After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out his window?

A variety of bizarre sex acts in other rooms of the hotel

What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

A record titled "Little Shirley Beans"

Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because

He's just had an operation on his "clavichord".

When the novel begins, Holden is

Recuperating in some sort of psychiatric institution

According to Holden, what is the best thing about the Museum of Natural History

"That everything always stayed right where it was"

The most important symbols in Catcher in the Rye

The ducks,The Museum of Natural History, The red hunting hat

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Catcher in the Rye Quiz

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1
After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out his window?
A parade
A flock of ducks flying away from the Central Park lagoon
Jane Gallagher fooling around with Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts in other rooms of the hotel
2
At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun
Shows no remorse over stealing the collection money
Eats fatty foods
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Spits water on her partner's face
3
What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
An autographed photograph of James Dean
A pair of yellow shoes
A record titled "Little Shirley Beans"
A book titled Out of Africa
4
Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because
He's just had an operation on his "clavichord".
He's mourning the death of his mother
He loves her too much
He's a virgin
5
The narrator in Catcher in the Rye is a
First-person narrator
Third-person narrator
6
The Catcher in the Rye is a
Short story
Roman
Novel
7
Holden is the protagonist in Catcher in the Rye - what else can we call him?
The Antihero of the novel
The Hero of the novel
8
Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n)
"Clean and nice roommate"
"Anal-retentive neat-freak"
"Guy whose mess you don't mind"
"Secret slob"
9
When the novel begins, Holden is
Recuperating in some sort of psychiatric institution
Riding a carousel in Central Park
Taking a train to New York
Watching a football game
10
As he prepares to leave New York City, Holden repeatedly encounters
Ackley and Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His brother's ghost
Mr. Antolini
11
Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Ride her bike
Write stories
Play checkers
Talk about the Museum of Natural History
12
According to Holden, what is the best thing about the Museum of Natural History
"That everything always stayed right where it was"
"That no goddamn phonies ever went there"
"That the birds look exactly like the ducks in the lagoon"
"That this one crazy Indian always reminds him of Allie"
13
What or who is the "catcher in the rye"?
A symbolically important drinking glass
An old college buddy of Holden's father
Phoebe's favorite stuffed animal
Holden's dream job
14
What item of clothing did Holden buy during the Fencing team's trip to New York
A brown derby
A pink leisure suit
A hound's tooth jacket
A red hunting hat
15
In Danish we call it 'hovedperson' in English we call it
Narrator
Antihero
Antagonist
Protagonist
16
What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of the story?
Pencey Prep
Elkton Hills
The Whooton School
Don Bosco High
17
The most important symbols in Catcher in the Rye
The birds, the jazz and the famous people
The ducks,The Museum of Natural History, The red hunting hat
Cigarettes and alcohol
The ducks and Karen Blixen

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