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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary Jane get the cameo brooch she is wearing?
(a) She finds it in college.
(b) She buys it.
(c) From her mom.
(d) From Eloise.

2. Who is Muriel Glass speaking with on the telephone at the beginning of the story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) The hotel operator.
(d) Her husband.

3. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?
(a) She is taking up too much room.
(b) She is pushing Seymour to get out of the elevator.
(c) She is looking at his feet.
(d) She is talking loudly.

4. Who thinks Seymour is "manic?"
(a) Muriel's father.
(b) Muriel.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) Muriel's mother.

5. What does Seymour wear to the beach?
(a) A baseball cap and sunglasses.
(b) A backpack filled with sheet music.
(c) A long pair of pants.
(d) A tightly closed robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room number is Muriel Glass staying in at the hotel?

2. Who is Seymour Glass?

3. Who is Jimmy Jimmereano?

4. How is Seymour pushing Sybil in the water?

5. The poetry book that Seymour gives as a gift is written in what language?

(see the answer key)

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