver described and what does this description tell us about him?
4) Which aspects of the house make Billy feel it would be a good place to stay?
5) How does the dachshund become important later on and how does it change
the readers perception of the place?
7) What was unusual about the way the landlady responded to the doorbell? Why
is this significant?
8) What aspects of the landladys appearance and voice make her seem
trustworthy?
9) What evidence is there that the landlady had been expecting a guest?
10) What are the first signs that the landlady is very odd?
11) Billy doesnt finish his sentence about Christopher Mulholland. What might he
have been about to say?
12) We are told that the landlady has a particular smell. Can you think what she
might smell of and why it is significant?
13) What does the landlady mean when she says, Theyre on the third floor, both
of them here together?
14) Why is it frightening when the landlady says Mr Temple hadnt a blemish on his
body and had perfect skin just like a babys?
16) What do you think the landlady means when she says I stuff all my little pets
myself when they pass away? How might this relate to Billy?