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