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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. Where does the person who has the double front room with private bath spend winters?

2. Who is Clara?

3. Which room has a private bath?

4. What city was the place where Mr. Toosenberry went to work?

5. What type of heroine does Mr. Skidder use in his play after Miss Leeson looks at his lambrequins?

Short Essay Questions

1. After looking at the parlors, where does Mrs. Parker take prospective roomers?

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

3. Why does Mr. Skidder pay something on his rent after Mrs. Parker brings prospective roomers to view his room?

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

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

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

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

8. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

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

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

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

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

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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