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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does Ma say it will be in three days after the power is cut off in "Unlying"?

2. What color eyes does Jack have?

3. What cartoon does Jack watch at 8:30 in "Presents"?

4. What character from Spongebob Squarepants does Jack call creepy in "Presents"?

5. What do Jack and Ma have for dinner on Sunday in "Unlying"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma give Jack for his birthday in "Presents"? What does Jack do with his gift?

2. How would you describe Jack's manner of speaking? How is this reflected in the language styel of the story?

3. Why do you think that Ma flips the lights on and off before going to bed?

4. What "gift" does Old Nick offer Jack when he's in the wardrobe in "Unlying"? Why does Jack not take the gift?

5. What fears does Ma face when the electricity is cut off in "Unlying"?

6. How do Jack and Ma manage to "create" toys when they are trapped in Room?

7. How does Jack describe shows on the television in "Presents"?

8. How would you describe Ma's relationship to religion in "Presents"?

9. What does "Gone" mean in Jack's mind? What does Jack do when Ma is "Gone" in "Unlying"?

10. Describe Ma's abduction. How and when was she abducted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes Jack want to return to Room with Ma in the end of the novel? How does Ma respond? What causes Ma to eventually agree to go back with Jack? Do you think that either of the characters achieve peace or closure to this visit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ma's plans for escape with Jack in Room. What is Ma's original plan? Why does it fail? What is Ma's "Plan B"? How does Jack feel about this plan? How do Ma and Jack prepare for Plan B?

Essay Topic 3

How does Jack initially perceive Outside versus the Room? How does he eventually come to grasp the meaning of reality versus make-believe? What causes Jack to come to want to live Outside with Ma?

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