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Chetti Catcher in the Rye
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Holden’s inquiries about the disappearance of the ducks in Centr Park pond symbolize all EXCEPT
metaphor for the world partly frozen ina transitional state.
Holden’s conflicting feelings about religion and afterlife.
Holden’s immature relationships with women.
Holden’s difficultyunderstanding unexplained disappearances.
2
Where is Holden telling this story from?
A mental institution in Hollywood, California
DB's home in Hollywood, California
A new school in Hollywood, CA
A special school in NYC to help the depressed
3
What does Holden say about the movies?
actors are phony and cocky
present things unrealisticly
waste of time
lack creativity
4
Why does Holden like museums?
They remind him of lost loved ones.
He enjoys history
He enjoys the peaceful atmosphere.
They never change.
5
“All of a sudden, I decided what I’d really do, I’d get the hell out of Pencey"
Isolation
Denial
Rationalization
Displacement
6
How does Sally leave Holden?
In love; Holden is the dreamiest!
Happy; he asked her to run away with him. So romantic!
Confused; does he like her?
Mad, they just got in a fight
7
Holden can be described as
isolated
All of the above
negative and critical
caring and protective
8
Holden giving money to the nuns is an example of his what?
Thoughtfulness
Id
Ego
Super Ego
9
When Holden breaks the rules or purposefully makes someone mad -- what is taking control?
Super Ego
ID
EGO
10
What is Holden needing, when he wants people to hang out with him or joins a group of people?
His need to connect with people
His addiction to drinking
His need to be popular
His need to party
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How is Holden Ironic?
Wants to protect the innocent yet he uses vulgar words
Hates movies, yet he has an abudance of knowledge about them
All of the Above
Holden's love for Phoebe and protecting her over himself
12
Holden pays for the girls drinks even the ones they had w/o him -- "I didn’t care much though."
Intellectualization
Sublimation
Rationalization
Repression
13
When “phony” is used by Holden in the novel, he means the person is
Bothersome
Insincere
Juvenile (Immature)
Thoughtless
14
When Holden stands up to show his height or orders adult drinks, what is really doing?
Trying to intimadate peole
Trying to prove his maturity.
Trying to impress people
Not accepting his alcohol addiction.
15
Considering all the traits of Holden, what are some traits that would NOT describe him?
Loving and a liar
Phoney and Fake
Giving and thoughtful
Carefree and lighthearted
16
“I slept in the garage the night he (Allie) died, and broke all the GD windows with my fist…”
Isolation
Displacement
Repression
Sublimation
17
Allie's Baseball Mitt symbolizes
Allie’s death
Allie's love for poems.
Stradlater's anger at the description
Allie’s innocence and goodness
18
The museum of Natural History symbolizes
Holden's love for museums
Holden's feelings about phonies
Holden's love for children
Holden's desire to keep everything the same
19
What strategy/or structure should you use when answering a constructive response?
R.A.C.E.
R.A.C.E.S
one to 2 sentences will be fine
Write an 3 -5 paragraph essay
20
What is happening with Holden at the carousel?
He is happy watching Phoebe
All of the above
Holden realizes he can't leave Phoebe
He is sick: feverish and not well
21
“He was supposed to be my Student Adviser . . . and he'd give these sex talks and all…"
Holden
Sally
Phoebe
Luce
22
The profane graffiti that Holden cannot remove symbolizes
Holden's shock that profanity is on the walls at a school
Holden's inability to prevent the loss of innocence
Holden's desire to clean up the world
Holden's inability to protect himself from adulthood
23
What place does Holden love?
The Lavender room
The movies
His room
The Indian Room at the Museum of Natural History
24
“All of a sudden I felt like jumping off the washbowl and getting Stradlater in a half nelson”
Denial
Regression
Intellectualization
Projection
25
The story’s title symbolizes
Phoebe's innocence
Holden's desire to protect children's innocence
Holden's lost of innocence
Allie's death
26
The C. and E. in RACES stand for
Citation and example
Citation and ending
Citation and Explanation
27
The Catcher in the Rye as a whole symbolizes
Holden’s desire to run through a rye field and be free
Holden’s desire to work in a field
Holden’s desire to protect children's innocence
Holden’s desire to be a baseball catcher
28
Really wanted to hear “If a body catch a body coming through the Rye.
Allie
Phoebe
A little boy
Holden
29
Holden's loves what about the Christmas Show at Radio City?
a mother and son
The dancers; of course
the children
the drummer
30
Why does Salinger intentionally makes Holden’s hunting cap red?
to show Holden’s anger.
Allie and Phoebe's hair is red.
to show Holden’s passion.
Holden’s favorite color is red
31
Holden shows he may have arrived at a point of maturity when he
leaves Pencey early...and goes on his own to the city.
Drinks and smokes like an adult
Wants to marry Sally and take her away
Decides to return home with Phoebe.
32
What is an indicator that Holden is falling into depression and mental illness?
Sally asks him to stop screaming; he claims he is notyelling
All of the Above
when he imagines disappearing on his way across the street.
When he can't eat after his night with Mr. Antolini
33
Holden’s hunting cap symbolizes his
he is a hunter-duh!
success and failures in life
Independence and uniqueness
It reminds him of Allie
34
“The funny part is, I felt like marrying her the minute I saw her…
Sally
Mrs. Morrow
Jane
Sunny
35
Phoebe is very honest with Holden about
all of the above
not liking anything in his life
being the catcher in the rye
failing in school
36
the S in RACES stands for
closing sentecne
Snot
Sentence (any will do)
Structure
37
Who does Holden think is the prettiest and smartest girl in his life?
Phoebe
Sally
His mother
Jane
38
When Holden is in a difficult situations, he
He drinks.
He runs away.
He isolates himself
All of the above.
39
Holden does nice things for people he doesn't like -- for example loan people his stuff.
Regression
Displacement
Reaction Formation
Denial
40
What happens to James Castle?
He dies of cancer
He is killed accidentally by another student
He shoots himself
He jumps out the window while Holden is in the shower
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What is Holden's go to coping mechanism during upsetting situations?
He creates a fantsy
He prays
He hurts himself
He cries
