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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 name is on the tag of the Admission Coordinator when Ma and Jack first enter the hospital in "After"?

2. What does Jack pretend to be when he plays in the wardrobe in "Dying"?

3. What is the name of Grandma's husband?

4. What does Jack do with the note Ma gives him in "Dying"?

5. What color are the sunglasses that Jack is given at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting described when Jack and Ma arrive at the police station in "After"? What takes place in this setting?

2. What causes the conflict between Ma and her father in "After"?

3. What causes Jack distress about the shower in "After"?

4. How do Ma and Jack go about enacting "Plan B" in "Dying"?

5. How does Jack feel about the change in routines in "After"?

6. What are some of the questions Ma is asked during her television interview in "After"?

7. What do Ma and Grandma discuss during Grandma's first visit in "After"?

8. What steps do Ma and Jack take when they begin to enact their first escape plan in "Dying"?

9. How do Ma and Jack practice for their first plan for escape in "Dying"? How does Jack feel about the plan?

10. How is Ma described when Jack discovers her after his outing with Paul in "After"?

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

Discuss the narrative point of view in Room. Why do you think the author chose to relate the story from Jack's point of view? How would the narrative differ if it were related from Ma's point of view? How limited or omniscient is Jack's perspective? Do you think that Jack is a reliable narrator? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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