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

2. How does Lane react to the pilgrim story?
(a) He wants to begin praying immediately.
(b) He tells Franny to stop talking about it.
(c) He says that it is interesting.
(d) He thinks it is stupid.

3. What profession was Bessie in when she was younger?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a singer.
(c) She was a dancer in the theater.
(d) She was in radio.

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

5. What does Bessie continuously do while talking to Zooey?
(a) She pulls junk out of her big pockets.
(b) She bites her fingernails.
(c) She smokes.
(d) She folds towels.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion is Frannie visiting Lane?

2. What part of Bessie's body was "comely"?

3. What does Franny tell Lane happens to a person who repeats God's name incessantly?

4. What was Lane's paper about?

5. How does Franny get to the restaurant manager's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Franny hesitate to tell Lane anything about the book she is carrying?

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

3. What is the idea behind the Jesus prayer as explained by Franny to Lane?

4. How does the concept of the Glass children being on the radio show add to the depth of the story?

5. Why has Franny left her acting troupe?

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

7. What does Franny explain to Lane about competing?

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

9. What does Bessie's attire say about her character?

10. 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?

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