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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?
(a) Three times.
(b) First time.
(c) Twice.
(d) Never.

2. How often does the Comanche Club meet?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every day except Sundays.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Every weekend.

3. Who does Seymour call 'Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948'?
(a) Jane.
(b) Muriel's mother.
(c) Sybil.
(d) Muriel.

4. Who is Joan?
(a) Selena's sister.
(b) Ginnie's sister.
(c) Eric's girlfriend.
(d) Franklin's girlfiend.

5. What does Selena's brother offer for Ginnie to eat?
(a) Tomato soup.
(b) A piece of cheese.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A chicken sandwich.

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

7. Who talks to Dr. Sivetski about Seymour's condition?
(a) Muriel's father.
(b) Muriel.
(c) Muriel's mother.
(d) Seymour.

8. What professional team does the Chief get invited to try out for?
(a) The New York Giants.
(b) The New York Jets.
(c) The New York Mets.
(d) The New York Yankees.

9. Where does Selena's brother meet Ginnie's sister?
(a) At a Christmas party.
(b) At prom.
(c) In the park.
(d) At school.

10. How many Saturday mornings does Ginnie play tennis?
(a) Four.
(b) 15.
(c) This is the first.
(d) Five.

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

12. Who is Sybil Carpenter?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A 55-year-old woman on vacation with her son.
(c) A five-year-old girl staying at the hotel.
(d) A friend of Muriel's family.

13. What does Seymour want to hunt for in the water with Sybil?
(a) A swordfish.
(b) A yellow fish.
(c) A bananafish.
(d) An angel fish.

14. What do the boys do on sunny days?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Go to a museum.
(c) Do homework.
(d) Paint.

15. 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) Her brother.
(d) The hotel operator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to kill the Laughing Man?

2. Who does The Laughing Man speak to in the forest?

3. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?

4. Who dies of cancer and weighs just 62 pounds in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

5. What does the Laughing Man subsist on?

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