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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is crying because she wants to be told she is a nice girl in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
2. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
3. Why is Mary Jane's husband sent to jail?
4. What does Seymour want to hunt for in the water with Sybil?
5. How does Walt die?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why aren't there any men 'seen' in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
2. Who speaks the most during the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, and from who's point of view is the story told?
3. What is wrong physically with Ramona?
4. Why is Mary Jane part of the story, Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?
5. Why is the reader uncertain whether Seymour is going to shoot himself, Muriel or both when he grabs the pistol out of the suitcase?
6. Why are Mary Jane and Eloise good friends for each other?
7. Why does Eloise so fondly remember Walt?
8. What does the reader learn about Muriel's mother during the "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" story?
9. Who is the Chief?
10. What happens to the Laughing Man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Eloise so consumed by her daughter's imaginary friends in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut? Why is she so eager for the imaginary friends to go away? Why are both imaginary friends male? Does that affect Eloise's hatred of them? Use examples from the story to explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss irony as a theme throughout the Nine Stories collection. How is it used to create suspense, power and other emotions that are meant to draw the reader into the stories?
Essay Topic 3
Coming of Age is a theme seen in a few of the stories, including The Laughing Man. Explore and discuss the theme and why it is used is more than one story. How is it used? Why does Salinger use a Coming of Age theme in several stories? How can any reader relate to this theme, especially your age group?
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