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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the main character of the story, The Laughing Man, get lost?
(a) At the George Washington Bridge park.
(b) At the museum.
(c) At the Palisades.
(d) At Van Cortlandt park.

2. What branch of the armed forces is Seymour in?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air Force.

3. What size shoe does Ginnie wear?
(a) 8W.
(b) 9A.
(c) 9B.
(d) 8B.

4. How does Ginnie describe Selena's living room?
(a) Expensive and classy.
(b) Expensive and cheesy.
(c) Cheap and cheesy.
(d) Cheap but classy.

5. When Seymour returns to the room, what does he take out of the suitcase?
(a) A poetry book.
(b) A dry bathing suit.
(c) A towel.
(d) A pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Muriel doing when Seymour returns from the beach?

2. What time of year is the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, set?

3. Why does Eloise marry her husband?

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

5. What do the boys do on sunny days?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the Laughing Man?

3. What makes the reader think that perhaps Eric is not allowed into the military because he is homosexual?

4. Why is the reader uncertain whether Seymour is going to shoot himself, Muriel or both when he grabs the pistol out of the suitcase?

5. Why is Mary Jane part of the story, Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

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

7. Why does Ginnie suddenly forgive Selena's debt?

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

9. What is wrong physically with Ramona?

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

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