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

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

3. What does Win order at the bar he goes to with John, before they confront the radicals?

4. For how many years does Win believe that his third hotel is up and operating?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Franny get her name?

4. As his family is discussing the radicals' plot, why does John say he and his family are not good foreigners?

5. How did Egg get his name?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Franny and John's choice of spouses. Use direct quotations and examples from the text in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Franny and Frank's relationship throughout "The Hotel New Hampshire." How is it functional? How is it dysfunctional? Is it loving? Why or why not?

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