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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. Why is Bessie so upset with her husband?
(a) He is never home.
(b) He never faces anything unpleasant.
(c) He won't clean the living room for the painters.
(d) He doesn't want Franny to see a psychiatrist.

2. Why does Franny go to the restroom?
(a) Her food has made her ill.
(b) She drank too many martinis.
(c) She is about to cry.
(d) She needs a moment away from Lane.

3. How does Lane react to what happens to Franny at the end of the chapter entitled Franny?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) He finds the whole thing amusing.
(d) He is worried about Franny.

4. What does Bessie wear while at home?
(a) An old lady's housedress.
(b) A sari.
(c) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(d) A blue Japanese kimono.

5. When the pilgrim first begins saying the prayer, what is he using?
(a) His heart and his lips.
(b) His heart.
(c) His mind.
(d) His lips only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Seymour tell Buddy was his "wooden leg"?

2. When Bessie leaves the bathroom, what does she tell Zooey to do?

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

4. What was being taken out of the body of the lovely woman in the story told on the plane?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Salinger has Buddy begin the Zooey chapter of the book although Zooey himself will continue the story. Why might Salinger use the character of Buddy when he is not physically there when Franny has her breakdown?

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

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

4. Why has Franny left her acting troupe?

5. Why did Buddy and Seymour decide to conduct metaphysical seminars with their younger siblings?

6. Why does Franny dislike Wally Campbell?

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

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

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

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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