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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 did Franny move out of her room at college?
(a) Too much noise.
(b) She kept picking on her roommate.
(c) The cat was bothering her.
(d) She disliked her roommate.

2. Zooey feels less frightened about Franny's need to say the prayer because she did what when she first started?
(a) She called her mother.
(b) She went to see Buddy.
(c) She came home.
(d) She made plans to go to Russia.

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

4. What does Zooey tell Franny that her problem is in regards to the people she says are too egotistical?
(a) Franny takes it all too personally.
(b) Franny does not really know these people.
(c) Franny does not know what she is talking about.
(d) Franny only sees what she wants.

5. How does Zooey describe Jesus?
(a) As warm.
(b) As a teacher.
(c) As a great prophet.
(d) As the most intelligent man in the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zooey say that made Franny realize she wasn't talking to Buddy?

2. What is the name of the second book in the series that Franny is reading?

3. What does Franny do at the end of the phone call?

4. After Zooey tells Bessie the story of the pilgrim, how does Bessie react?

5. What is the third eye?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the phone call redeem Zooey?

4. What theme of the novel is suggested by the quotations on the door of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom?

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

6. How would you interpret Franny's dream?

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

8. Describe the Glass's living room.

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

10. What does the setting of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom say about their characters?

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