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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 day of the week is it in the beginning of "Unlying"?

2. What are Jack and Ma eating for breakfast in the beginning of "Unlying"?

3. What caused Old Nick to hurt Ma the previous night in "Unlying"?

4. On what day of the week do Ma and Jack flip the mattress in Room?

5. What bedtime story does Ma tell Jack in "Presents"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma tell Jack about the television in "Presents"?

2. What are your thoughts on Ma's breastfeeding Jack at the age of five? Why do you think she does this?

3. How does Jack define "real" and "pretend" in "Presents"?

4. What is significant about Jack using beet juice as paint in the novel?

5. Describe the activity called "Scream" in the narrative. Why do Jack and Ma engage in this activity?

6. What are Ma and Old Nick arguing about when Jack overhears them from the wardrobe in "Unlying"?

7. What does Ma's "Bad Tooth" symbolize in the narrative?

8. What happend when Jack requests that Ma read Dylan the Digger in "Unlying"?

9. How does Ma compare herself to Alice in Wonderland in "Unlying"?

10. Describe Jack's breakfast with Ma on his birthday in "Presents." What does Jack eat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jack's understanding of Old Nick and his relationship with Ma? How does this understanding change in the course of the story? What does Jack think about Old Nick? How does he describe Old Nick's appearance and behavior?

Essay Topic 2

What makes Jack want to return to Room with Ma in the end of the novel? How does Ma respond? What causes Ma to eventually agree to go back with Jack? Do you think that either of the characters achieve peace or closure to this visit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think that Ma attempts suicide in the hospital while Jack is away? Why do you think that Ma did not attempt suicide prior to this point, when she and Jack were trapped in Room? How does Ma's suicide attempt affect Jack?

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