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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 magnitude is the star that Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson according to Miss Longnecker?

2. How old is Mr. Hoover?

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

4. What does Miss Dorn like to do on Sundays?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Dorn?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Miss Leesen and some of the other roomers do in the evenings?

7. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

8. Who is Miss Longnecker?

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

10. Who is Mr. Hoover?

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

Miss Leeson is viewed differently by the male and female boarders. How and why is Miss Leesn viewed differently by the male and female boarders?

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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