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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. After the burials, what does Brian realize about Gwen's death?
2. What do the page 19 letters "'R.S.,' 'T.F.,' and 'G.T.'” stand for?
3. After Amy leaves to go to DISCO LOVE NEST, what is Brian's response to the shimmering lights and swaying trees?
4. What city does Brian believe his community lives underneath?
5. In his note to his son on his drawing of Brian, what does Rolph call Brian?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the funeral, what conflicting feelings does Brian have about his relationship with Amy and Law 6?
2. How is Brian feeling when he first heads over to Dining to look for Amy, and why?
3. What puzzles Brian about the air, water, electricity, and food that they use in the underground community?
4. When Brian realizes that there are no Visitors coming, what people does he think about, and what does he realize about them?
5. What important information does Brian learn from Rolph's letter?
6. Who is Edgar Spengler, and what items does he give Brian?
7. Describe how the bodies of dead workers are disposed of.
8. When Brian is looking for Amy in Dining, who finds Brian, and what do they want from him?
9. Why do the people in Brian's community find it essential to believe that Visitors will arrive any day?
10. When Brian goes to look for Amy in Dining, what does he think when he sees Jim, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you explore the idea of "today" that Brian is trying to communicate on pages 25 and 33, and how it relates to the idea of hope. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the perspective on religion evident in "Ghoul." Offer textual evidence to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you explore the significance of the story's title. Offer evidence from the text to support your assertions.
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