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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. Who likes it when Miss Leeson has time to sit on the steps?

2. What size belt does Mr. Hoover wear?

3. When Miss Leeson is starving, what does she say to her star?

4. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

2. What comment does Miss Longnecker make about Miss Leeson calling a star BIlly Jackson?

3. Who is Mr. Hoover?

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

5. What trouble does Miss Leeson begin having in getting work?

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

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

8. Who is Miss Dorn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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