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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On the night Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, who asks her to marry him?
(a) Mr. Evanws.
(b) Mr. Toosenberry.
(c) Mr. Skidder.
(d) Mr. Hoover.

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

4. 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) Pirouette.
(b) Spin.
(c) Swing.
(d) Twirl.

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

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 Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?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

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

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

9. Where does Miss Leeson weakly strike the man who asks her to marry him?
(a) Arm.
(b) Chest.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Face.

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

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

12. What magnitude is the star that Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson according to Miss Longnecker?
(a) 5th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the stairway described when Clara takes Miss Leeson to see the Skylight Room?

5. Where does Miss Dorn work?

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