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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. Who does Tom Frame portray when he is working?

2. What is served to Brian as his lunch?

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

4. What name does Bill always call Brian?

5. What are Visitors called in VICTORIAN WEEKEND?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

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

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

7. In what way does Brian participate in Rolph's death, and how does he feel about it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the purpose of the exposition about the "Slough" (24-25). Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of the letters and other written artifacts in "Ghoul." Be sure to defend your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explores how the environment in which they live has affected the characters' mental health in "Ghoul." Support your claims with evidence from the text.

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