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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 say Lonoff loves in Chapter 4?

2. What does Hope say Amy thinks it will be the religion of at the house?

3. What did Amy want in the room she runs to after the play?

4. Where is Amy going after breakfast in Chapter 4?

5. What is Hope carrying when she comes down the stairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Amy find out about her father, according to the story in Chapter 3?

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

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

9. Why does Hope storm out of the kitchen in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Underlying themes in "The Ghost Writer" are the roles and "confusion" of fact and fiction. Write a response explaining how fact and fiction are confused and misinterpreted in the story. What elements of fiction are presented as fact? What elements are presented as fiction, but are indeed facts? Use specific references to the text 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

Philip Roth tends to use some of his characters as alter egos of himself. Explore Roth's use of characters in "The Ghost Writer" as alter egos. Who is Roth's alter ego in the story? Can more than one character serve as an alter ego? How do the characters become alter egos? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

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