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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Clara?

2. What is used for clothing storage in the Skylight Room?

3. How large is the Skylight Room?

4. How much did Mr. Toosenberry pay for the second-floor-back room?

5. What furnishings are in the Skylight Room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

2. What does Miss Leeson say when Mrs. Parker shows her the room to the second-floor-back?

3. What is the first area Mrs. Parker shows prospective roomers?

4. How is Miss Leeson described?

5. How does Mrs. Parker respond if you say you are not able to rent the double parlors?

6. Who is Clara and how does she treat prospective roomers?

7. How does the narrator describe what happens when Clara is called to show Miss Leeson the Skylight Room?

8. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

9. When does Mrs. Parker cease being your guide?

10. Who is Mr. Skidder and where is his room at Mrs. Parker's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does “The Skylight Room” take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in “The Skylight Room”? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Leeson is the main character in the story. Why is Miss Leeson the protagonist and Mrs. Parker the antagonist?

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