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

2. What does Miss Longnecker do for a living?
(a) Teaches in a private school.
(b) Teaches in a public school.
(c) Works at a grocery.
(d) Works at a department store.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what constellation is the star that Miss Leeson refers to as Billy Jackson?

3. When Miss Leeson is starving, what does she say to her star?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What or who is Billy Jackson?

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

6. Why is Miss Leeson a person who should not live in the Skylight Room?

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

8. Who is Mr. Hoover?

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

10. Who is Miss Longnecker?

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