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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) Keep saying the prayer.
(b) Find a good church to go to.
(c) Find a monk.
(d) Be under the supervision of a qualified teacher.

2. The book that Zooey suggests Bessie read is called what?
(a) "God Is My Friend."
(b) "God's Prayer."
(c) "You and God."
(d) "God Is My Hobby."

3. How does Franny describe Zooey to Buddy on the phone?
(a) She says he is bitter.
(b) She says he is helpful.
(c) She says he is mean.
(d) She says he is happy.

4. What religious action does Zooey say Franny is missing in her own home?
(a) Sharing the Bible.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Drinking chicken soup.
(d) Praying.

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

6. After Zooey tells Bessie the story of the pilgrim, how does Bessie react?
(a) She becomes very worried for Franny.
(b) She wonders if Franny is searching for the prayer.
(c) She wants Franny to see a priest.
(d) She becomes angry.

7. What is Zooey's attitude about his acting career as he expresses it to Franny?
(a) He thinks he is a wonderful actor.
(b) He feels all that he does is undermine others' work.
(c) He feels everyone in the business is crap.
(d) He believes going to Europe will make him a better actor.

8. What does Zooey do in Buddy's room?
(a) He reads his script.
(b) He writes a letter.
(c) He changes his shirt.
(d) He makes a phone call.

9. What does Franny say that she and Zooey have in common?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They are both bothered about things and can't keep quiet about it.
(c) Their ideas about religion.
(d) Their ideas about acting.

10. What has Zooey been saying at every meal for years?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) A Buddist prayer.
(c) The Four Great Vows.
(d) Amen.

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

12. What is Franny doing while she has her conversation with Zooey in the living room?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is eating.
(c) She is reciting the prayer.
(d) She is picking fleas off of the cat.

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

14. Why doesn't Zooey want Franny to smile at him?
(a) Seymour used to smile at him.
(b) She does not do it wholeheartedly.
(c) Her smile is crooked.
(d) It gives him the creeps.

15. Over the phone, Zooey suggests to Franny that she find her help where?
(a) In her own home.
(b) With Lane.
(c) In the Bible.
(d) By going to see Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the back of Buddy's bedroom door?

2. How does Zooey treat Hess when Hess offers him a new script?

3. What are the last words Zooey speaks to Franny before leaving the room?

4. Zooey says that people who use their egos to get ahead cannot possibly have what?

5. What did Seymour use as a motivation for both Buddy and Franny?

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