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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 insists that the family learn about Vienna before they move there?

2. Who overhears the news that the radicals can't find Miss Miscarriage?

3. Who drives to see the property of the hotel Win wants to buy after he has lived in New York for a while?

4. Shortly after arriving in Vienna, what do Frank and John find Susie and Franny doing?

5. Who does the family tell Chip will rape him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when John sees Chip on the streets of New York City?

2. How does John manage to get more money for Lilly's book release?

3. What is the ultimate goal of the family's revenge plan on Chip?

4. How did Egg get his name?

5. Who does John lie to his father about their third hotel being up and running?

6. Which characters begin to take in the Berry children more after their mother dies -- and why?

7. How does the revenge scene on Chip finally conclude?

8. Why does Lilly say she wished she had stayed with Fritz back at the original Hotel New Hampshire?

9. What comments do Lilly and Susie make about the sexual tension between Franny and John before they sleep together?

10. How does Lilly feel after the successful publication of her first book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John gets into body-building after Franny's rape, and both he and Franny know it is connected to what happened to her. As Franny begins her recovery, however, John keeps up his fitness routine for nearly all of his life. Discuss whether or not John ever gets over Franny's rape and what, from the text, most informs your position, using direct quotations and examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"The Hotel New Hampshire" has quite a few characters who are prostitutes. Choose two prostitute characters and discuss 1) why Irving puts them in the novel, and 2) at least 3 things Irving is able to do with (or through) them that he would not be able to do with a more traditional character.

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