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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 the name of Ma's older brother?

2. On what day of the week do Ma and Jack do laundry?

3. Where does Jack initially believe Old Nick get's Ma's pain killers in "Unlying"?

4. What does Jack eat for breakfast on the morning after his birthday in "Presents"?

5. What does Ma pretend to be when she and Jack play "Islands" in "Unlying"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think that Ma flips the lights on and off before going to bed?

2. How would you describe Ma's relationship to religion in "Presents"?

3. What do Ma and Jack do after television time in "Presents"?

4. What does "Gone" mean in Jack's mind? What does Jack do when Ma is "Gone" in "Unlying"?

5. What leads to Ma's admitting that things in the TV are real in "Unlying"?

6. Describe Ma's abduction. How and when was she abducted?

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

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

9. How does Jack describe shows on the television in "Presents"?

10. How would you describe Jack's manner of speaking? How is this reflected in the language styel of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of irony in Room. How is dramatic irony a major element in the narrative? How are verbal and situational irony employed? What purpose does irony serve in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the characters of Dr. Clay and Noreen in the narrative. What are Ma's and Jack's first impressions of these characters? How do their relationships evolve in the course of the story? How do Dr. Clay and Noreen help Ma and Jack as they acclimate to society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of symbolism and imagery in Room. What does Rug represent symbolically for Jack? What does it represent to Ma? What are other symbolic examples in the text and how do these examples tie into the narrative's themes?

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