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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. Zooey says that the only thing that counts in the religious life is what?
(a) Reading the Bible.
(b) Being kind to others.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Detachment.

2. How does Zooey treat Hess when Hess offers him a new script?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He is rude to him.

3. What religious action does Zooey say Franny is missing in her own home?
(a) Sharing the Bible.
(b) Praying.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Drinking chicken soup.

4. What are the last words Zooey speaks to Franny before leaving the room?
(a) "Eat."
(b) "Call Buddy."
(c) "Get over it."
(d) "I'm sorry."

5. What do Lane and Bessie believe is the reason for Franny's troubles?
(a) Her crazy family.
(b) A liitle book about a pilgrim.
(c) Her relationship with Lane.
(d) The play that she quit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Franny doing while she has her conversation with Zooey in the living room?

2. Bessie says that when the children were young, they were what?

3. How does Franny describe Zooey to Buddy on the phone?

4. What made Franny quit the Bible and go straight to Buddha?

5. What comment does Zooey make about his fish in the tank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Glass's living room.

2. How does Zooey feel about Lane and why does he feel this way?

3. How does Franny react when Zooey tells her that she is a hypocrite because she too is seeking treasure?

4. Once Zooey arrives at Buddy's phone, he puts himself in "the ready position." What is he readying himself for?

5. How did Zooey and Franny become freaks in Zooey's eyes?

6. Why does Salinger include Bloomberg in the scene between Franny and Zooey?

7. Zooey finally confronts Franny about the Jesus prayer. He points out she is being hypocritical. How so?

8. Why is Zooey so upset that Dick came to town and wanted Zooey to go out for drinks with him?

9. What does the setting of the Glasses' living room say about the character of Bessie?

10. Has Franny resolved her inner conflict by the end of the story?

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