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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zooey says that when one first begins the prayer, one should do what, as told in the pilgrim's tale?
(a) Find a good church to go to.
(b) Be under the supervision of a qualified teacher.
(c) Keep saying the prayer.
(d) Find a monk.

2. Besides furniture, what is Buddy's room filled with?
(a) Books.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Sporting equipment.

3. What does Franny do at the end of the phone call?
(a) She goes back to the couch to sleep soundly.
(b) She goes to the kitchen for chicken broth.
(c) She goes back to the couch in tears.
(d) She sleeps comfortably in her mother's bed.

4. What stands across the street from the Glasses' living room window?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A four-story private school.
(c) A four-story apartment building.
(d) A church.

5. Why doesn't Zooey want to get married?
(a) He likes to ride in trains too much.
(b) He hasn't found the right woman.
(c) He is too busy.
(d) He is gay.

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

7. What is Zooey doing as he tells Bessie the tale of the pilgrim?
(a) He is filing his nails.
(b) He is shaving.
(c) He is brushing his teeth.
(d) He is bathing.

8. In what book of the Bible does the pilgrim find the line, "Pray without ceasing"?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Thessalonians.
(c) Corrinthians.
(d) Psalms.

9. What problem do the Glasses have with conversation?
(a) They are too smart for others.
(b) They don't talk, they expound.
(c) They rarely have conversations.
(d) They don't like to talk.

10. What does Franny worry about in her search for the prayer?
(a) That wanting it makes her no different than those who want material things.
(b) That wanting it may make her crazy.
(c) That wanting it will separate her from those she loves.
(d) That wanting it may not be enough to find it.

11. What does Zooey believe Franny is using the prayer for?
(a) To get better grades in school.
(b) To cleanse her of her sins.
(c) To become a better actress.
(d) To make the mean, bad people in her world go away.

12. What medical problem does Zooey have?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) A heart murmur.
(c) Headaches.
(d) An ulcer.

13. Why does Zooey get so upset when Bessie mentions calling Philly Byrnes, the psychoanalyst?
(a) He believes Franny will get past this on her own.
(b) He fears that it will send Franny over the edge.
(c) He believes only Franny's family can help her.
(d) He hates all psychoanalysts.

14. What role does Dick Hess want Zooey to play?
(a) A city slicker.
(b) A sensitive young subway guard.
(c) A romantic young man.
(d) A cowboy.

15. What comment does Zooey make about his fish in the tank?
(a) That someone is always killing them off.
(b) The water needs to be changed.
(c) They have mulitplied.
(d) They need to be fed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a skull does Zooey want when he is dead?

2. Why doesn't Zooey want Franny to smile at him?

3. Why does Franny believe that Professor Tupper detests her?

4. What did Zooey say that made Franny realize she wasn't talking to Buddy?

5. How does Franny describe Zooey to Buddy on the phone?

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