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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 name of Brian's workhouse?

2. On page 12, what does Amy tell Brian is her motivation for protecting him from the consequences of his crime?

3. What is Leonard's complaint about lunch?

4. What is served to Brian as his lunch?

5. From context, what must "TinyGhosts" be (11)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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 makes and defends a claim about the significance of the floods and other periodic inconveniences experienced by the community in "Ghoul." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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