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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who likes it when Miss Leeson has time to sit on the steps?

2. What does Miss Leeson do when she has no work in the evenings?

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

4. What is tried to revive Miss Leeson when she is found unconscious on her bed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Dorn?

3. What do the other roomers say about Miss Leeson calling Gamma Billy Jackson?

4. What happens to Miss Leeson after she is taken away by ambulance?

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

6. What happens the night when Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner?

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

8. Who is Mr. Hoover?

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

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

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