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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. Who listens to the visitor having sex in the hotel?

2. Why did Mary take a summer job working at a hotel, the summer she met Win?

3. How often does John lift weights as part of his workout routine?

4. Who rats out Franny and John about what they tried to do to the football players?

5. Who is Junior bringing as a date for John?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is John so nervous about having sex with Sabrina?

2. How do the sleeping arrangements change after Coach Bob dies?

3. Why is there a break in the quick succession that Mary and Win have their children in?

4. What item does John notice is missing from the school as he runs toward Dairy on Halloween night, and why is it significant?

5. Why does John whisper during sex after his first encounter with Rhonda?

6. What are Win's arguments regarding why he should open the hotel?

7. Why doesn't Win go to Harvard?

8. How does John finally convince Harold Swallow to release him from the net on Halloween night?

9. What does Franny do several times a day after being attacked on Halloween night?

10. How does "State O' Maine" die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The First Hotel New Hampshire," Coach Bob accuses his son, Win, of never being happy with his current circumstance. Write an argument discussing why this is OR is not true, using direct evidence from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Franny and John's choice of spouses. Use direct quotations and examples from the text in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Franny and John's sexual encounter is one of the most controversial aspects of "The Hotel New Hampshire." Discuss whether or not this scene should have been included in this story, and why Irving included it. Make sure to use direct evidence from the novel to support your thesis.

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