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1
At breakfast, Holden is surprised the Nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Eats fatty foods
Uses inappropriate language/swears
Shows no remorse over stealing collection money
2
Who is the author of
The Catcher in the Rye?
Joseph Heller
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
JD Salinger
3
What does the elevator operator offer to get Holden?
Movie tickets
Breakfast
Drugs
A prostitute
4
What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A hound's-tooth jacket
A brown derby hat
A red hunting hat
A pink leisure suit
5
According to Holden, what is the best part of the Museum of Natural History?
That the bird look like the ones in the Lagoon"
"Everything always stayed right were it was"
"No goddam phonies ever went there"
"This one crazy Indian reminds him of Allie"
6
Just before he leaves her room, Phoebe gives Holden:
A record she bought for him
His red hunting hat
A stern scolding
Her Christmas money
7
The main reason Holden loves the Museum of Natural History is because:
there are no phonies there
it is always full of children
it is Phoebe's favorite place to visit
it never changes
8
Holden wonders about the fate of which animals in Central Park?
The ducks in the lagoon
The squirrels in the Sheep Meadow
The dogs roaming the Nature Preserve
The goats in the children zoo
9
Who or what is the Catcher in the Rye?
An old college buddy of Holden's father
Phoebe's favorite stuffed animal
A symbolically important drinking glass
Holden's "dream job"
10
What is the time span of the events Holden tells of ?
2 days
2 years
1 week
10 days
11
According to Holden, when was he most happy?
Fooling phonies with elaborate lies
Writing essays for Mr. Spencer
Listening to Ernie play piano
Holding hands with Jane
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Holden was upset with DB because he
Always borrowed things and never returned them
Thought he was so great
Was a cruel and vicious person
Started writing movies in Hollywood
13
Maurice
Was the bellhop who asked Holden if he "wanted a good time"
Headmaster at Pency Prep
Had suitcases Holden didn't like
Holden's old roommate
14
After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch, what does Holden do?
Punches Maurice in the face
Repeatedly insults Maurice, resulting in further punishment
He hops around the room yelling swear words
Collapses to the floor, cursing Sunny
15
Jane Gallagher
Drank too much
Lets Holden borrow some money she saved for Christmas
Got upset when Holden called her a "pain in the ass"
Lived next to Holden for a summer
16
The title of the book refers to Holden's wish to:
Write stories like his brother DB
Protect the children from dangerous situations
Imitate the Scottish poet, Robert Burns
Run away and work on a farm
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Mr. Antolini
Married an older woman; drank too much
Holden's old history teacher
Headmaster at Pency Prep
Wore a ratty bathrobe and had a hairy chest
18
Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Write stories
Talk about the Museum of Natural History
Play checkers
Ride her bike
19
When Holden checks into the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out of the window?
Jane Gallagher fooling around with Stradlater
A flock of ducks flying away from Central Park
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms
A parade
20
Which of the statements is NOT true?
Holden dislikes Stradlater because he is a "secret slob"
Holden dislikes Earnest Morrow because he's well respected
Holden dislikes Dick Slagle because of his cheap suitcases
Holden dislikes Ackely because he's dirty
21
Phoebe
Gave Holden her Christmas dough
Smoked too much
Daughter of the headmaster at Pency
Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
22
Phoebe
Smoked too much
Daughter of the headmaster at Pency
Gave Holden her Christmas dough
Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
23
Ackley
Died of leukemia
Snobby pianist in Greenwich Village
Drank too much
Had a habit of squeezing his pimples in public
24
As Holden prepares to leave New York for good, what does he encounter?
Swears on walls
Ackley and Stradlater
Mr. Antolini
His brother's ghost
25
When the novel begins, where is Holden?
Taking a train to New York
Recuperating in a mental hospital
Riding a carousel in Central Park
Watching a football game
26
What was Holden's least favorite word?
Fabulous
Phony
Goddam
Grand
27
Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because:
Holden feels sick
Holden thinks Antolini made a pass at him
Mr. Antolini throws him out
Antolini passes out drunk
28
Contrasting him with Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n)...
Clean and nice roommate
A secret slob
Guy whose mess you don't mind
Anal-retentive neat freak
29
As Holden predicted, Sally is very excited to do what?
Talk about their future together
Openly discuss their problems with school
See the Lunts live and on-stage
Listen to "Little Shirley Beans)
30
What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
A record called "Little Shirley Beans"
A Christmas present
A book, Out of Africa
An autographed photograph
31
Holden's desire to protect children and other creatures
Is passed to him by his father
Is shown through his concern for the ducks
Gets him kicked out of Pency
Forces him to live like a hermit
32
Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...
He's a virgin
He's mourning the death of his mother
He just had an operation
He loves her too much
33
Phoebe
Gave Holden her Christmas dough
Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
Daughter of the headmaster at Pency
Smoked too much
34
Phoebe makes fun of Holden, because, in her mind, he...
Smokes too much
Is too nice
Dates terrible women
Doesn't like anything
35
Mr. Thurmer
Thinks that Holden needs mental help
What the biggest phony of all
Holden's science teacher
Headmaster at Pency Prep; has a daughter
36
Ernie
Wonders where the ducks go in the winter
The cab driver
The bellhop who got Holden a prostitute
Snobby pianist in Greenwich Village
37
Mr. Spencer
Wore a ratty bathrobe and had a bumpy chest and funny legs
Headmaster at Pency Prep
Married an older woman; drinks too much
Holden's old English teacher
38
Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after:
Stradlater suddenly attacks him
Stradlater refuses to answer questions about his date
Stradlater rips Holden's jacket
Stradlater brags about his sexual conquests
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Phoebe
Daughter of the headmaster at Pency
Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
Smoked too much
Gave Holden her Christmas dough
40
Holden writes an essay about Allie's baseball glove
To chase away his depression
As a favor to Ackley
As a favor to Stradlater
As an assignment for Spencer
41
DB
Headmaster at Pency Prep
Was Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
Died of leukemia
Lets Holden borrow his Christmas money
42
What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of the story?
Whooten School
Don Bosco High
Elkton Hills
Pency Prep
43
Allie
Holden's younger sister
Thinks Holden's conversation is very immature
Got upset when Holden called her a "pain in the ass"
Died of leukemia
44
Phoebe stops Holden from leaving by
Taking her cash back
Insisting Holden take Phoebe with him
Telling her parents about Holden's plan
Telling Antolini about Holden's plan
45
Which prep school did Holden NOT attend?
Elkton Hills
Andover
Pency
Whooton
46
Phoebe
Gave Holden her Christmas dough
Smoked too much
Holden's older sibling, a writer in Hollywood
Daughter of the headmaster at Pency
47
Stradlater
Wore a ratty bathrobe and had a hairy chest
Was a secret slob
Thinks Holden's conversation is very immature
Drank too much and hung out with older women
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Mrs. Morrow
Died of leukemia
Drank too much, married a younger man
Stradlater's date
Met Holden on a train; mother of Earnest
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Carl Luce
Drank too much; dated only older women
Was a secret slob
Was Holden's roommate at Elkton Hills
Thinks Holden's conversation is very immature
