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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 Franny do at the end of the phone call?
2. Who does Franny tell Bessie that she wants to talk to?
3. What did Seymour use as a motivation for both Buddy and Franny?
4. All of the following describe the Glass living room except which one?
5. Besides furniture, what is Buddy's room filled with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Has Franny resolved her inner conflict by the end of the story?
2. How does the phone call redeem Zooey?
3. What theme of the novel is suggested by the quotations on the door of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom?
4. What issue does Bessie have over the way Zooey feels about Lane?
5. Zooey finally confronts Franny about the Jesus prayer. He points out she is being hypocritical. How so?
6. What does the setting of the Glasses' living room say about the character of Bessie?
7. Once Zooey arrives at Buddy's phone, he puts himself in "the ready position." What is he readying himself for?
8. How does Zooey feel about Lane and why does he feel this way?
9. Why is Zooey so upset that Dick came to town and wanted Zooey to go out for drinks with him?
10. Why does Salinger include Bloomberg in the scene between Franny and Zooey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ego and phoniness are recurring themes in the novel. What is Salinger expressing about his feelings on each of these themes?
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
Zooey is a character of contradictions. What are those contradictions and are they ever resolved in the story?
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