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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. Who slams the bedroom door in Chapter 4?

2. In what month were the Franks' whereabouts betrayed?

3. What does Hope say the house will turn into if Lonoff gets a secretary?

4. How many letters does Lonoff have?

5. Why does Hope apologize to Amy in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amy believe she has the power to teach through the diary, if she remains dead to everyone?

2. How does the diary come to be published?

3. Why is Amy not surprised when Zuckerman tells her she looks like Anne Frank?

4. What does Amy do when she receives the copy of the book?

5. Zuckerman notices that Lonoff has also changed at breakfast. To what does Zuckerman attribute the change in Lonoff and Hope?

6. Why does Amy get up from the table to leave in Chapter 4?

7. What does Hope come down the stairs with in Chapter 4?

8. What does Zuckerman notice has happened to Hope at breakfast the next morning?

9. According to the story in Chapter 3, why does Amy take a new name?

10. How does Amy obtain a copy of "Het Achterhuis?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Lonoff's wife, Hope, is an important element of "The Ghost Writer." Write a response explaining the importance of Hope in the story and the role she plays in the plot. What happens to Hope that affects the other characters in the story? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Underlying themes in "The Ghost Writer" are the roles and "confusion" of fact and fiction. Write a response explaining how fact and fiction are confused and misinterpreted in the story. What elements of fiction are presented as fact? What elements are presented as fiction, but are indeed facts? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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