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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away does Miss Leeson think Billy Jackson is when she is starving?
(a) Millions of miles.
(b) 570,000 miles.
(c) 600,000 miles.
(d) Hundreds of thousand of miles.

2. When Miss Leeson is starving, what does she say to her star?
(a) Farewell.
(b) So long.
(c) Good-bye.
(d) Adieu.

3. What does Miss Dorn like to do on Sundays?
(a) Eat hot dogs at Coney.
(b) Ride the roller coast at Coney.
(c) Enjoy the beach at Coney.
(d) Shoot moving ducks at Coney.

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

5. What actress does Mr. Skidder believe will want to play the heroine in his play?
(a) Billie Burke.
(b) Anna Held.
(c) Lillian Lorraine.
(d) Fanny Brice.

6. How is Miss Longnecker described?
(a) Short and black haired.
(b) Short and red haired.
(c) Tall brunette.
(d) Tall blonde.

7. As Miss Leeson lies starving on her bed, how many times does it take for her to be able to raise her arm?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. Where does Miss Dorn work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Department store.
(c) Library.
(d) Museum.

9. When Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, to whom is Mr. Skidder re-inking a stage direction?
(a) Sarah Harlowe.
(b) Myrtle Delorme.
(c) Mary Heron.
(d) Frances Abington.

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

11. On what planet does Miss Leeson say she knows the style of sleeves that will be worn next fall?
(a) Mars.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Venus.
(d) Mercury.

12. How is Mrs. Parker's call to Clara described after Miss Leeson cannot afford the rooms she is shown?
(a) Tocsin.
(b) Siren.
(c) Bell-like.
(d) Alarm.

13. How quickly does the doctor go up the stairs to Miss Leeson's room?
(a) 2 steps at a time.
(b) 5 steps at a time.
(c) 3 steps at a time.
(d) 4 steps at a time.

14. How is the stairway described when Clara takes Miss Leeson to see the Skylight Room?
(a) Caliginous.
(b) Stygian.
(c) Dark.
(d) Gloomy.

15. How old is Mr. Hoover?
(a) 45.
(b) 39.
(c) 40.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the roomers are talking about stars, how many ducks and rabbits does Miss Dorn say she shot on Sunday?

2. Near what star is the one Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?

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. Where does Miss Leeson weakly strike the man who asks her to marry him?

5. How many fingers is Miss Leeson able to get to her lips when she lies starving on her bed?

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