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The Cather in the Rye Chapters 1-4
The Cather in the Rye Chapters 1-4
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1
Who is Holden Caulfield?
He is a 16 year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania
He is a writer for a New York Newspaper
He is an starting actor and wants to become a movie star in Hollywood
He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California
2
Identify Jane Gallagher:
She lived next door to Holden before and they placed checkers together.
She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team and she loved with Holden.
She was the headmaster’s daughter. Holden dated her until her dad found out
She was the daughter of his mother’s best friend.
3
Who was Robert Ackley?
He was short and heavy with a mean disposition.
He had a pimply face. He was a nuisance and rather nasty.
He was fair-skinned, had a birth mark, and was friendly.
He was tall and athletic, with a good sense of humor.
4
Why wouln't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
He had been given an early acceptance to college
His father was sick and he had to go to work to help support the family.
He had lost his athletic scholarship and could not afford the tuition
He had been expelled because he failed 4 out of 5 subjects
5
Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?
He had returned to school with the fencing team and went to see his teacher
He could not afford the ticket
He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday
He was on academic probation.
6
Who was Stradlater?
He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.
He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden.
He was the coach of the fencing team. He was mad Holden lost the equipment.
He was Holden's English professor. He encourage Holden to stay in school.
7
Using the line, "...the next night he made us have compulsory study hall." The word
compulsory
means...
Required
optional
simple
Difficult
8
What "ditry trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
He orally read back Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written
He called Holden's parents while Holden was present.
Mr. Spencer threw a surprise going away party althouh Holden despised it.
He pretended to be dead to scare Holden.
9
From where is Holden narrating the story?
He is at his parents' house in New York
He is in the school library
He is at a hospital in California
He is on a plane flying to Europe
10
Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane?
Stradlater threatened to punch him if he did.
He didn't want to get stuck taking her out.
He didn't think she would remember him.
He just wasn't in the mood.
