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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. How does Franny describe Zooey to Buddy on the phone?
2. How does Zooey describe Jesus?
3. Zooey says that people who use their egos to get ahead cannot possibly have what?
4. In a discussion with Zooey, who does Bessie say that Franny should talk to?
5. What does Zooey tell Franny that her problem is in regards to the people she says are too egotistical?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Zooey's opinion of psychoanalysts and Franny?
2. What issue does Bessie have over the way Zooey feels about Lane?
3. Describe the Glass's living room.
4. What metaphor does Salinger use to show how badly Franny received what Zooey had to say concerning the Jesus prayer?
5. What is Bessie saying about her relationship with her children when she states to Zooey that when they were little they were so happy and smart--"just lovely"?
6. Why does Bessie ask Zooey's opinion about whether she should call her son the priest to help Franny when Zooey treats his mother the way that he does?
7. Why does Salinger include Bloomberg in the scene between Franny and Zooey?
8. How did Zooey and Franny become freaks in Zooey's eyes?
9. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom according to Franny?
10. How is it ironic that Franny tells Zooey that he is the most unsympathetic person that she has ever known?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the relationship between Franny and her siblings through the concept of conflict. What conflicts are created? How do those conflicts lead to the complexities of the characters/ How do those conflicts drive the plot. Avoid plot summary in writing a well-organized essay addressing the topic.
Essay Topic 2
How does Franny outwardly conform while questioning inward? Write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work.
Essay Topic 3
Bessie tells Zooey that he cannot "live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes." Using examples and quotes from the book, show how Zooey has strong likes and dislikes. Then explain what Bessie is trying to teach Zooey. Do you agree with her or not?
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