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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 ends up living with Frank in New York?

2. Who does Frannie end up marrying?

3. Who in the Berry family wants to return to Dairy, New Hampshire after Vienna?

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

5. What kind of dog does Win say he wants for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Franny give her siblings about living in Vienna when they first arrive?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is John and Frank's attorney amused at their interview with the owner of the hotel Win wants to buy?

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

8. Why does Win want a dog?

9. Why do Susie and John end up raising Franny and Junior's baby?

10. How did Franny get her name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two minor guests at the original Hotel New Hampshire, making sure to discuss how, even as minor characters, they contribute to the novel and its larger theme(s).

Essay Topic 2

"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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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