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Duplicate of The Catcher in the Rye Review
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Quiz for English Class Lesson
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1
The cab driver thinks Holden is crazy for asking what kind of question?
Will the cab driver go for a drink with him?
Where do the ducks of Central Park go in the winter?
Does this look like a "people hunting" hat?
Where can he find the closest prostitute?
2
Who is Lillian Simmons?
Holden's old teacher
singer at the bar
a girl D.B. used to date
girl Holden meets at a bar and buys a drink
3
From which point of view is "The Catcher in the Rye" told?
third-person omniscient
second-person
third-person limited
first-person
4
What does Holden tell us about his mother?
She wants Phoebe to go to an all-girls' school
She plans to visit D.B.
She hasn't felt too healthy since Allie died
She didn't like Jane very much
5
How did Holden meet Jane?
Holden caddied for her mother
Their parents are friends
Indirectly, his dog relieved itself on her lawn
At a tennis tournament
6
Holden's description of the principal at Elkton Hills contributes to the theme of:
Growing up
Phoniness
Authority
Alienation
7
What does Holden see at Phoebe's school that bothers him?
a phone number
the f word
a kid in the hallway
blood
8
Who is Stradlater's date?
Does not have one
Jane Gallagher
Lillian Simmons
Fitzgerald
9
Mr. Antolini tells Holden that he feels he is headed for
a fall
great things if he studies
a big surprise
life of mediocrity
10
What subject is Holden not failing?
Mathematics
English
History
Science
11
"The whole team ____ me the whole way back on the train."
insulted
congratulated
ignored
ostracized
12
Who is Holden's roommate?
Ward Stradlater
Both Robert and Ackley
Robert Ackley
He lives alone
13
What subject does Mr. Spencer teach?
History
Science
English
Mathematics
14
Who is the protagonist in "The Catcher in the Rye"?
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
Mr. Spencer
15
Who is Phoebe?
A prostitute
Girl Holden meets in hotel lobby
Girl Holden used to date
Holden's sister
16
Which character asks to borrow Holden's jacket?
Shannon Smith
Ward Stradlater
his roomate
Robert Ackley
17
Why did Holden's parents want to have him psychoanalyzed?
He has flunked out of 7 schools.
He is having problems with Allie's death.
He tried to hit his father.
He doesn't talk to his family members.
18
Has "The Catcher in the Rye" ever appeared on the challenged book list?
No
Yes
19
Who is described as having lousy teeth and a lot of pimples?
No one
Robert Ackley
Herb Gale
Ward Stradlater
20
Why is Holden kicked out of Pencey Prep?
because he is failing four of his classes
because he got into a fight with his roommate Stradlater
because he snuck out and went to New York City
because he plagiarized an essay for Mr. Spencer's class
21
The ducks in the Central Park lagoon are a symbol of:
Struggle with change
Hope
Family
Weather
22
How old is the narrator?
23
16
55
17
23
At the Edmont Hotel, what does a man in the window do?
He puts on women's clothing
He sobs
He dances and sings by himself
He yells at a woman and almost hits her
24
Who is Holden's old principal?
Mr. Stackhouse
Mr. Haas
Mr. Bebe
Mr. Tition
25
Which character in the novel is not a fan of movies?
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
26
What does Holden like best about the Museum of Natural History?
New displays come all the time
The Eskimo display
That nothing ever changed
The dinosaur display
27
After Mr. Spencer and Holden talked about the test, what did Mr. Spencer rant about?
His wife
Holden's future
Wanting a dog
His job
28
What does Holden write a composition about for Stradlater?
His brother Allie
Allie's baseball mitt
His red hunting hat
A room
29
Holden's red hunting hat is a symbol of:
Innocence
Alienation
Hope
Attatchment to childhood
30
What do Bernice, Marty, and Laverne want to do at the Lavender Room?
Have drinks
Dance
Have dinner
Look for famous people
31
What did Holden once show Jane?
Allie's baseball mitt
D.B.'s short stories
His journal
Checkers
32
Who can't manage to throw a newspaper on a concrete-like bed?
No one
Mrs. Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Holden Caulfield
33
What kind of "rules" does Holden say he makes and breaks all the time?
Drinking
Dating
Driving
Sex
34
Who is Horwitz?
Customer at a bar
Bartender
Writer
Cab driver
35
Holden says when he gets to the Antolinis' that Mr. Antolini is "a little oiled up," meaning
he was going tanning later.
he had been drinking.
he was working on a car engine.
he just combed his hair.
36
What does Holden do with the broken pieces of Phoebe's record?
Throws them in the pond
Puts them in the trash
Leaves them on the ground
puts them in his pocket
37
What school was Holden kicked out of?
All of the Above
Elkton Hills
Pencey Prep
Whooton School
38
Who is 10 years old, smart, roller-skate skinny, red-haired, and a good listener?
Sall
Allie
Phoebe
Bernice
39
Why doesn't Holden like the Oral Expression class he had to take?
He can't focus when others digress.
He hates when the class yells, "Digression!"
He hates public speaking.
He feels sorry for kids who hate public speaking.
40
Who forgets fencing foils on a subway in New York?
Robert Ackley
Holden Caulfield
the narrator
Fitzgerald
41
What did Carl Luce discuss with Holden in the past that he doesn't want to talk about now?
underage drinking
his sex life
playing checkers
flunking out of school
42
When Holden describes Ernie as a "helluva humble guy," the tone is
humorous
critical
serious
sarcastic
43
Which character in the novel believes many things to be "phony"?
Fitzgerald
Holden Caulfield
the narrator
Ward Stradlater
44
Whom does Holden meet on the train to New York?
Jane Gallagher
Ernest Morrow's mother
his brother D.B.
Mr. Spencer
45
Where do Holden and Ward live on the campus?
Annex
He lives off campus
Jackson Memorial Wing
Ossenburger Memorial Wing
46
Who tries to get Holden to say how he feels about flunking out of school?
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Mr. Spencer
Jane Gallagher
47
What does Holden buy Phoebe?
New skates
Notebook for her stories
A hunting hat
A record
48
After skating with Sally Hayes, Holden plans to meet ____ for drinks.
Jane Gallagher
Faith Cavendish
Robert Ackley
Carl Luce
49
When was the novel published?
1943
1805
1892
1951
50
What favor does Stradlater ask Holden?
Take Jane on a date
Correct his math homework
Clean their room
Write an essay for English for him
51
Why does Holden leave the Antolinis' apartment?
He decides to go home.
He wants to go get his suitcases.
He wants to make a phone call.
He wakes up to Mr. Antolini patting his head.
52
Who is the author of the novel?
D. H. Lawrence
Boris Pasternak
J. D. Salinger
Ezra Pound
53
What does Holden discuss with two nuns?
Pencey Prep
Paying the bill for breakfast
Romeo and Juliet
Their jobs in a hospital
54
Who has a lousy vocabulary and frequently says "boy"?
Robert Ackley
the narrator
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
55
Why is Allie's baseball mitt significant to Holden?
Holden likes baseball, and it fits him perfectly.
Holden loves Allie, and it is his connect to him.
Holden gave it to Allie.
It is covered in poetry, and Holden loves to read.
56
What makes Holden feel happy at the end of Chapter 25?
He's looking forward to going home now.
He caught the kid who was falling.
He watches Phoebe ride the carousel.
He knows he can be a good role model for Phoebe.
57
Who is Holden's favorite author?
D.B. (his brother)
All of the above
Isak Dinesen
Somerset Maugham
58
What is the final thing Phoebe does with the red hunting hat?
Loses it at the zoo
Puts it on Holden's head
Puts it back on her head
Chucks it at Holden
59
What tense is the novel written in?
Past tense
Present tense
Future tense
60
From where is Holden Caulfield telling his story at the beginning of the novel?
He tells it from a hotel room in New York City.
It is implied he tells it from a mental facility.
He tells the story in past tense from Thomsen Hill
He tells it in present tense because it happens now.
61
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Holden Caulfield
Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Jane Gallagher
62
Which character in the novel asks Holden to do their homework?
Ward and Jane
No one
Robert Ackley
Ward Stradlater
63
Which character in the novel is described as a "secret slob"?
Herb Gale
John Simonson
Ward Stradlater
Holden Caulfield
64
Who used to be Holden's neighbor?
Mr. Spencer
Robert Ackley
Jane Gallagher
Henry Smith
65
Which character commits suicide?
Holden Caulfield
James Castle
Robert Ackley
Allie Caulfield
