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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 role does Dick Hess want Zooey to play?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) A sensitive young subway guard.
(c) A city slicker.
(d) A romantic young man.

2. Why doesn't Zooey want Franny to smile at him?
(a) Seymour used to smile at him.
(b) She does not do it wholeheartedly.
(c) Her smile is crooked.
(d) It gives him the creeps.

3. Over the phone, Zooey suggests to Franny that she find her help where?
(a) In her own home.
(b) By going to see Buddy.
(c) In the Bible.
(d) With Lane.

4. Why did Seymour tell Zooey to shine his shoes for the radio show?
(a) It was required.
(b) His father always did it.
(c) He was teaching Zooey to always do and look his best.
(d) Seymour liked shiny shoes.

5. Why does Zooey believe that the prayer will never work for Franny?
(a) She believes that even Jesus should be perfect.
(b) She is too shallow.
(c) She doesn't believe in Jesus.
(d) She doesn't follow through with things she chooses to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can't Zooey find in the bathroom?

2. What does Zooey do in Buddy's room?

3. Who is Zooey afraid Franny's crusade will hurt?

4. Zooey says that people who use their egos to get ahead cannot possibly have what?

5. Zooey feels less frightened about Franny's need to say the prayer because she did what when she first started?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issue does Bessie have over the way Zooey feels about Lane?

2. What metaphor does Salinger use to show how badly Franny received what Zooey had to say concerning the Jesus prayer?

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

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

5. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom according to Franny?

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

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

8. What does Zooey explain to Franny that he does to other people that drives Zooey crazy?

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

10. Describe the Glass's living room.

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