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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 is Zooey doing as he tells Bessie the tale of the pilgrim?
2. All of the following describe the Glass living room except which one?
3. What does Zooey tell Franny he did with Jesus when Zooey was eight-years-old?
4. What does Franny worry about in her search for the prayer?
5. What medical problem does Zooey have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zooey feel about Lane and why does he feel this way?
2. 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?
3. What metaphor does Salinger use to show how badly Franny received what Zooey had to say concerning the Jesus prayer?
4. What does Zooey explain to Franny that he does to other people that drives Zooey crazy?
5. Has Franny resolved her inner conflict by the end of the story?
6. Why is Zooey so upset that Dick came to town and wanted Zooey to go out for drinks with him?
7. How would you interpret Franny's dream?
8. What does Zooey tell Franny about her understanding of Jesus that should prevent her from saying the prayer?
9. What does the setting of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom say about their characters?
10. Explain in detail the significance of the Fat Lady.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Are humans a product of their environment or their upbringing or a combination of both? Is Franny's breakdown a product of her childhood or her environment? Take a stance on the topic and using examples and quotes from the novel. Defend your stance in a well-organized essay. Avoid plot summary.
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the novel. Zooey makes a phone call to Franny. The call is ironic because Zooey pretends to be someone that he is not. The irony culminates the theme of phoniness in the novel. In a well-organized essay, explain how the phone call is ironic and how it culminates the theme of phoniness.
Essay Topic 3
Ego and phoniness are recurring themes in the novel. What is Salinger expressing about his feelings on each of these themes?
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