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

2. Who eventually rescues the stuffed Sorrow from being disposed of -- albeit in secret?

3. How does Win plan to get money to open his hotel?

4. Where is Chip continually pushing Frank's face as he is tormenting him?

5. How do the Dairy football players stop Franny and John as they try to find help on Halloween night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fight between Franny and Frank end?

2. What is so exceptional about Sorrow?

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

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 are Win and Mary looking forward to their summer jobs so much when they meet?

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

7. Why would Coach Bob have refused to coach the expelled players had they been allowed to remain on the team?

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

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

10. How is it possible for the Berrys to stay in their original home during the hotel renovation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Describe at least 4 things Irving introduces in "The Bear Called State O' Maine" about the Berry family that become significant by the end of the novel. Make sure to address how and why these 4 things are significant later.

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