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

2. When Mrs. Parker shows Miss Leeson the double parlors, what does she suggest she could keep in a closet?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

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

Miss Leeson is the main character in the story. Why is Miss Leeson the protagonist and Mrs. Parker the antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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