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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the diagnosis for Miss Leeson's condition?
(a) Overwork.
(b) Malnourishment.
(c) Debility induced by starvation.
(d) Emaciation.

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

3. Where does Miss Leeson say is the best place to see the star Billy Jackson?
(a) From her room.
(b) From the second floor balcony.
(c) From the bathroom.
(d) From the dining room.

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

5. How is the stairway described when Clara takes Miss Leeson to see the Skylight Room?
(a) Dark.
(b) Stygian.
(c) Caliginous.
(d) Gloomy.

6. Whose diamond pin does Miss Leeson say that Billy Jackson looks like from her room?
(a) Night's.
(b) Midnight's.
(c) Eventide's.
(d) Evening's.

7. What house number is given when an ambulance is called for Miss Leeson?
(a) 51.
(b) 118.
(c) 49.
(d) 104.

8. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?
(a) She hears a cardinal.
(b) She sees Billy Jackson.
(c) She hears singing.
(d) She hears a blackbird.

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

10. What does Miss Leeson often bring home at night?
(a) Papers with handwriting on them.
(b) Typewritten pages.
(c) Soup and tea.
(d) Bread and tea.

11. What time does Clara find Miss Leeson's door locked the day after Miss Leeson comes home after not having dinner?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

12. On what planet does Miss Leeson say she knows the style of sleeves that will be worn next fall?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Mars.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Venus.

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

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 Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?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

15. On the night Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner, who asks her to marry him?
(a) Mr. Toosenberry.
(b) Mr. Skidder.
(c) Mr. Evanws.
(d) Mr. Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mrs. Parker's call to Clara described after Miss Leeson cannot afford the rooms she is shown?

2. How is Miss Longnecker described?

3. What magnitude is the star that Miss Leeson calls Billy Jackson according to Miss Longnecker?

4. How is Clara described when she seizes Miss Leeson and takes her to the Skylight Room?

5. How quickly does the doctor go up the stairs to Miss Leeson's room?

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