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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. What do Freud and Win hope to attract by naming their Vienna hotel the Hotel New Hampshire?

2. Why does Freud fear calling the authorities about the radicals' plot?

3. Who do the radicals decide will drive their car bomb since Miss Miscarriage is dead?

4. What hotel does Win want to buy after he has been in New York for a little while?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank tell John about what he remembers about his life in Vienna?

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

3. Why does Franny announce that she's going to take on the role of parent in the family?

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

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

6. Why does "Screaming Annie" have the name she does?

7. When does Win say he'll take the children back to the U.S., per their request?

8. How did Franny get her name?

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

10. Why does John start to cry when he is getting drinks with Win before they confront the radicals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Susie and Franny's relationship over the course of the novel, using direct quotations and examples from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze what ultimately happens to Sorrow and what larger themes his death -- and his stuffing and preservation -- address in the novel.

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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