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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What name does Zooey call Bessie?
(a) Gorgeous.
(b) Jerk.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Fatty.
2. When the pilgrim first begins saying the prayer, what is he using?
(a) His mind.
(b) His heart and his lips.
(c) His lips only.
(d) His heart.
3. When Bessie leaves the bathroom, what does she tell Zooey to do?
(a) Wash his hair.
(b) Use the bathmat.
(c) Shave.
(d) Get out to the bathtub.
4. What is Franny drinking at lunch with Lane?
(a) Soda.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Martinis.
(d) Beer.
5. What does Franny tell Lane happens to a person who repeats God's name incessantly?
(a) The person has heart trouble.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That person gets to see God.
(d) The person dies.
6. How many years before had Buddy's letter been written?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.
7. What does Bessie say about her children when the chips are down?
(a) Everyone pitches in.
(b) They are not there to help.
(c) Only Waker will help.
(d) Boo Boo and Buddy are the only ones who help.
8. Why don't Franny and Lane have dessert?
(a) Franny does not like dessert.
(b) There is nothing on the menu that they want.
(c) There is not enough time.
(d) The waiter does not offer dessert.
9. When the reader first meets Zooey, what is Zooey doing?
(a) Reading a letter while bathing.
(b) Rehearsing his lines.
(c) Speaking with his mother.
(d) Reading a script.
10. Seymour and Buddy believed that education should start with what?
(a) No-knowledge.
(b) Shakespeare and Homer.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Astronomy.
11. What does Zooey do after Bessie leaves the bathroom?
(a) He gets out of the tub.
(b) He stares at the closed door.
(c) He throws the washcloth.
(d) He reads his manuscript.
12. What does Buddy believe would be Zooey's downfall as an actor?
(a) He would be too demanding.
(b) He can't memorize lines.
(c) He is no good at it.
(d) Nothing, he believes Zooey will be great.
13. The reader knows that Franny is nervous during her telling of the pilgrim because she does what?
(a) She chain smokes.
(b) She continuously taps on the table.
(c) She keeps telling Lane to eat his snails.
(d) She takes continuous sips of her drink.
14. What is the name of the television show that the Glass children acted in?
(a) "Wise Ones."
(b) "Questions for Wise Children."
(c) "Precocious Children."
(d) "It's A Wise Child."
15. The pilgrim in the book that Franny has been reading is searching for what?
(a) A way to pray incessantly.
(b) God.
(c) A better life.
(d) Heaven.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Franny say concerning her beliefs about whether the prayer works?
2. How does Franny get to the restaurant manager's office?
3. Why does Franny regret asking for Lane's olive?
4. How does Lane react to the pilgrim story?
5. How long passes before Buddy returns home after Seymour's funeral?
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