Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.

Who is D.B. and why is he a "sell-out"?

Holden's older brother who gave up on his dream

What does Holden decide to do after he fights Stradlater?

He leaves Pencey early for New York.

Why does Holden relate more to children than people he own age?

He recognizes that children are genuine and adults are not.

Who is Sunny? What does Holden do with her?

A "working girl" who Holden hires, but just talks to.

Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?

He worries about Holden's future.

Who is J.D. Salinger?

The author of The Catcher in the Rye

How would you describe Ackley?

Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners

What is the symbolism behind Jane keeping her kings in the back row?

Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.

What is with the ducks?

They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.

What prank does he play on the women when he gets tired of them being rude?

He tells them that they just missed a movie star

Why does Holden start laughing at Sally?

He is nervous and feels guilty for making her cry

Who is Sunny? How would you describe her?

A "working girl" who is the opposite of her name.

When she says no, how does he react?

He calls her a "pain in the ass"

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1
What image could represent Stradlater?
A movie reel
A varsity jacket
A history book
A bottle of acne cream
2
When Holden gets to the hotel in New York, has he found his "pond"?
Yes.
No.
3
Who is Allie?
Holden's younger sister who is really smart.
Holen's ex-girlfriend
Holden's other roommate.
Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.
4
Who is D.B. and why is he a "sell-out"?
Holden's best friend who ditched him
Holden's older brother who gave up on his dream
Holden's history teacher
Holden's little brother who died
5
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Pheobe
Jane
Sunny
Sally
6
What does Holden decide to do after he fights Stradlater?
He will get his revenge.
He calls Jane to tell her how much of a jerk he is.
He leaves Pencey early for New York.
He snitches about the fight to the headmaster.
7
Does Holden want to "give Faith the time"?
Yes.
No.
8
Who does Stradlater go out on a date with?
Sally Hayes
Selma Thurmer
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Caulfield
9
What image would best represent Ackley?
A hunting hat
A bottle of acne cream
A varsity jacket
A razor
10
What does Holden decide to write about?
Allie's tragic death
Allie's baseball mitt
Allie's love of poetry
Allie's red hair
11
Why does Holden relate more to children than people he own age?
Adults hate him.
He is not very intelligent.
He recognizes that children are genuine and adults are not.
He has a young mentality.
12
Who is Sunny? What does Holden do with her?
A "working girl" who Holden hires and he gives her the time.
A "working girl" who
A "working girl" who Holden hires, but just talks to.
13
What is the deal with the red hunting hat?
It is his comfort object.
All of these.
He wears it backwards as a symbol of rebellion.
Holden shows the reader his true self when he wear it
14
Once he checks in the hotel, where does Holden go next?
The Red Room
The Blue Room
The Lavendar Room
The Purple Room
15
Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?
He worries about Holden's drug use.
He worries about Holden's future.
He worried about Holden's social life.
He worries about Holden's mental health.
16
What does he ask her to do?
Come back to his hotel room.
Marry him.
Hook him up with Jane.
Run away with him.
17
Where is Holden in the beginning, before he starts telling us his story?
California mental hospital
Whooton football field
Pencey Prep dorm room
New York City club
18
D.B. is a perfect example of...
what Holden does not want to become.
what it means to grow up.
All of these.
a sell-out.
19
Who is Old Spencer and what role does he play in the story?
History teacher, villain
History teacher, mentor
History teacher, protagonist
History teacher, antagonist
20
Who is J.D. Salinger?
No idea
The author of The Catcher in the Rye
Holden's mother
Holden's father
21
How would you describe Ackley?
Clean, neat freak, very polite
Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners
Weird, outcast, sad
Liar, womanizer, hot-shot
22
What is the symbolism behind Jane keeping her kings in the back row?
Jane is smarter than Holden and always will be.
Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.
She is a winner.
Jane is a cheater that Holden needs to get over.
23
Which character could be represented by the image below?
Jane
Sally
Sunny
Phoebe
24
What image would best represent Allie?
A baseball mitt
A hunting hat
A baseball bat
A winter glove
25
If you had to describe Holden you would say he is ...
Dirty, Disgusting slob, Religious
Rebellious, Depressed, Liar
Attractive, Secret Slob, Womaizer
Funny, Caring, Conformist
26
Which characters are Holden's foils (opposites)
Phoebe and Allie
Jane and Sally
Spencer and D.B.
Stradlater and Ackley
27
What does Faith Cavendish do for a living?
She is a college student
She doesn't have a job
She is a "working girl"
She is a stay at home mom
28
How does Holden know Jane?
They used to go to school together
The grew up together
She is related to him
He used to date her
29
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Jane
Phoebe
Sunny
Sally
30
What do Holden and Spender discuss?
Holden's poor grades
Holden's poor attitude
Holden's fantastic grades
Holden's ideal behavior
31
Who is Phoebe?
Holden's cousin
Holden's ex-girlfriend
Holden's new crush
Holden's kid sister
32
What image would best represent Holden?
Checkers
A duck
The Death Star
A journal
33
What is with the ducks?
They are just there.
They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.
Holden likes ducks.
Holden wants to be a duck.
34
Why does Holden get into a fight with Stradlater?
All of these.
He thinks Stradlater "gave Jane the time".
He is jealous that Stradlater got a date with Jane.
Stradlater gets mad that Holden keeps calling him a moron.
35
What does "shoot the bull" mean?
Gossip
Tell the truth
Tell lies
Compliment a person
36
Who does Holden go on a date with in chapter 17?
Sunny
Phoebe
Jane Gallagher
Sally Hayes
37
All three woman make fun of Holden or ignore him.
True
False
38
Why did J.D. Salinger attend a military academy?
His parents did not want him at home.
He did not attend a military academy.
He flunked out of school.
He wanted to go there.
39
What war did J.D. Salinger fight in?
Vietnam
WWII
WWI
Civil War
40
What prank does he play on the women when he gets tired of them being rude?
He tells them that he spit in their drinks
He doesn't do anything.
He tells them that they just missed a movie star
He skips out on the bill.
41
What image would best represent D.B.?
The Hollywood sign
An owl
A baseball mitt
A duck
42
Why does Holden start laughing at Sally?
She trips and falls as she walks away from him.
He is nervous and feels guilty for making her cry
He thinks she is pathetic
She said something funny
43
When was The Catcher in the Rye published?
1951
2010
1961
1991
44
Why was Holden kicked out of Pencey?
He flunked all of his classes
He chose to drop out
He got into a fight with Ackley
He got into a fight with Stradlater
45
What does Holden hate most of all?
Teachers
Phonies
Liars
Adults
46
In what way are the women fake?
They expect Holden to pay the bill?
They lie to each other.
All of these.
They only care about men with status.
47
Who does he meet in The Lavendar Room?
Three women from out of town
Three men from out of town
Three classmates
His parents
48
Who is Sunny? How would you describe her?
A teacher with a bright personality.
A random girl who ignores Holden's advances.
His sister. She is very smart.
A "working girl" who is the opposite of her name.
49
When she says no, how does he react?
He leaves her at the ice skating rink.
He tells her she is rude and to never speak to him again.
He calls her a "pain in the ass"
He tells her she is ugly and fake.
50
What city was J.D. Salinger from?
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
New York
51
How does Sally react when Holden calls her a "pain in the ass"?
She says, "Back at ya!"
She starts crying
She slaps him
She walks out on the check
52
How would you describe Stradlater?
Sell-out, talented, rich
Dirty, obvious slob, rebel
Liar, outcast, depressed
Womanizer, secret slob, conformist
53
What does Holden do with the women?
Gives them "the eye"
Dances with them
All of these.
Buys them their drinks
54
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Pheobe
Sunny
Sally
Jane
55
What is Holden's sister, Phoebe, like?
Strange and opinionated
Rude and spoiled
Stupid and unapologetic
Wise and emotional
56
Who is the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye?
Holden Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
D.B. Caulfield
J.D. Salinger

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