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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 wall behind Brian at work meant to resemble?

2. What is served to Brian as his lunch?

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

4. Why did Brian save Tom's letter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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