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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. At what time does Ma put Jack to bed each night during their captivity?

2. Who does Jack say brought him and Ma the box of chocolates with the purple ribbon on it in "Unlying"?

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

4. What day of the week is it in the beginning of "Unlying"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Ma and Old Nick arguing about when Jack overhears them from the wardrobe in "Unlying"?

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

4. What does Ma's "Bad Tooth" symbolize in the narrative?

5. What leads to Ma's admitting that things in the TV are real in "Unlying"?

6. Why has Ma's attitude changed in the beginning of "Unlying"? What does Jack make of this change?

7. What happend when Jack requests that Ma read Dylan the Digger in "Unlying"?

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

9. What does Ma tell Jack about the television in "Presents"?

10. How does Ma explain "Outside" to Jack in "Unlying"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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