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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Buddy believe would be Zooey's downfall as an actor?
(a) He can't memorize lines.
(b) He is no good at it.
(c) He would be too demanding.
(d) Nothing, he believes Zooey will be great.

2. In the book that Franny is reading, after the pilgrim learns what he is seeking, what does he do next?
(a) He builds a church.
(b) He travels all over Russia.
(c) He dies and goes to heaven.
(d) He converts everyone in his home town.

3. What does Bessie wear while at home?
(a) An old lady's housedress.
(b) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(c) A sari.
(d) A blue Japanese kimono.

4. What is the name of the television show that the Glass children acted in?
(a) "Precocious Children."
(b) "It's A Wise Child."
(c) "Wise Ones."
(d) "Questions for Wise Children."

5. What became of Seymour?
(a) He married and had children.
(b) He became a two-bit actor.
(c) He died in an accident.
(d) He committed suicide.

6. What does Zooey say about Bessie's interpretation of religion?
(a) Bessie has no idea what she is talking about.
(b) The message of the New Testament is to take shorter baths.
(c) That Bessie believes the message of the New Testament is an improper diet.
(d) Bessie needs to go to church to learn something.

7. What does Lane want to mainly talk about during the lunch with Frannie?
(a) Franny's father.
(b) A paper he wrote.
(c) Franny's lack of hunger.
(d) Franny's book.

8. The pilgrim in the book that Franny has been reading is searching for what?
(a) A better life.
(b) God.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A way to pray incessantly.

9. How does Lane feel after Franny leaves the lunch table?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) The weekend is not looking good.
(c) Happy she is gone.
(d) Worried.

10. How many years before had Buddy's letter been written?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

11. How does Lane react to what happens to Franny at the end of the chapter entitled Franny?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He is worried about Franny.
(c) He finds the whole thing amusing.
(d) He is angry.

12. As Franny tells Lane the story of the pilgrim, what does Lane do?
(a) He listens wholeheartedly.
(b) He continues eating, yet he listens.
(c) He continuously interrupts her.
(d) He ignores her and eats his food.

13. After telling her tale, Franny attempts to return to the bathroom. On the way what happens to her?
(a) She trips over something.
(b) She faints.
(c) She speaks to the bartender.
(d) She meets the girls that she is rooming with.

14. What was Lane's paper about?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Flaubert.
(c) Freud.
(d) Shakespeare.

15. Where will Franny be staying during her visit?
(a) In a room with two girls she does not know.
(b) In a dorm room with other girls.
(c) In a hotel with Lane.
(d) In a dorm room with Lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zooey say is his Achilles' heel?

2. In diagnosing herself, Franny claims that her problem involves all of the below answers EXCEPT which one?

3. In the letter that Buddy writes, he suggests a future for Zooey that his mother also wants for Zooey. What is the suggestion?

4. How is Zooey related to Franny?

5. How would Seymour react if he knew Buddy was lecturing Zooey about acting and his education?

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