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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 name is on the tag of the Admission Coordinator when Ma and Jack first enter the hospital in "After"?

2. Who is the doctor that greets Ma and Jack at the hospital in "After"?

3. What is the favorite cake that Grandma used to make for Ma on her birthday?

4. What does Ma make Old Nick promise before he takes Jack out of the Room in "Dying"?

5. For how long does Ma say that Jack has been sick when Old Nick arrives in "Dying"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Jack distress about the shower in "After"?

2. What steps do Ma and Jack take when they begin to enact their first escape plan in "Dying"?

3. How do Ma and Jack go about enacting "Plan B" in "Dying"?

4. Who is the lawyer Ma meets with in "After"? What does he tell Ma?

5. What does Grandma bring on her second visit in "After"? What do she and Ma discuss?

6. What is related to Ma regarding the clinic in "After"? How does Ma respond to her surroundings at the police headquarters?

7. What do Ma and Grandma discuss during Grandma's first visit in "After"?

8. What is significant about Jack's newfound desire to go Outside in the beginning of "Dying"?

9. What are some of the questions Ma is asked during her television interview in "After"?

10. What is revealed regarding "the first baby" in "After"?

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 and discuss Ma and Jack's experiences at the police headquarters after their escape. What questions is Ma asked? How does she respond? Where is Ma given a physical evaluation and what is found during the evaluation? How does Ma respond when the doctors want to examine Jack? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think that Ma attempts suicide in the hospital while Jack is away? Why do you think that Ma did not attempt suicide prior to this point, when she and Jack were trapped in Room? How does Ma's suicide attempt affect Jack?

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