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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose diamond pin does Miss Leeson say that Billy Jackson looks like from her room?
(a) Evening's.
(b) Midnight's.
(c) Eventide's.
(d) Night's.

2. What expression does Mrs. Park have when she shows Miss Leeson Mr. Skidder's room?
(a) Smirk.
(b) Demon's smile.
(c) Nasty smile.
(d) Sneer.

3. What word is used to describe Mrs. Parker as she take you to see rooms?
(a) Escort.
(b) Guide.
(c) Cicerone.
(d) Agent.

4. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?
(a) She sees Billy Jackson.
(b) She hears singing.
(c) She hears a blackbird.
(d) She hears a cardinal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will Mrs. Parker blame for the fact that you cannot afford her double parlors?

2. What is every prospective tenant supposed to admire in Mr. Skidder's room?

3. In a stage direction Mr. Skidder is writing when Miss Leeson staggers back to her room without dinner, what is the actress to do?

4. On the night Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, who asks her to marry him?

5. What does Miss Leeson often bring home at night?

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