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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. Why is Bessie so upset with her husband?
(a) He never faces anything unpleasant.
(b) He doesn't want Franny to see a psychiatrist.
(c) He is never home.
(d) He won't clean the living room for the painters.

2. What does Lane want Franny to do with the paper he wrote for his class?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Rewrite it.
(c) Read it over.
(d) Publish it.

3. When the reader first meets Zooey, what is Zooey doing?
(a) Speaking with his mother.
(b) Rehearsing his lines.
(c) Reading a letter while bathing.
(d) Reading a script.

4. Why doesn't Zooey want Franny to smile at him?
(a) It gives him the creeps.
(b) Seymour used to smile at him.
(c) She does not do it wholeheartedly.
(d) Her smile is crooked.

5. What does Zooey say is odd about Franny's breakdown?
(a) It isn't real.
(b) She decides to sleep on the couch.
(c) She chooses the place to have it.
(d) She can't explain it.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Zooey comes to the end of the pilgrim's story, what does he ask his mother?

2. How long passes before Buddy returns home after Seymour's funeral?

3. Zooey tells Bessie that living a religious life takes what?

4. Bessie says that when the children were young, they were what?

5. Why does Zooey believe that the prayer will never work for Franny?

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