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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. On the night Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, who asks her to marry him?

2. How many acts of Mr. Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?

3. What house number is given when an ambulance is called for Miss Leeson?

4. According to Miss Longnecker, what is the real name of the star Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?

5. How old is Mr. Hoover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Miss Leeson after she is taken away by ambulance?

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

3. Who is Miss Longnecker?

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

5. What or who is Billy Jackson?

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

7. What does Miss Leeson do every day?

8. Who is Miss Dorn?

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

10. Who is Mr. Hoover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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