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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 the "DisaHole" (5)?

2. What name does Bill always call Brian?

3. Why does Leonard get to sit down while the others squat?

4. What is served to Brian as his lunch?

5. What is the wall behind Brian at work meant to resemble?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that examines how punishment and reward are used to shape behavior in Brian's society. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the layers of meaning in Saunders' use of an amusement park as a setting for "Ghoul." Offer evidence from the text to support your claims.

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