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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is tried to revive Miss Leeson when she is found unconscious on her bed?
(a) Smelling salts.
(b) Ammonia and slapping of the wrists.
(c) Vinegar, slapping of the wrists, and burnt feathers.
(d) Vinegar and slapping of the cheeks.

2. How many acts of Mr. Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. Where does Miss Dorn work?
(a) Museum.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Library.
(d) Department store.

4. How many fingers is Miss Leeson able to get to her lips when she lies starving on her bed?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. When Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, to whom is Mr. Skidder re-inking a stage direction?
(a) Frances Abington.
(b) Mary Heron.
(c) Sarah Harlowe.
(d) Myrtle Delorme.

6. In what constellation is the star that Miss Leeson refers to as Billy Jackson?
(a) Ursa Major.
(b) Centaurus.
(c) Orion.
(d) Cassiopeia.

7. What is the name of the comedy Mr. Skidder reads to Miss Leeson one evening?
(a) It's No Kid.
(b) Charley's Aunt.
(c) A Doll's House.
(d) The Pillars of Society.

8. According to Miss Longnecker, what is the real name of the star Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?
(a) Gamma.
(b) Archird.
(c) Schedar.
(d) Fulu.

9. What does Miss Dorn like to do on Sundays?
(a) Enjoy the beach at Coney.
(b) Ride the roller coast at Coney.
(c) Eat hot dogs at Coney.
(d) Shoot moving ducks at Coney.

10. Near what star is the one Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson?
(a) Soft yellow star.
(b) Bright yellow star.
(c) Bright white star.
(d) Steady blue star.

11. When Miss Leeson is starving, what does she say to her star?
(a) So long.
(b) Good-bye.
(c) Farewell.
(d) Adieu.

12. Who likes it when Miss Leeson has time to sit on the steps?
(a) The female roomers.
(b) Clara.
(c) The gentlemen roomers.
(d) Mrs. Parker.

13. How far away does Miss Leeson think Billy Jackson is when she is starving?
(a) Millions of miles.
(b) 570,000 miles.
(c) Hundreds of thousand of miles.
(d) 600,000 miles.

14. How old is Mr. Hoover?
(a) 45.
(b) 36.
(c) 39.
(d) 40.

15. As Miss Leeson lies starving on her bed, how many times does it take for her to be able to raise her arm?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose diamond pin does Miss Leeson say that Billy Jackson looks like from her room?

3. How is the stairway described when Clara takes Miss Leeson to see the Skylight Room?

4. What is the diagnosis for Miss Leeson's condition?

5. In a stage direction Mr. Skidder is writing when Miss Leeson staggers back to her room without dinner, what is the actress to do?

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