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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 does Nathan ask to drop him off in town?

2. Where is Amy when she finds her father?

3. What magazine does Amy see her father in?

4. How many other people does a secretary represent to Lonoff?

5. What does Amy say she has to be to everyone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Amy realize when she hears the woman say "Oh, no" in the theater?

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

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

9. Why does Amy say she wrote and kept the diary while in hiding?

10. How does the diary come to be published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amy plays a vital role in "The Ghost Writer." Write a response exploring the role and importance of Amy to the story. How does she interact with the other main characters? Why is she important? What conflicts/events involve Amy? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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