What does Holden decide to do after he fights Stradlater?

He leaves Pencey early for New York.

What is the symbolism behind Jane keeping her kings in the back row?

Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.

Who is D.B. and why is he a "sell-out"?

Holden's older brother who gave up on his dream

Why does Holden relate more to children than people he own age?

He recognizes that children are genuine and adults are not.

How would you describe Stradlater?

Womanizer, secret slob, conformist

Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?

He worries about Holden's future.

What prank does he play on the women when he gets tired of them being rude?

He tells them that they just missed a movie star

What is with the ducks?

They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.

Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.

Who is J.D. Salinger?

The author of The Catcher in the Rye

How would you describe Ackley?

Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners

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1
What is Holden's sister, Phoebe, like?
Wise and emotional
Strange and opinionated
Stupid and unapologetic
Rude and spoiled
2
What does Holden decide to do after he fights Stradlater?
He leaves Pencey early for New York.
He snitches about the fight to the headmaster.
He will get his revenge.
He calls Jane to tell her how much of a jerk he is.
3
Where is Holden in the beginning, before he starts telling us his story?
New York City club
California mental hospital
Pencey Prep dorm room
Whooton football field
4
What is the symbolism behind Jane keeping her kings in the back row?
Jane is smarter than Holden and always will be.
Jane is a cheater that Holden needs to get over.
She is a winner.
Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.
5
Why does Holden get into a fight with Stradlater?
All of these.
He is jealous that Stradlater got a date with Jane.
Stradlater gets mad that Holden keeps calling him a moron.
He thinks Stradlater "gave Jane the time".
6
Who is Phoebe?
Holden's new crush
Holden's kid sister
Holden's cousin
Holden's ex-girlfriend
7
Who is D.B. and why is he a "sell-out"?
Holden's little brother who died
Holden's history teacher
Holden's best friend who ditched him
Holden's older brother who gave up on his dream
8
Who is the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye?
D.B. Caulfield
J.D. Salinger
Jane Gallagher
Holden Caulfield
9
When Holden gets to the hotel in New York, has he found his "pond"?
Yes.
No.
10
What city was J.D. Salinger from?
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
New York
11
Why does Holden relate more to children than people he own age?
He is not very intelligent.
He recognizes that children are genuine and adults are not.
He has a young mentality.
Adults hate him.
12
What is the deal with the red hunting hat?
It is his comfort object.
He wears it backwards as a symbol of rebellion.
All of these.
Holden shows the reader his true self when he wear it
13
How would you describe Stradlater?
Dirty, obvious slob, rebel
Womanizer, secret slob, conformist
Sell-out, talented, rich
Liar, outcast, depressed
14
Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?
He worries about Holden's drug use.
He worries about Holden's future.
He worries about Holden's mental health.
He worried about Holden's social life.
15
If you had to describe Holden you would say he is ...
Dirty, Disgusting slob, Religious
Rebellious, Depressed, Liar
Attractive, Secret Slob, Womaizer
Funny, Caring, Conformist
16
What prank does he play on the women when he gets tired of them being rude?
He tells them that he spit in their drinks
He tells them that they just missed a movie star
He doesn't do anything.
He skips out on the bill.
17
When was The Catcher in the Rye published?
1961
1951
2010
1991
18
What does Holden hate most of all?
Adults
Teachers
Liars
Phonies
19
Who is Old Spencer and what role does he play in the story?
History teacher, antagonist
History teacher, mentor
History teacher, protagonist
History teacher, villain
20
What do Holden and Spender discuss?
Holden's ideal behavior
Holden's poor attitude
Holden's fantastic grades
Holden's poor grades
21
What is with the ducks?
They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.
Holden likes ducks.
They are just there.
Holden wants to be a duck.
22
What war did J.D. Salinger fight in?
WWI
Vietnam
WWII
Civil War
23
Who is Allie?
Holen's ex-girlfriend
Holden's younger sister who is really smart.
Holden's other roommate.
Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.
24
Who is J.D. Salinger?
Holden's father
No idea
The author of The Catcher in the Rye
Holden's mother
25
Who does Stradlater go out on a date with?
Sally Hayes
Selma Thurmer
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Caulfield
26
Who does he meet in The Lavendar Room?
Three women from out of town
His parents
Three classmates
Three men from out of town
27
Once he checks in the hotel, where does Holden go next?
The Purple Room
The Red Room
The Blue Room
The Lavendar Room
28
What does Holden do with the women?
Dances with them
Gives them "the eye"
All of these.
Buys them their drinks
29
Why was Holden kicked out of Pencey?
He got into a fight with Ackley
He flunked all of his classes
He chose to drop out
He got into a fight with Stradlater
30
What does Holden decide to write about?
Allie's baseball mitt
Allie's red hair
Allie's love of poetry
Allie's tragic death
31
In what way are the women fake?
They only care about men with status.
They lie to each other.
They expect Holden to pay the bill?
All of these.
32
What does Faith Cavendish do for a living?
She is a "working girl"
She doesn't have a job
She is a stay at home mom
She is a college student
33
What does "shoot the bull" mean?
Tell lies
Gossip
Compliment a person
Tell the truth
34
Which characters are Holden's foils (opposites)
Phoebe and Allie
Jane and Sally
Spencer and D.B.
Stradlater and Ackley
35
How would you describe Ackley?
Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners
Clean, neat freak, very polite
Liar, womanizer, hot-shot
Weird, outcast, sad
36
D.B. is a perfect example of...
All of these.
a sell-out. 
what it means to grow up.
what Holden does not want to become.
37
Why did J.D. Salinger attend a military academy?
His parents did not want him at home.
He flunked out of school.
He wanted to go there.
He did not attend a military academy.
38
How does Holden know Jane?
They used to go to school together
She is related to him
The grew up together
He used to date her
39
Does Holden want to "give Faith the time"?
Yes.
No.
40
All three woman make fun of Holden or ignore him.
True
False

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