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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 is used for clothing storage in the Skylight Room?

2. What type of heroine is Mr. Skidder using in his play before Miss Leeson looks at his lambrequins?

3. What type of room does Mr. Skidder have?

4. Which room has a private bath?

5. How long did a gentleman occupy the double parlors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Skylight Room furnished?

2. What does Miss Leeson say when Mrs. Parker shows her the room to the second-floor-back?

3. What is the first area Mrs. Parker shows prospective roomers?

4. Why does Mr. Skidder pay something on his rent after Mrs. Parker brings prospective roomers to view his room?

5. Who is Mr. Skidder and where is his room at Mrs. Parker's?

6. After looking at the parlors, where does Mrs. Parker take prospective roomers?

7. Who is Clara and how does she treat prospective roomers?

8. What room does Clara show prospective roomers?

9. What does Mr. Skidder do after Miss Leeson views his lambrequins?

10. When does Mrs. Parker cease being your guide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Henry use artistic license to create the realistic background of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Miss Leeson lived in poverty. Does the story seem to indicate whether her poverty was her fault of situational?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Henry use more metaphors or similes in The Skylight Room”? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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