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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book that Franny is reading, after the pilgrim learns what he is seeking, what does he do next?
(a) He dies and goes to heaven.
(b) He travels all over Russia.
(c) He builds a church.
(d) He converts everyone in his home town.

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

3. Lane and Franny dine at Sickler's restaurant for what reason?
(a) It is their favorite restaurant.
(b) There was nowhere else to go.
(c) They love the food.
(d) It is the "in" place for college intellectuals.

4. What does Buddy apologize in the letter for doing to Zooey and Franny?
(a) Buddy and Seymour neglected them because the boys were so much older.
(b) Buddy and Seymour filled their heads with metaphysical information.
(c) Buddy and Seymour force them to read Shakespeare and Homer.
(d) Buddy and Seymour teased them incessantly.

5. What time of year is it?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lane feel about the grade he received on his paper?

2. The reader knows that Franny is nervous during her telling of the pilgrim because she does what?

3. Where will Franny be staying during her visit?

4. What does Franny tell Lane is the reason why she can't lend him the pilgrim book that she has been reading?

5. Why does Franny keep apologizing at lunch with Lane?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Franny tells Lane that she believes she is going crazy, do you feel that she is serious?

2. Why has Franny left her acting troupe?

3. Franny calls Lane a "section man." What is a section man and what does she mean by it?

4. Right from the start, Franny and Lane do not seem to be a couple who are dedicated to each other or their relationship. How is this shown though characterization in the opening pages leading to the point where Franny excuses herself to the ladies' room?

5. What are the main topics that Buddy writes to Zooey about?

6. What might the reason be for Franny breaking down in the bathroom instead of with the boy she claims to love.

7. When the reader first meets Franny, she seems flighty. How so?

8. How does Bessie view Les as inept?

9. How do Zooey and Buddy handle the suicide of Seymour?

10. Zooey lashes out at Bessie over Bessie's concern for Franny's lack of appetite. What is it that Zooey tells Bessie she is missing by worrying over food?

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