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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 does Zooey get so upset when Bessie mentions calling Philly Byrnes, the psychoanalyst?
(a) He hates all psychoanalysts.
(b) He believes only Franny's family can help her.
(c) He believes Franny will get past this on her own.
(d) He fears that it will send Franny over the edge.

2. When Zooey mentions that Franny should talk to someone, who is it that she wants to speak with?
(a) Her dead brother.
(b) Professor Tupper.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother the priest.

3. Zooey tells Franny that she should stop her behavior for what reason?
(a) She has no need for prayer.
(b) She is being ridiculous.
(c) It is pointless.
(d) It is not fair to Bessie and Les.

4. What is the third eye?
(a) God.
(b) Evil.
(c) Healing.
(d) Love.

5. What is Franny's dream about?
(a) Lane.
(b) Her dead brother.
(c) The prayer.
(d) Diving into a pool over and over again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the phone that Franny answers?

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

3. What has Zooey been saying at every meal for years?

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

5. What did Seymour use as a motivation for both Buddy and Franny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is it so odd that the curtains have been removed from the living room?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How would you interpret Franny's dream?

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