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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. What is used for clothing storage in the Skylight Room?

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

3. Which room has a private bath?

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

5. What is the second room that Mrs. Parker shows prospective renters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

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

4. After looking at the parlors, where does Mrs. Parker take 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 does Mrs. Parker respond if you say you are not able to rent the double parlors?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in “The Skylight Room”? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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