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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 tried to revive Miss Leeson when she is found unconscious on her bed?

2. How is Miss Longnecker described?

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

4. What does Miss Longnecker do for a living?

5. What actress does Mr. Skidder believe will want to play the heroine in his play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

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

3. Who is Miss Dorn?

4. Who is Mr. Hoover?

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

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

7. What or who is Billy Jackson?

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

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

10. What comment does Miss Longnecker make about Miss Leeson calling a star 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

Miss Leeson lived in poverty. Does the story seem to indicate whether her poverty was her fault of situational?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Henry use artistic license to create the realistic background of the story?

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