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

4. Who does The Laughing Man speak to in the forest?
(a) All of the animals.
(b) His best friend.
(c) The trees.
(d) His neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the main character of the story, The Laughing Man, get lost?

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

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

4. Where is Muriel Glass' hotel located?

5. Who graduates from college first, Mary Jane or Eloise?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Mary Jane and Eloise good friends for each other?

2. What is wrong physically with Ramona?

3. 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?

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

5. Who is the Laughing Man?

6. What is Seymour hospitalized for?

7. What do Walt and Jimmy Jimmereeno have in common in the story Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

8. What can the reader like about a character like Muriel?

9. Why does Eloise so fondly remember Walt?

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

(see the answer keys)

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