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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 does Bessie say about her children when the chips are down?
(a) Boo Boo and Buddy are the only ones who help.
(b) Only Waker will help.
(c) They are not there to help.
(d) Everyone pitches in.

2. Where do Bessie and Zooey have their long conversation?
(a) At the dinner table.
(b) In Zooey's bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the bathroom.

3. Where are the two meeting?
(a) A train station.
(b) A bus station.
(c) The subway station.
(d) The airport.

4. What does Franny wish was underneath her chair?
(a) A trapdoor.
(b) A warm sweater.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A mouse.

5. How does Lane feel about the grade he received on his paper?
(a) He is unimpressed.
(b) He wanted a better grade.
(c) He is happy with it.
(d) It makes him angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Franny tells Lane the story of the pilgrim, what does Lane do?

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

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

4. Why don't Franny and Lane have dessert?

5. What does Franny tell Lane about her theatre class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why has Franny left her acting troupe?

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

6. What kind of a character is Lane?

7. When Buddy writes of Seymour's suicide, he says that " I can't be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight." What anecdote does he use to explain this and what does Buddy mean by it?

8. Zooey is described as being beautiful. Why did Salinger create him that way?

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

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

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