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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. How is the 4th floor accessed?

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

3. How much does it cost to rent the second-floor back room?

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

5. Who did Mr. Toosenberry go to work with when he left Mrs. Parker's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What room does Clara show 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. How is Miss Leeson described?

8. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

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

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Henry use more metaphors or similes in The Skylight Room”? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Henry use artistic license to create the realistic background of the story?

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