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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 much does Clara say it costs to rent the Skylight Room?

2. What accent does Clara have?

3. How does Miss Leeson smile when she looks at the lambrequins?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

2. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Leeson is viewed differently by the male and female boarders. How and why is Miss Leesn viewed differently by the male and female boarders?

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