Question

billy weaver had traveled down from london on the slow afternoon train, with a change at reading on the way, and by the time he got to bath, it was about nine oclock in the evening, and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance. but the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks. \excuse me,\ he said, \but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?\ \try the bell and dragon,\ the porter answered, pointing down the road. \they might take you in. its about a quarter of a mile along on the other side.\ 1. porter n.: person hired to carry luggage. identify pause at line 7. circle the name of the character who is introduced in this passage. underline details that establish the setting. \the landlady\ from kiss, kiss by roald dahl. copyright © 1959 by roald dahl. reproduced by permission of david higham associates. the landlady 21

Explanation:

The character introduced is Billy Weaver as seen at the start of the passage. Details establishing the setting are "traveled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Reading", "got to Bath, it was about nine o'clock in the evening", "the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance", "the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks".

Answer:

Character name: Billy Weaver
Details establishing setting: "traveled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Reading", "got to Bath, it was about nine o'clock in the evening", "the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance", "the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks"