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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. In what book of the Bible does the pilgrim find the line, "Pray without ceasing"?
(a) Corrinthians.
(b) Thessalonians.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Numbers.

2. What is Franny doing while she has her conversation with Zooey in the living room?
(a) She is eating.
(b) She is picking fleas off of the cat.
(c) She is reciting the prayer.
(d) She is sleeping.

3. All of the following describe the Glass living room except which one?
(a) The walls are covered with documents.
(b) It is dark and gloomy.
(c) It is stuffed with furnishings.
(d) It is lined with bookshelves.

4. What did Seymour use as a motivation for both Buddy and Franny?
(a) A thought of the Fat Lady.
(b) A thought of their mother.
(c) A thought of Jesus.
(d) A thought of a famous actor.

5. Why doesn't Zooey want to get married?
(a) He hasn't found the right woman.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is too busy.
(d) He likes to ride in trains too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides furniture, what is Buddy's room filled with?

2. What is Franny's dream about?

3. Why does Zooey believe that the prayer will never work for Franny?

4. Why does Zooey get so upset when Bessie mentions calling Philly Byrnes, the psychoanalyst?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bessie ask Zooey's opinion about whether she should call her son the priest to help Franny when Zooey treats his mother the way that he does?

2. What is Bessie saying about her relationship with her children when she states to Zooey that when they were little they were so happy and smart--"just lovely"?

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

4. Explain in detail the significance of the Fat Lady.

5. Describe the Glass's living room.

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

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

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

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

10. How is it ironic that Franny tells Zooey that he is the most unsympathetic person that she has ever known?

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