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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What role does Dick Hess want Zooey to play?
2. What color is the bathmat?
3. How does Franny describe Zooey to Buddy on the phone?
4. Why doesn't Zooey want to get married?
5. When Zooey leaves Franny, what state is she in?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Franny react when Zooey tells her that she is a hypocrite because she too is seeking treasure?
2. How does the phone call redeem Zooey?
3. Why is Zooey so upset that Dick came to town and wanted Zooey to go out for drinks with him?
4. How is it ironic that Franny tells Zooey that he is the most unsympathetic person that she has ever known?
5. What is Zooey's opinion of psychoanalysts and Franny?
6. What theme of the novel is suggested by the quotations on the door of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom?
7. Zooey is conflicted over his brothers. When his mother continuously mentions Buddy and Seymour, Zooey finally loses his temper. How does Zooey show the darkest side of himself?
8. Zooey finally confronts Franny about the Jesus prayer. He points out she is being hypocritical. How so?
9. 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"?
10. Why does Salinger include Bloomberg in the scene between Franny and Zooey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bessie is a complex character. In a well-organized essay explain how she is such a character and how her character influences the decisions that her children have made. Use quotes and examples. Avoid plot summary.
Essay Topic 2
The death of Seymour contributes to the theme of the story. In a well-organized essay, explain what may have caused Seymour to commit suicide and link that cause to the theme of selfishness. Use quotes and examples. Avoid plot summary.
Essay Topic 3
What might the settings of the novel suggest about the tone? Salinger places a private girls' school across the street from the Glasses' apartment. What is the significance of the school to the tone? The imagery of the living room is significant. How does this setting affect the tone? Also, the bathroom is a major setting in the story which also sets the tone of the novel. How does it? In a well-organized essay, explain how the various settings affect the tone of the novel. Avoid plot summary.
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