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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. During the first night they spend together, what does Amy teach Brian?

2. On page 10, what phrase is used to describe statements like Tom's about the Visitors?

3. Who does Brian see Tom Frame mating with?

4. What is Leonard's complaint about lunch?

5. What sound is used to summon a crowd when a crime has been reported?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of Ann and Tom Frame's marital troubles?

2. Why does Brian tell the reader that they are usually "swamped" with Visitors, and what does this imply about the relationship between narrator and reader?

3. Who does Brian see mating in the Room, and why is he surprised?

4. Where does the story open, and what is happening?

5. How do Brian's feelings about Amy change over the course of their time together in the Room?

6. What indication is there in the text that Brian's interpretation of "friendship" might be different from the reader's?

7. What is ironic about Tom's behavior when Amy confronts him about the letter?

8. How does Amy use the trust conveyed by her position to protect herself and Brian?

9. How does Tom Frame end up committing a crime, and how does Brian react?

10. What is in Tom's note to Brian, and how does Brian react to the note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the perspective on religion evident in "Ghoul." Offer textual evidence to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Brian's loneliness and its role in driving the plot forward. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the images of animals in "Ghoul." Be sure to defend your ideas with evidence form the text.

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