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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. Which famous French artist does the narrator claim to know personally?

2. What catches the narrator's attention, urging him to go inside the church?

3. What artist does the narrator most resemble?

4. Who does Lee say is Arthur's worst enemy?

5. Why does the narrator write a letter to Mr. Yoshoto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator so taken by Esme?

2. Why is the narrator so taken with Sister Irma?

3. How does the story, Down at the Dinghy, end?

4. Who does Lee think Joanie goes with after the party?

5. Why does Arthur want to move to Connecticut?

6. Describe the narrator in For Esme -- with Love and Squalor.

7. Why does Esme's long and complicated letter soothe the narrator more than one from his family?

8. Why does Arthur call Lee back and pretend Joanie is finally home?

9. Why is it ironic that the school closes down for not having a business license?

10. What happens to the narrator after he leaves the training course?

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

Compare and contrast your favorite and least favorite characters in the book. Use specific examples from the book to explain what you do and do not like about each character.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Salinger's use of sudden and tragic endings to some of his short stories. What do you like about them? What do you dislike about them? How do they contribute or take away from the collection as a whole and each story specifically? Do you think it is a powerful way to end the stories? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to explain your answers.

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