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Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1-4 Questions
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What is Holden being critical of when he uses the word "phony"?
People being rich
People wearing a lot of make-up
People pretending to be something or knowing something to fit in.
People behaving badly
2
Why did Holden leave Elkton Hills?
The headmaster was mean to everyone
None of the above
He thinks that everyone there was a phony
Their fencing team was bad
3
What is Pencey Prep and why does Holden dislike it?
A college; he thinks the school is "phony"
none of the above
A prep school; he thinks the school is "phony"
A prep school; he doesn't like studying
4
What is Holden's brother's famous book?
Out of Africa
The Hidden Treasure
The Return of the Native
The Hidden Goldfish
5
What kind of health does Holden appear to be in?
He is pretty healthy
He has tuberculosis
He is dying of a fatal illness
The readers don't know
6
What is Holden wondering about in terms of ducks?
Where the ducks go when the lake freezes
How many ducklings a duck has
Are there ducks in NYC
What is the best way to cook a duck
7
What does Holden mean when he says that D.B. is out in Hollywood "being a prostitute"?
He is working as a prostitute
He is being a freeloader
He is acting in movies
He is writing movie scripts
8
What can you infer about Holden's character through his note to Mr. Spencer?
He feels bad that Mr. Spencer has to flunk him
He does not care about his education
He doesn't care for history
all of the above
9
Who is always barging into Holden's room?
Stadlater
Ackely
Hayes
Gallagher
10
Where is Holden when the story begins?
New York
Elkton Hills
Pencey Prep
California
11
What does Mr. Spencer do that particularly annoys Holden?
He keeps dropping things on the ground
He calls him "boy"
all of these
He reads his essay to him
12
Holden likes Jane Gallagher.
True
False
13
How does Holden describe Stradlater’s handsomeness?
"As handsome as he was stupid"
"The handsomest guy in the Western Hemisphere"
"I mean, it's not like he was Elvis or those guys"
"...a year book kind of handsome guy"
14
Why was Holden being kicked out of Pencey Prep?
He doesn't apply himself academically
He gets into a fight with Ackley
He threw a football through the biology teachers' window
He lost the fencing teams' gear on the subway
15
What is the only subject that Holden is not flunking?
History
Biology
English
Gym
16
Who is Holden's roommate?
Gallagher
Stradlater
Hayes
Ackley
17
What does Holden buy after losing the fencing gear?
A red baseball cap
A hound's tooth jacket
New fencing gear
A red hunting cap
18
Who is Mr. Spencer and why does Holden visit him?
Counselor; he wants to drop a class
History Teacher; he gets a note from him
Headmaster; he is summoned for disciplinary action
Biology Teacher; he is summoned for disciplinary action
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Why does Holden call Stadlater a secret slob?
He leaves his nail clippings on the floor
He pops a pimple without a hankerchief
He uses a rusty dirty razor to shave
He does not brush his teeth
