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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 book contains the only photograph of Lonoff?

2. Where does Amy work?

3. Where is the postcard on Lonoff's desk from?

4. Where does the narrator live?

5. What is the title of Nathan's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Wapters include a list of questions in their response to Zuckerman's "Higher Education" story?

2. Why is Zuckerman surprised when Lonoff says nothing happens to him during their conversation in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Zuckerman read Henry James' "The Middle Years" twice in one night?

4. What is pinned to the bulletin board in Lonoff's office?

5. What does Zuckerman tell Lonoff when he asks Zuckerman about his life in Chapter 1?

6. Why does Lonoff ask Zuckerman to call him Manny?

7. What response does Zuckerman get when he mentions Lonoff's name at a publishing party?

8. Describe Lonoff's living room as Zuckerman sees it in Chapter 1.

9. Why is Zuckerman skeptical of the party-goers' analysis of Lonoff?

10. How does Zuckerman's father think the "Higher Education" story will be perceived if it is published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Philip Roth tends to use some of his characters as alter egos of himself. Explore Roth's use of characters in "The Ghost Writer" as alter egos. Who is Roth's alter ego in the story? Can more than one character serve as an alter ego? How do the characters become alter egos? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Roth uses his stories to make a statement on the role of the writer. Write a response exploring how Roth makes this statement in "The Ghost Writer." How do the characters help perpetuate Roth's statement on the role of the writer. What do the characters believe the role of the writer is? How do the characters' beliefs reflect Roth's beliefs? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Each of "The Ghost Writer"s four chapters has a different title. Explain the relevance of each chapter's title in relation to the events of that particular chapter. What does each chapter title mean? How does the chapter title connect to the events of that chapter? Use specific references to the story in the response.

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