Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the other rooms?

Faith Cavendish, a possibly promiscuous girl

Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?

He failed four of five subjects.

Whom did Holden meet at the sandwich bar? What did they talk about?

2 nuns. They talked about Holden's views on Romeo and Juliet

Why is Holden fixated on the ducks in the winter?

They reflect Holden's fear of change & transition

Who is Holden Caulfield?

He is a 16 year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania

What does Holden do at the Lavender Room?

Flirts/Dances with 3 older women from Seattle

Why did Holden choose not to have sex with Sunny. Choose the best response.

Holden felt bad for her and did not want to be corrupted

What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?

He read Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written

What happened to Holden’s hands?

He broke them when he smashed windows after Allie died.

Why would Holden invite the cabby for a drink, the prostitute over to not have sex?

He's desperate 2 talk 2 anyone about his fears of adulthood

Identify Bernice, Marty and Laverne.

3 women whom Holden met and danced with in the Lavender Room

Why did Holden's parents want him psychoanalysed when he was thirteen?

He punched out all the windows in the garage

Holden said he felt like committing suicide. Why didn't he do it?

He didn't anyone looking at him all gory.

What happened to the composition (about Allie's mitt) Holden wrote for Stradlater?

Stradlater insulted Holden so Holden ripped it up.

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1
Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the other rooms?
Faith Cavendish, a possibly promiscuous girl
His parents
Phoebe, his sister
Jane, the girl he used to play checkers with
2
Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
Lost his athletic scholarship & could not afford the tuition
His father was sick.
He was given an early acceptance to college.
He failed four of five subjects.
3
Holden's brother in Hollywood
D.B.
Allie
Phoebe
E.B.
4
What did Holden choose to write about for Stradlater's essay?
Their dorm room
Allie's baseball mitt
Jane's checker pieces
His red hunting hat
5
After his fight with Stradlater, Holden claims that he is a/an
pacifist
Whimp
yellow
Christian
6
Describe Holden's relationship with Jane Gallagher.
they can't stand each other.
They have been romantically involved for over a year
They seem to be good friends.
They have only spoken a few times,
7
What is written in Allie's baseball mitt?
The names of his friends and family members
Lines of poetry
Doodles and shapes
Places he wanted to visit
8
Whom did Holden meet at the sandwich bar? What did they talk about?
2 nuns. They talked about Holden's views on Romeo and Juliet
Stradlater,They talked about school and Holden's problems
Sunny. They talked about what had happened the night before.
Ernie, the piano player. They talked about Holden's brother
9
Who prostituted himself by becoming a screen writer?
Stradlater
Jame Castle
Holden
D.B.
10
Why is Holden fixated on the ducks in the winter?
They reflect Holden's love of freedom
They reflect Holden's fear of change & transition
They reflect Holden's desire to take a vacation
They reflect Holden's free spirit
11
Which of the following characters symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie
Sunny
Jane
Stradlater
12
Who is Holden Caulfield?
He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California.
He is a writer for a New York newspaper.
He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood.
He is a 16 year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania
13
Roomed NEXT to Holden at Pencey
Allie
Maurice
Ackley
Stradlater
14
Complete the sentence: "I felt so lonesome all of a sudden. I almost wished I was______."
dead
drunk
at home
with Phoebe
15
What does Holden do at the Lavender Room?
Chats with his taxi driver over drinks
Buys himself a prostitute
Flirts/Dances with 3 older women from Seattle
Gets punched in the face
16
Why did Holden choose not to have sex with Sunny. Choose the best response.
Sunny was charging too much.
Holden felt bad for her and did not want to be corrupted
Holden realized he wanted to wait until marriage.
Holden had just had surgery and was still recovering.
17
What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
He read Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written
He called Holden's parents while Holden was present
He pretended to be dead to scare Holden.
He had a surprise going away party for Holden
18
What happened to Holden’s hands?
He burned them when he was a kid
They shake like a “madman” when he gets nervous
He always wears gloves to protect them.
He broke them when he smashed windows after Allie died.
19
Holden's history teacher
Mr. Spencer
James Castle
Maurice
Mr. Luce
20
Why would Holden invite the cabby for a drink, the prostitute over to not have sex?
Holden needed the cabby and Sunny to buy drinks for him
Holden likes talking to random people about their lives
He wants to interview them for a story he's writing
He's desperate 2 talk 2 anyone about his fears of adulthood
21
Identify Bernice, Marty and Laverne.
3 women whom Holden met and danced with in the Lavender Room
3 chambermaids in the hotel where Holden stays.
They are characters in a short story Holden is writing.
They are Jane Gallagher's school friends.
22
How does Holden see children?
Self-centered
Phony
Uncaring
Innocent
23
Complete this sentence: "I'm the most terrific______ you ever saw in your life."
Person
Phony
Liar
Fighter
24
Holden's conceited roommate at Pencey
Stradlater
D.B
Ackley
Allie
25
What is Holden's least favorite words?
God damn
Brilliant
Fabulous
Grand
26
Holden's claim that adults are corrupt can best be supported by which of his encounters?
Mr. Spencer
Mrs. Marrow
Ackley
Maurice and Sunny
27
Why did Holden's parents want him psychoanalysed when he was thirteen?
He ran away from home
He spray painted the house black
He punched out all the windows in the garage
He was expelled from school
28
Holden's dead brother
Ackley
Allie
Spencer
Phoebe
29
What did Holden do with Sunny?
Nothing.
Talk about his problems.
Have sex.
Smoked and drank
30
Holden said he felt like committing suicide. Why didn't he do it?
He didn't anyone looking at him all gory.
He wanted to write a letter to Phoebe first
He was going to jump out the window, but it wouldn't open.
He was afraid he might not succeed
31
Why does Holden hate the movies?
They're phony
They cost too much money
They remind him of his brothers
They make him sad because he wanted to be an actor.
32
What happened to the composition (about Allie's mitt) Holden wrote for Stradlater?
Stradlater didn't use it b/c he wrote one himself
Stradlater insulted Holden so Holden ripped it up.
The teacher recognized Holden's style and failed Stradlater.
Stradlater turned it in and got an "A" on it.

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