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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. How long is Mary Jane married?
(a) Three years.
(b) She is still married.
(c) She is never married.
(d) Three months.

2. 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 talking loudly.
(c) She is pushing Seymour to get out of the elevator.
(d) She is looking at his feet.

3. 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 husband.
(c) The hotel operator.
(d) Her brother.

4. What does Seymour do to Sybil right before they get out of the water?
(a) He drops her into the water.
(b) He shows her the fish he is looking for.
(c) He splashes her.
(d) He kisses one of her feet.

5. How many New York advertising men are staying at the same hotel as Muriel Glass?
(a) 97.
(b) 77.
(c) 107.
(d) 57.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eloise marry her husband?

2. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?

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

4. How many male characters appear on the scene in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

5. Who is Seymour Glass?

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