Question

“no, thank you,” billy said. the tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it. “you did sign the book, didn’t you?” “oh, yes.” “that’s good. because later on, if i happen to forget what you were called, then i can always come down here and look it up. i still do that almost every day with mr mulholland and mr... mr...” “temple,” billy said. “gregory temple. excuse my asking, but haven’t there been any other guests here except them in the last two or three years?” holding her teacup high in one hand, inclining her head slightly to the left, she looked up at him out of the corners of her eyes and gave him another gentle little smile. “no, my dear,” she said. “only you.” “the landlady” from the best of roald dahl by roald dahl. copyright © 1959 by david hingham associates limited. used by permission of vintage. all rights reserved. unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under the cc by - nc - sa 4.0 license. notes: 1. a large town in south west england 2. a region in the countryside in south west england 3. a “porter” is a person employed to carry luggage. 4. a soft felt hat with a narrow brim. what is wrong with billy’s tea? (a) the cream is bad. (b) the tea is bitter. (c) the tea is poisoned. (d) billy doesn’t like almonds.

Explanation:

The text states "The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds". Bitter almonds can be associated with cyanide, hinting the tea is poisoned.

Answer:

C. The tea is poisoned.