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

2. Why is Lilly so interested in the circus that is coming to the (original) Hotel New Hampshire for the summer?

3. Who reads to the children in the second Hotel New Hampshire?

4. What makes it obvious that Miss Miscarriage is dead?

5. Under what conditions will the owner sell the third hotel that Win wants to buy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Franny get her name?

3. Why does Win want a dog?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Egg get his name?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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