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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 does Franny tell Zooey of her night with Lane?
2. How does Zooey describe Jesus?
3. Where is the phone that Franny answers?
4. Zooey says that the only thing that counts in the religious life is what?
5. What does Franny worry about in her search for the prayer?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Zooey and Franny become freaks in Zooey's eyes?
2. Once Zooey arrives at Buddy's phone, he puts himself in "the ready position." What is he readying himself for?
3. 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"?
4. Why is Zooey so upset that Dick came to town and wanted Zooey to go out for drinks with him?
5. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom according to Franny?
6. Zooey attempts to get through to Franny on many levels. One of them is as a daughter. How so?
7. What is Zooey's opinion of psychoanalysts and Franny?
8. What does the setting of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom say about their characters?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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
Minor characters often have a significant effect on the protagonist of a novel, especially if the minor character is an antagonist. Describe how Les is an antagonist in the story and in a well-organized essay show the significance of this character to the protagonist.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Franny become so obsessed with the book The Way of the Pilgrim? What does the obsession say about her character? As you write, be sure to use such literary terms as round, flat, static, and/or dynamic.
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