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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. Why doesn't John immediately go to help Franny when he is released on Halloween night?
2. Once Franny is taken on Halloween night, who holds John down?
3. What do Franny and John do to try to get the football players mad at each other in the woods?
4. Where do Win and Mary live when the novel opens?
5. How old were Mary and Winslow when they met?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the sleeping arrangements for the Berry family once they move into the hotel?
2. What is so exceptional about Sorrow?
3. Who is "State O' Maine"?
4. How does Coach Bob react to Franny and John's scheme to anger the football players?
5. How does Win react to Freud's letter during the New Year's party?
6. What happens to Howard Tuck when the electricity comes back on in the Hotel New Hampshire on Halloween night?
7. Why doesn't Win go to Harvard?
8. What does Franny offer to Chip so he'll leave Frank alone (while he is beating him up)?
9. How does Franny react to Frank coming out to her and John about being gay?
10. What does Franny do several times a day after being attacked on Halloween night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Franny never admits to being raped on Halloween night -- just being "beaten up." Analyze 1) what this shows the reader about her character, 2) why her family chooses to adopt this same language when speaking about what happens, and 3) what the reader is supposed to take away from the entire incident.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast two minor guests at the second 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
Analyze the three staff members Win hires to work in the Hotel New Hampshire, and discuss at least one literary device Irving uses to introduce each to the reader.
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