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

2. How does Amy rationalize her lie about Tom Frame?

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

4. When Brian saw Rolph on Break, what was Rolph writing?

5. What pastime is available in the Room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

4. On page 7, what does Brian find when he rushes from the creek over to Bowling to see what the commotion is?

5. 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?

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

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

8. Explain the etiquette that governs how workers react to others "mating" in the Room.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the symbolic value of caves in "Ghoul." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the idea of "today" that Brian is trying to communicate on pages 25 and 33, and how it relates to the idea of hope. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of artifice in "Ghoul." Support your assertions with textual evidence.

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