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by J.D. Salinger

Nine Stories Quiz 1

1. What quote does Salinger use to begin Nine Stories?

  • "And thus is love lost, in the blink of an eye."
  • "Read on, ye who dare."
  • "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
  • "We know the sound of two hands clapping. / But what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

2. Which of the following is NOT a story in Nine Stories?

  • Franny
  • Down at the Dinghy
  • The Laughing Man
  • Teddy

3. Which of the following titles is incorrect?

  • De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period
  • Just Before the War with the Eskimos
  • Green Mouth and Pretty My Eyes
  • Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut

4. Which of the following works was NOT written by J. D. Salinger?

  • Rabbit, Run
  • Catcher in the Rye
  • For Esme - With Love and Squalor
  • Franny and Zooey

5. Seymour's wife is

  • Muriel
  • Stacy
  • Margaret
  • Carlotta

6. Seymour fought in

  • World War II
  • the War of 1812
  • the Vietnam War
  • the Russo-Japanese War

7. Sybil _______

  • Carpenter
  • Glass
  • Smith
  • Shepherd

8. Who does Seymour's wife speak to on the phone?

  • her mother
  • her sister
  • her brother
  • her lover

9. Eloise's friend and former college roommate is named

  • Ramona
  • Akim
  • Wiggily
  • Mary Jane

10. What is the name of Eloise's old lover?

  • Walt
  • Spenser
  • Seymour
  • Tracy

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