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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 does Rolph compare the people living underground to?
2. On page 24, when Brian says, "Why say it? Does it help? We know from bitter experience it does not," what is he referring to?
3. What are "SomnoSlams" and "HyperHooper" (24)?
4. How does one of the Monitors subtly threaten Brian when they are talking in Dining?
5. In his letter, Rolph uses the word "verboten" (23). What does this word mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Edgar Spengler, and what items does he give Brian?
2. How is Brian feeling when he first heads over to Dining to look for Amy, and why?
3. Describe how the bodies of dead workers are disposed of.
4. What important information does Brian learn from Rolph's letter?
5. When Brian goes to look for Amy in Dining, what does he think when he sees Jim, and why?
6. When Brian realizes that there are no Visitors coming, what people does he think about, and what does he realize about them?
7. Why do the people in Brian's community find it essential to believe that Visitors will arrive any day?
8. After finding out what Brian knows, what choice do the Monitors give him, and what decision does he make?
9. After the funeral, what conflicting feelings does Brian have about his relationship with Amy and Law 6?
10. What does Rolph suggest are some possible reasons for their community being put underground?
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 that compares and contrasts the characterization of Brian with the characterization of Amy. Offer textual evidence to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that evaluates what "politeness" means to Brian's society and then defends a claim about its significance in the story. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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