How exactly did Holden and Jane meet?

Her dog "relieved" herself in Holden's yard

Why does Holden hate the advertisement of the man playing polo for Pencey?

Never once has he seen someone playing polo

How much did he charge for the prostitute?

5 bucks a throw, 15 for the whole night

What was Holden saying about Old Man Spencer when he came to visit his history teacher?

He was grossed out, room smelled like nose drops

What is Ernie's Place?

A bar D.B and Holden always went to in Greenwich Village.

What does the Central Park daydream Holden have show about him?

He is immature, cannot have a serious conversation

What does the elevator guy ask Holden as he enters the elevator that night?

If he wants to order a prostitute

What was Stradlater’s response to the composition?

He hated it, which led Holden to ripping it up.

What was Holden’s opinion on the headmaster, Old Man (Dr.) Thurmer?

He hated him, thought he was a terrible man

What is the lie Holden tells Ernest's mother on the train?

He needs to have an operation on his brain done.

Who was Faith Cavendish?

Girl from Princeton (he had her address)

What did Sally's mother say about Holden?

He is wild, no direction in life.

Who was Old Man Spencer?

His history teacher from Pencey

Why was Holden annoyed with the blonde girl while they were dancing?

She wasn't listening or paying attention to him.

How does Holden describe the hotel he stays at?

Full of perverts, very odd people

Who was Ernest Morrow?

Student at Pencey, Holden could not stand him.

What was bothering Holden about Jane?

How she was with Stradlater in Ed Banky's car.

What does it mean to be yellow?

To be depressed, lack aggression

How does Holden describe his parents?

Touchy as hell, do not talk about anything personal.

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Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1-13 review

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Review of the first half of our first major novel, Catcher in the Rye.

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1
What did Stradlater hate being called that escalated their "fight" even more?
A scrub
A moron
A loser
A genius
2
What does he say about Phoebe?
She is really smart
The dumbest one in the family
He cannot stand talking to her
She is annoying
3
How exactly did Holden and Jane meet?
They were in the mental hospital together
The went to school together
They are from Canada and played hockey together
Her dog "relieved" herself in Holden's yard
4
Why does Holden hate the advertisement of the man playing polo for Pencey?
He cannot stand the sight of horses
Holden left the polo equipment on the subway one time
He does not mind it at all
Never once has he seen someone playing polo
5
Why was Stradlater in such a big hurry?
He was leaving with Ed Banky
He was going home
He was going on a date
He had a meeting
6
What was the Lavender Room?
The name of the hotel
An expensive restaurant
Bar at the hotel
The company Maurice worked for
7
Who is Phoebe?
His younger sister
His friend of Elkton Hills
His older sister
His twin sister
8
What does Holden want to do instead of intercourse?
He wants to get it over with
He helps her undress
Starts singing Chris Brown lyrics
Talk
9
What was Holden able to order at the bar?
Food
Water
Alcohol
Coke
10
Where does Holden try to sleep that night, after his confrontation with Stradlater?
He tries to leave with Jane
Outside
In his own dorm room
In Ackley's room
11
What was Holden asking to drink at the bar, but rejected?
Water
Ginger Ale
Scotch and soda
Coke with no rum
12
How much did he charge for the prostitute?
10 buck a throw 20 for all night
30
She's free cause she nasty
5 bucks a throw, 15 for the whole night
13
How much did she end up charging?
20 bucks
10 bucks
5 bucks
free
14
What was Holden saying about Old Man Spencer when he came to visit his history teacher?
He was grossed out, room smelled like nose drops
He was asleep so Holden did not bother him
Was oddly clean
Spent most of the time with Mrs. Spencer
15
Who did Holden talk with most at Pencey (members of his dorm)?
Jane and Sally
He did not have any friends
Ackley and Stradlater
The janitor
16
What is Ernie's Place?
His friends house
The law firm his dad works for
The bar under the hotel
A bar D.B and Holden always went to in Greenwich Village.
17
What does the Central Park daydream Holden have show about him?
He is immature, cannot have a serious conversation
Shows that he is focused, concerned
He never had this daydream
He is so worried and wants to help the ducks
18
Who was D.B.?
His younger brother
Sister
Holden's cousin
His older brother
19
What were the two sports they played?
rugby and deep-sea fishing
tennis and golf
baseball and football
polo and swimming
20
Where is Holden telling us the story from?
His home
Central Park
An insane asylum
Pencey
21
What does the elevator guy ask Holden as he enters the elevator that night?
If he wants his mixtape
If he wants to go bar-hopping
What time he plans to leave tomorrow?
If he wants to order a prostitute
22
What was Stradlater’s response to the composition?
He loved it, was sorry for Holden's loss
It turns out he did not even need it.
He turned it in
He hated it, which led Holden to ripping it up.
23
Who was Sally Hayes?
His sister
An old girlfriend of his.
His next door neighbor
A close friend of his
24
What was Ernie's filled with?
Posters
It was closed down
College and prep school jerks.
Nobody was there
25
What was Holden’s opinion on the headmaster, Old Man (Dr.) Thurmer?
Loved him
His favorite teacher
Was indifferent on him
He hated him, thought he was a terrible man
26
What was the prostitutes name?
SUNNY
NIGHT
CRYSTAL
SNOWY
27
What was the name of the dorm Holden lived at?
Ossenburger
Elkton
Central Memorial Wing
Pencey
28
What is the lie Holden tells Ernest's mother on the train?
He is homesick
He is a terrible liar and does not go through with it.
He flunked out
He needs to have an operation on his brain done.
29
Who was Faith Cavendish?
His cousin
Girl from Princeton (he had her address)
The name of the bar at the bottom of the hotel
Another girl he grew up with
30
What did Sally's mother say about Holden?
Great kid
They should be together
He is wild, no direction in life.
She wants him over for dinner
31
Who was Old Man Spencer?
The headmaster at Pencey
His history teacher from Pencey
His favorite teacher from Elkton Hills
His favorite teacher from Whooton School
32
What was the lone secret that Holden told Jane?
He loved Sally
He liked Jane
He was trapped in jail
Allie's baseball glove
33
Why was Holden annoyed with the blonde girl while they were dancing?
She was a terrible dancer
He was just searching for bae, but he could not find her.
She wasn't listening or paying attention to him.
She would not stop talking
34
How does Holden describe the hotel he stays at?
Nobody was there
Full of perverts, very odd people
Very clean, tidy
He could not afford the hotel
35
Who was Lillian Simmons?
Holden's old girlfriend
The girl with the dragon tattoo
D.B.'s old girlfriend
The chick playing the piano
36
Who was Ernest Morrow?
His friend from Pencey who transferred.
Student at Pencey, Holden could not stand him.
D.B.'s stage name for a play.
The person he sat next to on the train.
37
What was Jane "terrific at" according to Holden?
Frisbee
Holding hands
golf
Drinking
38
What was bothering Holden about Jane?
That she wouldn't stop blowing up his phone.
Plot twist, she was Sunny
How Stradlater was shy of her
How she was with Stradlater in Ed Banky's car.
39
What did Holden decide to abruptly do that night?
Go after Stradlater again
Call home
Start studying
Leave Pencey for good
40
What did Holden end up writing Stradlater’s composition about?
A room
The ducks at Central Park
The school and how he hates it
Allie's baseball glove
41
What does it mean to be yellow?
Tired
IT MEANS YOU AIN'T BLUE #YOUGONELEARNTODAY
Happy
To be depressed, lack aggression
42
What was Stradlater's one rule for Holden to follow?
Make sure all punctuation is accurate
Leave out the commas
Forget all capitalization
It had to be about something very vague
43
How does Holden describe his parents?
His parents are never around
Touchy as hell, do not talk about anything personal.
They are terrible people
Easy to talk to, converse with
44
What was Holden's lie to her about?
He just lost his brother
He does not lie
He flunked out of school
He had an operation
45
Who was the character in Phoebe's stories?
Allie
Josephine
Hazel Weatherfield
Holden

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