Question

1. what does the following passage suggest? “there were no other hats or coats in the hall. there were no umbrellas, no walking sticks – nothing” (2). 7. what can the reader infer about the two missing boys when the landlady says, “such charming boy” and “but they were extraordinarily handsome, both of them, i can promise you that”? 8. find one example of imagery that creates suspense. write the quotation, cite it, and fully explain how it creates suspense. 9. what is the inciting moment in “the landlady”? explain it in your own words. 10. what two things are being compared in this simile: “each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass”? what does it foreshadow? the words are being compared to a large black eye.

Explanation:

1. The passage suggests the hall is empty of typical personal - items left by visitors, indicating few or no recent guests.
2. The landlady's positive descriptions of the missing boys might imply she has an unusual or perhaps sinister interest in them, and they may have met an odd fate.
3. For example, "The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade on his cheeks." (Cite as per text's citation style). The description of the harsh cold and the wind as a blade creates suspense by setting a foreboding and uncomfortable atmosphere, making the reader anticipate something bad might happen.
4. The inciting moment could be when the protagonist enters the landlady's boarding - house. This is the point that sets the story's events in motion, as he begins to interact with the landlady and strange things start to unfold.
5. The words are being compared to a large black eye. It foreshadows something menacing or strange, as a black eye is often associated with injury or something that watches intently and ominously.

Answer:

1. The hall has had few or no recent visitors.
2. The landlady may have an unusual or sinister interest in the boys, and they may have met an odd fate.
3. "The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade on his cheeks." It creates suspense by setting a foreboding atmosphere.
4. The protagonist entering the landlady's boarding - house.
5. Words and a large black eye. It foreshadows something menacing or strange.