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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 is the room number of Jack's and Ma's room at the hospital in "After"?

2. What does Ma say her grade-point average was in school when she disappeared in "After"?

3. What does Ma tell Jack he'll be wearing when he escapes in "Dying"?

4. What does Jack choose for lunch on his last day in Room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Jack's first encounter with Outside in "Dying"?

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

3. What does Officer Oh ask Jack when she meets him? Why?

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

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

6. How are Ma and Jack received when they arrive at the Cumberland Clinic in "After"?

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

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

9. What is the "Plan B" that Ma develops in "Dying"?

10. What is the first plan that Ma develops for escape in "Dying"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family in Room. What does family mean to Jack, to Ma, and to Ma's family? Why do you think that Ma has always been open about being adopted? How does Ma's relationship with her parents change after she's escaped confinement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the daily routines of Jack and Ma in Room. Why do you think that Ma has created such a structured routine for her and her son? What activities does Ma include in their routines that encourage physical and mental growth for Jack? In what ways is Ma limited in this regard?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of symbolism and imagery in Room. What does Rug represent symbolically for Jack? What does it represent to Ma? What are other symbolic examples in the text and how do these examples tie into the narrative's themes?

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