2. Why is Mr. Weyinburg at home from work?
(a) His car is in a snow bank.
(b) He has a hernia.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He broke a leg.

3. How many kids are in the Comanche Club?
(a) 39.
(b) Nine.
(c) 25.
(d) 29.

4. How old is Ginnie?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. Eloise thinks that if you are going to be a nun, you should at least______?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginnie dreams that a servant gives _____ out instead of tomato juice at dinner.

2. How does Jimmy Jimmereeno die?

3. Who tries to kill the Laughing Man?

4. What professional team does the Chief get invited to try out for?

5. What does Seymour want to hunt for in the water with Sybil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franklin do to make Ginnie look at him in a positive light?

2. What indications does the reader have in the beginning of the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, that it is about a wealthy group of people?

3. What is Seymour hospitalized for?

4. What clues is the reader given that Franklin is bitter about Joan?

5. What does the reader learn about Muriel's mother during the "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" story?

6. What happens to the Laughing Man?

7. Why doesn't the narrator list all of the Chief's attributes?

8. What does the floating red tissue represent in The Laughing Man?

9. How does the reader know the setting takes place shortly after the end of World War II?

10. Who is the Laughing Man?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 822 words
(approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample