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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. After he is rescued from being beaten up, what signal does Frank give Franny and John so they start attacking Chip?

2. Who is Rhonda?

3. Who wrote "The Hotel New Hampshire"?

4. Where is the visitor from during dinner after the big rivalry football game?

5. Who are "The Black Arm of the Law"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who else is caught in the net with Franny and John at school on Halloween night?

2. What are the sleeping arrangements for the Berry family once they move into the hotel?

3. How does the family handle Lilly's diagnosis of dwarfism?

4. Why are the chairs nailed to the ground in the Hotel New Hampshire?

5. How do Win and Mary handle all the people -- including their children -- having sex in their hotel?

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

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

8. What happens to Howard Tuck when the electricity comes back on in the Hotel New Hampshire on Halloween night?

9. Who is "State O' Maine"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two minor guests at the original Hotel New Hampshire, making sure to discuss how, even as minor characters, they contribute to the novel and its larger theme(s).

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Franny and Susie, making sure to use specific quotations from the novel to support your paper.

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