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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. Where do Win and Mary live when the novel opens?

2. Why does Lilly bring Franny and John food when they are grounded?

3. What size room is Lilly given after she is diagnosed with dwarfism?

4. Who cuts down the family Christmas tree?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Franny attack Frank?

2. What do Franny and John do to get even with the football players after John is attacked?

3. What does the school do in honor of Coach Bob's final season as coach?

4. Why has Egg hidden Sorrow in the bathroom?

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

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

7. What does Coach Bob accuse Win of as they discuss opening up a hotel?

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

9. How does Junior Jones help John get better at lifting weights?

10. How does Rhonda proposition John for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the increasing tensions between the Berry children and the football players at Dairy. Does it seem surprising? What escalates it? Who is at fault? Could it have been quelled early in the novel? Is its progression and peak surprising?

Essay Topic 2

Franny and John have a closer relationship with each other than they do with any of their other siblings. Describe three reasons this is OR is not true and what from the text, specifically, most informs your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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