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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) 600,000 miles.
(b) Hundreds of thousand of miles.
(c) 570,000 miles.
(d) Millions of miles.

2. When the roomers are talking about stars, how many ducks and rabbits does Miss Dorn say she shot on Sunday?
(a) 10 ducks and 3 rabbits.
(b) 7 ducks and 4 rabbits.
(c) 8 ducks and 2 rabbits.
(d) 9 ducks and 1 rabbit.

3. According to Miss Longnecker, what is the real name of the star Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?
(a) Archird.
(b) Schedar.
(c) Fulu.
(d) Gamma.

4. How many acts of Mr. Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

6. What is tried to revive Miss Leeson when she is found unconscious on her bed?
(a) Vinegar and slapping of the cheeks.
(b) Smelling salts.
(c) Vinegar, slapping of the wrists, and burnt feathers.
(d) Ammonia and slapping of the wrists.

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) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. How dark is Miss Leeson's room at night?
(a) Like the shaft of a coal mine.
(b) Like the bottom of a well.
(c) Like an unlit closet.
(d) Like catacombs.

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

10. How is Clara described when she seizes Miss Leeson and takes her to the Skylight Room?
(a) Dark hobgoblin.
(b) Dark gremlin.
(c) Dark goblin.
(d) Dark troll.

11. What does Miss Leeson do when she puts two fingers to her lips when is lying on her bed starving?
(a) Whistles.
(b) Blows a kiss.
(c) Hums.
(d) Speaks quietly.

12. Who likes it when Miss Leeson has time to sit on the steps?
(a) Clara.
(b) The female roomers.
(c) The gentlemen roomers.
(d) Mrs. Parker.

13. In what constellation is the star that Miss Leeson refers to as Billy Jackson?
(a) Centaurus.
(b) Ursa Major.
(c) Orion.
(d) Cassiopeia.

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

15. In a stage direction Mr. Skidder is writing when Miss Leeson staggers back to her room without dinner, what is the actress to do?
(a) Spin.
(b) Pirouette.
(c) Twirl.
(d) Swing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, to whom is Mr. Skidder re-inking a stage direction?

3. What house number is given when an ambulance is called for Miss Leeson?

4. What time does Clara find Miss Leeson's door locked the day after Miss Leeson comes home after not having dinner?

5. How old is Mr. Hoover?

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