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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For lunch, what does Franny order?
(a) Frogs' legs.
(b) A chicken sandwich and milk.
(c) Another martini.
(d) Snails.

2. Who is Bloomberg?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The cat.
(c) A brother.
(d) The fish.

3. Seymour and Buddy believed that education should start with what?
(a) No-knowledge.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Shakespeare and Homer.
(d) Mathematics.

4. What does Lane tell Franny right before she excuses herself from the lunch table a second time?
(a) She should stop obsessing over the prayer.
(b) She looks pale.
(c) He tells her he loves her.
(d) She should eat.

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

6. Who does Zooey say Bessie should invite to join them in the bathroom?
(a) The girls from the school across the street.
(b) Les.
(c) Franny.
(d) The painters.

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

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

9. What did Buddy find in Seymour's hotel room?
(a) A letter.
(b) A haiku poem.
(c) A gun.
(d) Books.

10. Why is Bessie so upset with Buddy?
(a) Buddy lives far away.
(b) Buddy refuses to have a phone.
(c) Buddy never comes home.
(d) Buddy won't help Franny.

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

12. Why does Lane think Franny should not say bad things about her English department?
(a) She doesn't know what she is talking about.
(b) Her English department has the best professors.
(c) He believes her school has the two best poets.
(d) Someone might overhear her.

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

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

15. What does Franny tell Lane about her theatre class?
(a) She thought the role was stupid.
(b) She quit the play and the class.
(c) She was taking a short break from the play.
(d) She was thrilled with the play.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How has Bessie been handling the problem with Franny?

3. What does Bessie say about her children when the chips are down?

4. What year is it when Zooey and Bessie are talking in the bathroom?

5. What does Franny say that a person does not even need when they first start saying the prayer?

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