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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 Hope call Amy in Chapter 4?

2. How long has Lonoff been with Hope?

3. What play has Amy come to New York to see?

4. What did Nathan go the previous night without in Chapter 4?

5. What does Amy call her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the diary come to be published?

5. Why does Amy want a room with a telephone?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Roth, a Jewish writer, also uses Jewish characters in his story. Those characters, in turn, reference other Jews and Jewish traditions and beliefs. Write a response exploring the importance of Zuckerman's repeated references to Anne Frank in light of being Jewish. Use specific references to the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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