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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Zooey (pgs. 147-173).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zooey says that when one first begins the prayer, one should do what, as told in the pilgrim's tale?
(a) Keep saying the prayer.
(b) Find a good church to go to.
(c) Be under the supervision of a qualified teacher.
(d) Find a monk.

2. When the pilgrim first begins saying the prayer, what is he using?
(a) His lips only.
(b) His mind.
(c) His heart and his lips.
(d) His heart.

3. What was being taken out of the body of the lovely woman in the story told on the plane?
(a) Blood.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her liver.
(d) Pus.

4. Zooey says that people who use their egos to get ahead cannot possibly have what?
(a) Much money.
(b) Good jobs.
(c) Hobbies.
(d) Families.

5. How long passes before Buddy returns home after Seymour's funeral?
(a) One year.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it about the Glass family that caused problems as Buddy saw it?

2. What is happening to Franny's forehead while she is having lunch with Lane?

3. What is Bessie admiring that makes Zooey angry?

4. In the book that Franny is reading, after the pilgrim learns what he is seeking, what does he do next?

5. How old was Zooey when Seymour died?

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