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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Twirl.
(c) Pirouette.
(d) Swing.

7. What does Miss Longnecker do for a living?
(a) Works at a grocery.
(b) Teaches in a public school.
(c) Works at a department store.
(d) Teaches in a private school.

8. What house number is given when an ambulance is called for Miss Leeson?
(a) 104.
(b) 118.
(c) 51.
(d) 49.

9. Near what star is the one Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?
(a) Soft yellow star.
(b) Steady blue star.
(c) Bright white star.
(d) Bright yellow star.

10. What time does Clara find Miss Leeson's door locked the day after Miss Leeson comes home after not having dinner?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 8:30 a.m.
(c) 9:30 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. On what planet does Miss Leeson say she knows the style of sleeves that will be worn next fall?

5. What is the name of the comedy Mr. Skidder reads to Miss Leeson one evening?

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