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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 tell Lonoff he is frightened to lose?

2. How old is Amy's father now?

3. What does Lonoff think he does too much of in Chapter 4?

4. What disease did most people in the camps die of, according to Amy?

5. What does Amy say Lonoff has been named when she sees the foreign postmark?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom does Zuckerman compare Anne Frank when he is talking to Amy in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Hope think she has embarrassed Amy in Chapter 4?

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

5. Why do the women at the play upset Amy?

6. Why does Hope think Amy wants to take her place as Lonoff's companion?

7. Why can Zuckerman no longer think of Amy as herself 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. Why does Amy want a room with a telephone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roth uses his stories to make a statement on the role of the writer. Write a response exploring how Roth makes this statement in "The Ghost Writer." How do the characters help perpetuate Roth's statement on the role of the writer. What do the characters believe the role of the writer is? How do the characters' beliefs reflect Roth's beliefs? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Ghost Writer", there is a reference to Henry James' "The Middle Years." Zuckerman comes across the following quote in James' story: "We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art." Write a response exploring the relevance of this quote to the story. What does the quote mean? How does it connect to the book? Use specific references to the text 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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