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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. On what floor does Mr. Skidder have a room?

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

3. How does Miss Leeson describe herself?

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

5. Who is Clara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

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

5. How is Miss Leeson described?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

O. Henry's short stories are known for their plot twists. How is “The Skylight Room” an example of the type of stories O. Henry was known for--stories that end with a plot twist?

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