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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. Why does Ginnie like playing tennis with Selena?
2. Why isn't Selena's brother in the Army?
3. Who does Eloise call an "unattractive Bela Lugosi"?
4. When Seymour returns to the room, what does he take out of the suitcase?
5. Who is Mr. Weyinburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. What clues is the reader given that Franklin is bitter about Joan?
2. Who is the Chief?
3. What does Franklin do to make Ginnie look at him in a positive light?
4. What is the issue with the book Seymour gives Muriel?
5. Why does Muriel insist that Seymour isn't capable of harmful actions?
6. 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?
7. What can the reader like about a character like Muriel?
8. Why can the reader sympathize with Eloise more than envy her?
9. What leads the reader to believe that tension is building throughout the story?
10. 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?
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
Salinger says he writes about young people so much because he wants to not only speak to them, but for them. Do you think he accomplishes that goal throughout Nine Stories? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Why is Nine Stories an important collection of short stories? What does it contribute to American literary history?
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