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