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The Catcher in the Rye Review
The Catcher in the Rye Review
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Quiz for English Class Lesson
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1
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Robert Ackley
Jane Gallagher
Stradlater
Holden Caulfield
2
Holden's description of the principal at Elkton Hills contributes to the theme of:
Authority
Phoniness
Growing up
Alienation
3
The cab driver thinks Holden is crazy for asking what kind of question?
Does this look like a "people hunting" hat?
Where can he find the closest prostitute?
Where do the ducks of Central Park go in the winter?
Will the cab driver go for a drink with him?
4
What kind of "rules" does Holden say he makes and breaks all the time?
Drinking
Dating
Driving
Sex
5
After Mr. Spencer and Holden talked about the test, what did Mr. Spencer rant about?
Wanting a dog
His wife
Holden's future
His job
6
What subject does Mr. Spencer teach?
History
Mathematics
Science
English
7
What does Holden write a composition about for Stradlater?
Allie's baseball mitt
A room
His red hunting hat
His brother Allie
8
How old is the narrator?
55
23
16
17
9
From where is Holden Caulfield telling his story at the beginning of the novel?
He tells the story in past tense from Thomsen Hill
He tells it from a hotel room in New York City.
It is implied he tells it from a mental facility.
He tells it in present tense because it happens now.
10
Who is Holden's roommate?
Ward Stradlater
Both Robert and Ackley
Robert Ackley
He lives alone
11
Where do Holden and Ward live on the campus?
He lives off campus
Ossenburger Memorial Wing
Jackson Memorial Wing
Annex
12
Why is Holden kicked out of Pencey Prep?
because he got into a fight with his roommate Stradlater
because he plagiarized an essay for Mr. Spencer's class
because he is failing four of his classes
because he snuck out and went to New York City
13
When Holden describes Ernie as a "helluva humble guy," the tone is
sarcastic
critical
humorous
serious
14
Which character in the novel is described as a "secret slob"?
Holden Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
Herb Gale
John Simonson
15
Which character commits suicide?
Holden Caulfield
Robert Ackley
Allie Caulfield
James Castle
16
What does Holden discuss with two nuns?
Their jobs in a hospital
Paying the bill for breakfast
Pencey Prep
Romeo and Juliet
17
Who is Lillian Simmons?
girl Holden meets at a bar and buys a drink
singer at the bar
Holden's old teacher
a girl D.B. used to date
18
What school was Holden kicked out of?
Elkton Hills
Pencey Prep
All of the Above
Whooton School
19
Who is the author of the novel?
D. H. Lawrence
Boris Pasternak
J. D. Salinger
Ezra Pound
20
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.
21
Who used to be Holden's neighbor?
Henry Smith
Jane Gallagher
Mr. Spencer
Robert Ackley
22
Which character asks to borrow Holden's jacket?
Ward Stradlater
his roomate
Robert Ackley
Shannon Smith
23
Which character in the novel believes many things to be "phony"?
the narrator
Holden Caulfield
Fitzgerald
Ward Stradlater
24
Who is Phoebe?
Girl Holden meets in hotel lobby
A prostitute
Holden's sister
Girl Holden used to date
25
What does Holden buy Phoebe?
A hunting hat
Notebook for her stories
New skates
A record
26
Has "The Catcher in the Rye" ever appeared on the challenged book list?
Yes
No
27
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
28
Who is Stradlater's date?
Fitzgerald
Lillian Simmons
Jane Gallagher
Does not have one
29
Holden says when he gets to the Antolinis' that Mr. Antolini is "a little oiled up," meaning
he was working on a car engine.
he had been drinking.
he just combed his hair.
he was going tanning later.
30
"The whole team ____ me the whole way back on the train."
congratulated
ostracized
insulted
ignored
31
Holden's red hunting hat is a symbol of:
Attatchment to childhood
Hope
Innocence
Alienation
32
How did Holden meet Jane?
At a tennis tournament
Indirectly, his dog relieved itself on her lawn
Holden caddied for her mother
Their parents are friends
33
What do Bernice, Marty, and Laverne want to do at the Lavender Room?
Have dinner
Look for famous people
Have drinks
Dance
34
Who is the protagonist in "The Catcher in the Rye"?
Holden Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
Mr. Spencer
Jane Gallagher
35
Why doesn't Holden like the Oral Expression class he had to take?
He feels sorry for kids who hate public speaking.
He can't focus when others digress.
He hates when the class yells, "Digression!"
He hates public speaking.
36
Why did Holden's parents want to have him psychoanalyzed?
He has flunked out of 7 schools.
He tried to hit his father.
He is having problems with Allie's death.
He doesn't talk to his family members.
37
What does Holden see at Phoebe's school that bothers him?
blood
a phone number
a kid in the hallway
the f word
38
Who is Horwitz?
Customer at a bar
Cab driver
Writer
Bartender
39
Which character in the novel is not a fan of movies?
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
40
After skating with Sally Hayes, Holden plans to meet ____ for drinks.
Carl Luce
Robert Ackley
Jane Gallagher
Faith Cavendish
41
What does Holden tell us about his mother?
She plans to visit D.B.
She didn't like Jane very much
She hasn't felt too healthy since Allie died
She wants Phoebe to go to an all-girls' school
42
Who has a lousy vocabulary and frequently says "boy"?
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
the narrator
Robert Ackley
43
What did Holden once show Jane?
Checkers
D.B.'s short stories
His journal
Allie's baseball mitt
44
What makes Holden feel happy at the end of Chapter 25?
He watches Phoebe ride the carousel.
He caught the kid who was falling.
He knows he can be a good role model for Phoebe.
He's looking forward to going home now.
45
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
46
What favor does Stradlater ask Holden?
Write an essay for English for him
Clean their room
Take Jane on a date
Correct his math homework
47
The ducks in the Central Park lagoon are a symbol of:
Weather
Struggle with change
Family
Hope
48
Whom does Holden meet on the train to New York?
Mr. Spencer
Ernest Morrow's mother
Jane Gallagher
his brother D.B.
49
When was the novel published?
1892
1951
1943
1805
50
Who tries to get Holden to say how he feels about flunking out of school?
Jane Gallagher
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Mr. Spencer
51
What is the final thing Phoebe does with the red hunting hat?
Puts it back on her head
Puts it on Holden's head
Loses it at the zoo
Chucks it at Holden
52
What did Carl Luce discuss with Holden in the past that he doesn't want to talk about now?
playing checkers
underage drinking
flunking out of school
his sex life
53
What tense is the novel written in?
Present tense
Future tense
Past tense
54
Who is Holden's old principal?
Mr. Bebe
Mr. Tition
Mr. Stackhouse
Mr. Haas
55
Which character in the novel asks Holden to do their homework?
Robert Ackley
Ward Stradlater
No one
Ward and Jane
56
Mr. Antolini tells Holden that he feels he is headed for
a big surprise
life of mediocrity
a fall
great things if he studies
57
Who is described as having lousy teeth and a lot of pimples?
No one
Ward Stradlater
Herb Gale
Robert Ackley
58
Who is Holden's favorite author?
Isak Dinesen
All of the above
Somerset Maugham
D.B. (his brother)
59
Why does Holden leave the Antolinis' apartment?
He wants to go get his suitcases.
He wakes up to Mr. Antolini patting his head.
He wants to make a phone call.
He decides to go home.
60
What does Holden do with the broken pieces of Phoebe's record?
Puts them in the trash
Throws them in the pond
puts them in his pocket
Leaves them on the ground
61
Who can't manage to throw a newspaper on a concrete-like bed?
Mr. Spencer
No one
Holden Caulfield
Mrs. Spencer
62
From which point of view is "The Catcher in the Rye" told?
third-person limited
first-person
third-person omniscient
second-person
63
What subject is Holden not failing?
History
Mathematics
English
Science
64
Who is 10 years old, smart, roller-skate skinny, red-haired, and a good listener?
Sall
Bernice
Phoebe
Allie
65
Who forgets fencing foils on a subway in New York?
Robert Ackley
Holden Caulfield
the narrator
Fitzgerald
