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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. What does Mr. Skidder do after a prospective renter looks at his room?

2. Who has the double front room with private bath?

3. Why would you tell Mrs. Parker that you do not wish to rent the double parlors?

4. How do the walls close in on you as you look at the Skylight Room?

5. What is on each side of the Skylight Room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Miss Leeson described?

2. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Parker take prospective roomers to Mr. Skidder's room?

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

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

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

8. What does Mr. Skidder do after Miss Leeson views his lambrequins?

9. Where did Mr. Tossenberry go when he left Mrs. Parker's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Leeson lived in poverty. Does the story seem to indicate whether her poverty was her fault of situational?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in “The Skylight Room”? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Henry uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Stereotype or stock characters are usually known for their mannerisms or characteristics rather than their character. Which characters are stereotypes? How are these characters representational rather than round or dynamic characters?

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