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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 is Amy's father's name?

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

3. How old is Amy's father now?

4. What is Hope trying to leave?

5. What does Hope call Amy in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lonoff say he threw out an old razor blade that morning in Chapter 4?

3. What does Zuckerman imagine saying to his family as he sits at breakfast with Amy and the Lonoffs?

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

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

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

7. Why does Hope storm out of the kitchen in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout "The Ghost Writer," Roth explores the theme and idea of needing inspiration to create art. Write a response exploring this theme in the story. Which characters are looking for inspiration to create their art? Which characters and events serve as inspiration for this art? Use specific references to the story in the response.

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