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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 are chakras?

2. When Zooey mentions that Franny should talk to someone, who is it that she wants to speak with?

3. What made Franny quit the Bible and go straight to Buddha?

4. Where is Zooey going to have lunch on the afternoon of his long bath?

5. What does Zooey say is odd about Franny's breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the phone call redeem Zooey?

2. Why is it so odd that the curtains have been removed from the living room?

3. How is it ironic that Franny tells Zooey that he is the most unsympathetic person that she has ever known?

4. Once Zooey arrives at Buddy's phone, he puts himself in "the ready position." What is he readying himself for?

5. Zooey attempts to get through to Franny on many levels. One of them is as a daughter. How so?

6. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom according to Franny?

7. How did Zooey and Franny become freaks in Zooey's eyes?

8. What metaphor does Salinger use to show how badly Franny received what Zooey had to say concerning the Jesus prayer?

9. What does Zooey tell Franny about her understanding of Jesus that should prevent her from saying the prayer?

10. Explain in detail the significance of the Fat Lady.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bessie tells Zooey that he cannot "live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes." Using examples and quotes from the book, show how Zooey has strong likes and dislikes. Then explain what Bessie is trying to teach Zooey. Do you agree with her or not?

Essay Topic 2

Fitting in and being accepted are strong and natural desires of humans. What does Zooey mean when he says that he and Franny are freaks, and how does this idea create conflict for them in their desire to fit in? Explain how this idea affects the work as a whole in a well-organized essay. Avoid plot summary. Use quotes and examples.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Franny and her siblings through the concept of conflict. What conflicts are created? How do those conflicts lead to the complexities of the characters/ How do those conflicts drive the plot. Avoid plot summary in writing a well-organized essay addressing the topic.

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