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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. Buddy tells Zooey that if Zooey performs beautifully on stage, Buddy do will do what?
(a) Buddy will get Seymour to be an actor.
(b) He and Seymour will rent tuxedos and hats and come to the stage.
(c) Buddy will watch every show Zooey performs in after that.
(d) Buddy will get him a bigger role.

2. The reader knows that Franny is nervous during her telling of the pilgrim because she does what?
(a) She takes continuous sips of her drink.
(b) She keeps telling Lane to eat his snails.
(c) She continuously taps on the table.
(d) She chain smokes.

3. At the end of the letter, Buddy tells Zooey to do what?
(a) Come to the country for a visit.
(b) Be good to Bessie.
(c) "Act with all of your might."
(d) Turn off the private phone.

4. How old was Franny when Seymour died?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eight.

5. What did Buddy find in Seymour's hotel room?
(a) A gun.
(b) A haiku poem.
(c) Books.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The pilgrim in the book that Franny has been reading is searching for what?

2. How long is it before Franny and Lane arrive at the restaurant from the time they got in the cab?

3. How many years before had Buddy's letter been written?

4. What grade did Lane get on his paper?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Franny leaves for the restroom, Lane evaluates his situation. What does he discover, and what does it say about his relationship with Franny?

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

3. Lane speaks of two poets who teach at Franny's school that he wishes were at his school. Franny says that they are not real poets. What does she mean?

4. While in the bathroom, how does Zooey treat Bessie?

5. Why is Lane angry that he received an "A" on his paper?

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

7. What does Franny explain to Lane about competing?

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

9. 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?

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

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