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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Miss Leeson lies starving on her bed, how many times does it take for her to be able to raise her arm?

3. How many acts of Mr. Skidder's unpublished comedy does Miss Leeson listen to one evening?

4. On what planet does Miss Leeson say she knows the style of sleeves that will be worn next fall?

5. Why does Miss Leeson smile when she collapses on her bed when she had had no dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the night when Miss Leeson comes home without having dinner?

2. Who is Mr. Hoover?

3. What trouble does Miss Leeson begin having in getting work?

4. What happens to Miss Leeson after she is taken away by ambulance?

5. How do the men who room at Mrs. Parker's treat Miss Leeson differently than the female boarders?

6. What comment does Miss Longnecker make about Miss Leeson calling a star BIlly Jackson?

7. What do the other roomers say about Miss Leeson calling Gamma Billy Jackson?

8. Who especially enjoys Miss Leeson's company when she sits on the stoop in the evenings?

9. What does Miss Leesen and some of the other roomers do in the evenings?

10. What does Miss Leeson let Mr. Skidder read to her?

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