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The Glass Family

Created by wylie6

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Salinger, J. D.
The Glass Family game quiz
"Some questions about Salinger's endlessly fascinating characters."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Name the mother of the family.
    Bessie
    Bonnie
    Birdie
    Bunny


2. Who is Boo Boo?
    Franny's parakeet
    Seymour's wife
    Seymour's dog
    One of the Glass children


3. In which of the "Nine Stories" does Boo Boo appear?
    "The Laughing Man"
    "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
    "Down at the Dingy"
    "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period"


4. What is the name of the radio program on which the Glass children were featured?
    "A Child Knows"
    "Ask Any Child"
    "It's A Wise Child"
    "Listen to the Child"


5. What did Mr. and Mrs. Glass do for a living?
    They were antique dealers
    They owned and operated a theater
    They were vaudeville performers
    They were professors of philosophy


6. In "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," what was the woman in the elevator allegedly doing that annoyed Seymour?
    Praying in a whisper
    Eating a banana
    Humming "Hail to the Chief"
    Looking at his feet


7. Which of the following concerns Seymour's wedding?
    "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters"
    "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes"
    "Seymour - An Introduction"
    "Franny"


8. What is the title of the otherwise unpublished Glass family story that appeared in The New Yorker in June, 1965?
    "Two-fisted Colette"
    "Connecting the Charleston and B-17"
    "Act, Zachary Martin Glass"
    "Hapworth 16, 1924"


9. In "Zooey," what is Zooey doing during most of the conversation with his mother?
    Driving a car
    Taking a bath
    Washing the windows
    Exercising


10. What long, rambling piece consists of Buddy's seemingly random reflections and reminiscences?
    "Teddy"
    "Seymour - An Introduction"
    "For Esme - with Love and Squalor"
    "Just Before the War with the Esquimos"


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