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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. Where does Lonoff offer to let Nathan sleep?
2. What does Nathan's father say people read about instead of reading art?
3. What month does the narrator reference in the opening of Chapter 1?
4. Which branch of the military did the narrator serve in?
5. Why does Lonoff have different colored paper on his desk?
Short Essay Questions
1. What earlier connection does Zuckerman have to Judge Wapter?
2. What does Zuckerman tell Lonoff when he asks Zuckerman about his life in Chapter 1?
3. Why does Lonoff ask Zuckerman to call him Manny?
4. How does Zuckerman come to Quahsay?
5. Describe the man Nathan Zuckerman meets in the beginning of Chapter 1.
6. Why does Zuckerman read Henry James' "The Middle Years" twice in one night?
7. Describe the Zuckerman family's typical Sunday brunch.
8. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?
9. Describe Lonoff's living room as Zuckerman sees it in Chapter 1.
10. Describe the girl-woman Zuckerman sees at Lonoff's house in Chapter 1.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
In "The Ghost Writer," Zuckerman searches out Lonoff as a mentor and father figure. Write a response exploring Zuckerman's search for a father figure. Why is he looking for a mentor and father figure? How does Zuckerman's relationship with his own father contribute to him seeking out another mentor/father figure? Use specific references to the story in the response.
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