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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 frightened Amy about the play?

2. How much is the royalty check that Lonoff receives in Chapter 4?

3. What did the nurses call Amy?

4. How does Amy burn her arm where her concentration camp number is?

5. What does Lonoff think he does too much of 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. What does Zuckerman notice has happened to Hope at breakfast the next morning?

3. According to Chapter 3, why does Lonoff drive to New York in the middle of the night?

4. What does Amy fear Lonoff will think about her after she tells him her story in Chapter 3?

5. What significance does Zuckerman see in Amy's wool cap in Chapter 4?

6. Why does Hope tell Lonoff that he does not want her to leave?

7. Why does Amy make marks in her copy of Anne Frank's diary?

8. What does Amy do after leaving the dentist's office where she found the "Time" article?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Roth writes "The Ghost Writer" in first person with Zuckerman as the narrator. Write a response explaining why it is important that the story is presented in first person. What does this point of view allow the reader to know about the story's plot? What does a first-person point of view deny the reader? Use specific references to the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Ghost Writer," Roth explores the themes of adultery and infidelity. Write a response exploring the theme of infidelity in the story. Who commits infidelity in the story? How does that infidelity impact the other characters? What statement does Roth make about adultery and infidelity through those events? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

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