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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 23-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money do you have in your pocket when you look at a room at Mrs. Parker's?
(a) $1.50.
(b) $2.
(c) $2.50.
(d) $3.

2. What does Miss Leeson do when she has no work in the evenings?
(a) Reads in her room.
(b) Walks in the park.
(c) Sits on the high stoop with the other roomers.
(d) Sits on a bench by the front door.

3. Who is Clara?
(a) French maid.
(b) "Colored" maid.
(c) "Indian" maid.
(d) Chinese maid.

4. What does Mr. Skidder do all day?
(a) Write non-fiction books.
(b) Write science-fiction novels.
(c) Write plays and smoke cigarettes.
(d) Write novels and drink.

5. How is Miss Leeson's room described when she falls on her iron cot when she has had no dinner?
(a) Dinlas.
(b) Erebus.
(c) Deimos.
(d) Eurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mrs. Parker's call to Clara described after Miss Leeson cannot afford the rooms she is shown?

2. How quickly does the doctor go up the stairs to Miss Leeson's room?

3. How is Clara described when she seizes Miss Leeson and takes her to the Skylight Room?

4. What does Miss Longnecker do for a living?

5. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?

(see the answer key)

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