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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 Enid's astrological animal?

2. Where did Rebecca meet her first sexual partner?

3. What surprising fact did Enid learn about Allen Weinstein from his love letter?

4. What does Enid think of the customer who also fantasizes about the Satanist couple?

5. When Enid tells Rebecca about the men who know Bob Skeetes, she describes them as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. At Angels, Enid makes up stories about the Satanist couple. Who else does this and what does Enid think of him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Enid constantly insult boys that Rebecca likes?

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

10. Enid believed Alan Weinstein was into the hippie culture due to what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Enid and Rebecca claim to have a friendship with Josh but their behavior towards him is often derogatory. Write an essay examining how Josh is treated by Rebecca and Enid, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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