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The Catcher in the Rye Part I

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A quiz about J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye.

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1
What is the name of Salinger's first published short story?
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
The Young Folks
The Catcher in the Rye
Franny and Zoey
2
Identify the school, college, or university that Salinger did NOT attend?
Ursinus College
Columbia
New York University
Princeton
3
What literary period pertains to The Catcher in the Rye?
Post-Modernism
Realism
Modernism
Naturalism
4
What is the name of the Pencey Prep student that has a date with Jane Gallagher?
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Mal Brassard
Holden Caulfield
5
From the choices below, select the item that is NOT a motif in the novel.
the ducks in Central Park
Holden's description of Allie's baseball mitt
Holden's thoughts of jumping out of a window
the desire to call Jane
6
Holden tells Stradlater that he spent a lot of time with Jane in this activity.
playing checkers
playing tennis and golf
riding the carousel in Central Park
holding hands in Central Park
7
According to Holden, what does Mr. Spencer get a "big bang" out of?
hot chocolate
seeing movies
teaching students
buying an Indian blanket
8
What is the likely reason that decides to immediately leave Pencey Prep?
his sad conversation with Mr. Spencer
the ineffective talk with Ackley
all of the above
the fight with Stradlater
9
Explain the use of the vulgar language in the novel.
introduces humor into a bleak story
all of the above
portrays youth realistically
indicates attitude and mood of characters
10
Why does Holden fondly remember the movie, The 39 Steps?
the movie has a line about a "catcher in the rye"
it is Holden's favorite movie
he watches it with Phoebe, who knows all the lines
Alfred Hitchcock is Holden's favorite director