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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Miss Longnecker described?

2. What size belt does Mr. Hoover wear?

3. According to Miss Longnecker, what is the real name of the star Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?

4. How far away does Miss Leeson think Billy Jackson is when she is starving?

5. What does Miss Longnecker do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Miss Leeson a person who should not live in the Skylight Room?

2. How do the men who room at Mrs. Parker's treat Miss Leeson differently than the female boarders?

3. What does Miss Leesen and some of the other roomers do in the evenings?

4. Who is Mr. Hoover?

5. What does Miss Leeson let Mr. Skidder read to her?

6. Who is Miss Dorn?

7. What trouble does Miss Leeson begin having in getting work?

8. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

9. Who especially enjoys Miss Leeson's company when she sits on the stoop in the evenings?

10. Who is Miss Longnecker?

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