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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bessie say about her children when the chips are down?
(a) Boo Boo and Buddy are the only ones who help.
(b) Everyone pitches in.
(c) They are not there to help.
(d) Only Waker will help.

2. In diagnosing herself, Franny claims that her problem involves all of the below answers EXCEPT which one?
(a) She is going insane.
(b) She is an egomaniac.
(c) She hates herself.
(d) She is physically ill.

3. What part of Bessie's body was "comely"?
(a) Her arms.
(b) Her torso.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her feet.

4. Why don't Franny and Lane have dessert?
(a) The waiter does not offer dessert.
(b) There is not enough time.
(c) Franny does not like dessert.
(d) There is nothing on the menu that they want.

5. When Frannie asks Lane if he received her letter, he responds by saying what?
(a) "Yes, I got it Wednesday."
(b) "The one that had such scattered thoughts?"
(c) "Yes, I am glad your dad's X-rays were good."
(d) "Which letter?"

6. Why does Franny keep apologizing at lunch with Lane?
(a) She leaves the table many times.
(b) She is in a bad mood.
(c) She hates frog legs.
(d) She has hurt Lane's feelings.

7. How does Lane react to the pilgrim story?
(a) He says that it is interesting.
(b) He thinks it is stupid.
(c) He wants to begin praying immediately.
(d) He tells Franny to stop talking about it.

8. What does Les want to give Franny to make things better for her?
(a) Money.
(b) A pet.
(c) A tangerine.
(d) Counseling.

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

10. When Franny tells Lane that he is "talking like a section man," what does she mean by the term "section man"?
(a) A teacher's assistant.
(b) A know it all.
(c) A teacher's pet.
(d) A person who takes over a class when the professor is gone.

11. How old was Franny when Seymour died?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

12. When Bessie leaves the bathroom, what does she tell Zooey to do?
(a) Use the bathmat.
(b) Shave.
(c) Get out to the bathtub.
(d) Wash his hair.

13. How is Zooey related to Franny?
(a) He is her older sibling.
(b) He is her ex-boyfriend.
(c) He is her younger sibling.
(d) He is her father.

14. What is Franny drinking at lunch with Lane?
(a) Beer.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Soda.
(d) Coffee.

15. What feature of Bessie's is compared to a deposed Balkan queen's?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lane want Franny to do with the paper he wrote for his class?

2. What becomes of Franny's sandwich?

3. What made Buddy want to write to Zooey?

4. When the pilgrim first begins saying the prayer, what is he using?

5. Where does Franny excuse herself to at SIcklers?

(see the answer keys)

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