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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 Nathan stare at, in Lonoff's study?

2. What type of alcohol do Lonoff and Nathan drink after dinner?

3. Why does Lonoff have different colored paper on his desk?

4. What does Lonoff leave at home during Sunday walks?

5. Where does Amy work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zuckerman begin writing a letter to his father as he sits in Lonoff's study?

3. Why does Zuckerman contact Lonoff?

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

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

6. How does Zuckerman react to the decor in Lonoff's home?

7. How does Zuckerman convince Lonoff to meet with him?

8. Why does Zuckerman say he stays up in Lonoff's study?

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

10. How does Zuckerman come to Quahsay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Ghost Writer," Roth explores the idea of an author's responsibility to his subjects and characters. Write a response exploring how this idea of responsibility is portrayed in the story. How does Roth connect this idea to the characters in the story? How is Roth responsible for the subjects and characters in the story? How are the writers in the story responsible for their own subjects and characters? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Ghost Writer," one chapter is devoted to Zuckerman's imagining of Amy as Anne Frank. Write a response explaining why Zuckerman comes up with this imagined scenario. What impact does this imagined story have on the plot? How does the story impact the characters, if at all? Use specific references to the story in the response.

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