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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 does Miss Longnecker do for a living?

2. As Miss Leeson lies starving on her bed, how many times does it take for her to be able to raise her arm?

3. How is the stairway described when Clara takes Miss Leeson to see the Skylight Room?

4. How is Miss Leeson's room described when she falls on her iron cot when she has had no dinner?

5. Whose diamond pin does Miss Leeson say that Billy Jackson looks like from her room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Hoover?

2. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

3. Why is Miss Leeson a person who should not live in the Skylight Room?

4. What happens the night when Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner?

5. Who is Miss Longnecker?

6. How do the men who room at Mrs. Parker's treat Miss Leeson differently than the female boarders?

7. What does Miss Leeson let Mr. Skidder read to her?

8. What do the other roomers say about Miss Leeson calling Gamma Billy Jackson?

9. Who especially enjoys Miss Leeson's company when she sits on the stoop in the evenings?

10. What or who is Billy Jackson?

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

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

Stereotype or stock characters are usually known for their mannerisms or characteristics rather than their character. Which characters are stereotypes? How are these characters representational rather than round or dynamic characters?

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