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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 play has Amy come to New York to see?

2. Where does Hope say she is going?

3. Who is Amy looking for in Chapter 3?

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

5. Where does Lonoff's overseas letter come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Zuckerman notices that Lonoff has also changed at breakfast. To what does Zuckerman attribute the change in Lonoff and Hope?

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

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

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

5. Why does Hope tell Lonoff that he does not want her to leave?

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

7. What does Amy do when she receives the copy of the book?

8. How does the diary come to be published?

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

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

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

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 3

Throughout "The Ghost Writer," Roth explores the theme and idea of needing inspiration to create art. Write a response exploring this theme in the story. Which characters are looking for inspiration to create their art? Which characters and events serve as inspiration for this art? Use specific references to the story in the response.

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