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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. From Amy's letter, what does she believe about Brian's conversation with the Monitor supervisors?

2. The Monitors proudly tell Brian that the community's system is "distinguished by its rigor, discipline," and what (28)?

3. As Brian is considering the implications of Rolph's letter, where does he suddenly realize he is standing?

4. What is revealed to the reader at the end of the story?

5. After Amy leaves to go to DISCO LOVE NEST, what is Brian's response to the shimmering lights and swaying trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Brian is looking for Amy in Dining, who finds Brian, and what do they want from him?

2. Describe how the bodies of dead workers are disposed of.

3. What does Mr. Regis say during the funeral for the workers who have been killed?

4. Who is Edgar Spengler, and what items does he give Brian?

5. What important information does Brian learn from Rolph's letter?

6. After finding out what Brian knows, what choice do the Monitors give him, and what decision does he make?

7. After the funeral, what conflicting feelings does Brian have about his relationship with Amy and Law 6?

8. When Brian goes to look for Amy in Dining, what does he think when he sees Jim, and why?

9. What puzzles Brian about the air, water, electricity, and food that they use in the underground community?

10. How is Brian feeling when he first heads over to Dining to look for Amy, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On pages 33 and 34, Brian says that his intention is to copy and distribute the letters and his own story "so that all may know the truth and be moved to ask, perhaps in some quiet moment, Is this world that we have made (which, for the soundest of reasons, we made, along the way, quite harsh) a world in which lovers may thrive?" Write an essay that explores the meaning of this quote within the context of the story as a whole. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the perspective on religion evident in "Ghoul." Offer textual evidence to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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