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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 fill the entire blackboard with?
2. In a discussion with Zooey, who does Bessie say that Franny should talk to?
3. What was the one idea that Jesus absolutely knew that often eludes people, according to Zooey?
4. What is the name of the second book in the series that Franny is reading?
5. What is Franny doing while she has her conversation with Zooey in the living room?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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"?
2. Has Franny resolved her inner conflict by the end of the story?
3. What does Zooey tell Franny about her understanding of Jesus that should prevent her from saying the prayer?
4. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom according to Franny?
5. How did Zooey and Franny become freaks in Zooey's eyes?
6. What does the setting of Buddy and Seymour's bedroom say about their characters?
7. How is it ironic that Franny tells Zooey that he is the most unsympathetic person that she has ever known?
8. 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?
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. How does the phone call redeem Zooey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bessie tells Zooey that he cannot "live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes." Using examples and quotes from the book, show how Zooey has strong likes and dislikes. Then explain what Bessie is trying to teach Zooey. Do you agree with her or not?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the relationship between Franny and her siblings through the concept of conflict. What conflicts are created? How do those conflicts lead to the complexities of the characters/ How do those conflicts drive the plot. Avoid plot summary in writing a well-organized essay addressing the topic.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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