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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. Where does Miss Dorn work?
2. In a stage direction Mr. Skidder is writing when Miss Leeson staggers back to her room without dinner, what is the actress to do?
3. What does Miss Leeson do when she puts two fingers to her lips when is lying on her bed starving?
4. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?
5. As Miss Leeson lies starving on her bed, how many times does it take for her to be able to raise her arm?
Short Essay Questions
1. What or who is Billy Jackson?
2. What does Miss Leeson let Mr. Skidder read to her?
3. Who especially enjoys Miss Leeson's company when she sits on the stoop in the evenings?
4. What trouble does Miss Leeson begin having in getting work?
5. What does Miss Leeson do every day?
6. How do the men who room at Mrs. Parker's treat Miss Leeson differently than the female boarders?
7. What happens to Miss Leeson after she is taken away by ambulance?
8. What does Miss Leesen and some of the other roomers do in the evenings?
9. Who is Mr. Hoover?
10. What happens the night when Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does “The Skylight Room” take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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