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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 does a patron fantasize about, in reference to the Satanist couple?

2. After making fun of Melorra's commercial, what does Rebecca ask Enid about her garage sale?

3. What type of pictures does John Ellis's creepy companion show Enid?

4. What sarcastic remark does Rebecca make about John Crowley?

5. How long was the love letter Allen Weinstein wrote to Enid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do boys fail to ask Enid or Rebecca out?

2. Why does Enid struggle with her new look?

3. Why does Rebecca joke that Enid wants to have a sexual relationship with John Ellis?

4. Why do Enid and Rebecca panic when Carrie says "Hi," to them?

5. When Melorra gives bad news regarding Carrie Vandenburg, how do Rebecca and Enid feel?

6. Why is Josh embarrassed to be inside the sex shop with Enid?

7. Why does Enid claim the cookie box is pornographic?

8. Why does Enid wear a mask in Chapter Four?

9. How does Enid respond to Rebecca's teasing regarding John Ellis?

10. Why does Enid claim to dislike the magazine Rebecca is reading at the beginning of Chapter One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Enid often plays practical jokes on others in "Ghost World". These jokes, although hilarious to her, are hurtful to others. Choose one of the practical jokes Enid participated in and answer the following questions:

1) What was the practical joke Enid played and why?

2) How did affect the other character?

3) How did it affect her?

Essay Topic 2

In "Ghost World", many taboo topics are approached with dark humor. Select one of these taboo topics and write a brief essay on the aspects of the topic that are discussed and their impact on the girls.

Essay Topic 3

When Enid hosts a garage sale, she is unwilling to sell one of her favorite childhood toys to a man she doesn't like but is quick to abandon the sale, leaving everything at risk for theft.

1) Why was Enid unwilling to sell "Goofie Gus"?

2) How might the struggle against this emotional detachment result in abandoning the sale?

3) Why does Enid run home at the end of the day, hoping nothing has been stolen from her sale?

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