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

Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.

Who is Sunny? How would you describe her?

A "working girl" who is the opposite of her name.

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

He recognizes that children are genuine and adults are not.

Who is Sunny? What does Holden do with her?

A "working girl" who Holden hires, but just talks to.

How would you describe Ackley?

Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners

Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.

Who is J.D. Salinger?

The author of The Catcher in the Rye

Why does Holden start laughing at Sally?

He is nervous and feels guilty for making her cry

What is with the ducks?

They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.

How would you describe Stradlater?

Womanizer, secret slob, conformist

When she says no, how does he react?

He calls her a "pain in the ass"

Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?

He worries about Holden's future.

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1
What does Faith Cavendish do for a living?
She is a "working girl"
She is a college student
She is a stay at home mom
She doesn't have a job
2
All three woman make fun of Holden or ignore him.
True
False
3
What does "shoot the bull" mean?
Compliment a person
Tell the truth
Tell lies
Gossip
4
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
He doesn't do anything.
He skips out on the bill.
He tells them that he spit in their drinks
5
If you had to describe Holden you would say he is ...
Dirty, Disgusting slob, Religious
Attractive, Secret Slob, Womaizer
Funny, Caring, Conformist
Rebellious, Depressed, Liar
6
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Jane
Sunny
Pheobe
Sally
7
In what way are the women fake?
All of these.
They expect Holden to pay the bill?
They lie to each other.
They only care about men with status.
8
Does Holden want to "give Faith the time"?
No.
Yes.
9
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Phoebe
Jane
Sunny
Sally
10
What image would best represent D.B.?
An owl
The Hollywood sign
A duck
A baseball mitt
11
Where is Holden in the beginning, before he starts telling us his story?
California mental hospital
New York City club
Whooton football field
Pencey Prep dorm room
12
What does Holden do with the women?
Gives them "the eye"
Buys them their drinks
All of these.
Dances with them
13
Who does Holden go on a date with in chapter 17?
Sunny
Phoebe
Sally Hayes
Jane Gallagher
14
Why was Holden kicked out of Pencey?
He got into a fight with Ackley
He chose to drop out
He got into a fight with Stradlater
He flunked all of his classes
15
Who does he meet in The Lavendar Room?
Three women from out of town
Three men from out of town
Three classmates
His parents
16
What image would best represent Holden?
Checkers
The Death Star
A duck
A journal
17
What image would best represent Ackley?
A hunting hat
A razor
A varsity jacket
A bottle of acne cream
18
When was The Catcher in the Rye published?
2010
1961
1951
1991
19
Why did J.D. Salinger attend a military academy?
He did not attend a military academy.
He flunked out of school.
He wanted to go there.
His parents did not want him at home.
20
How does Holden know Jane?
The grew up together
They used to go to school together
She is related to him
He used to date her
21
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
22
Which character could be represented by the image below?
Phoebe
Sally
Sunny
Jane
23
Who does Stradlater go out on a date with?
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Caulfield
Sally Hayes
Selma Thurmer
24
What is the symbolism behind Jane keeping her kings in the back row?
Jane is a cheater that Holden needs to get over.
Her viriginity and constant rejection of Holden.
She is a winner.
Jane is smarter than Holden and always will be.
25
Who is Sunny? How would you describe her?
His sister. She is very smart.
A "working girl" who is the opposite of her name.
A random girl who ignores Holden's advances.
A teacher with a bright personality.
26
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.
Adults hate him.
He has a young mentality.
27
Who is Sunny? What does Holden do with her?
A "working girl" who
A "working girl" who Holden hires, but just talks to.
A "working girl" who Holden hires and he gives her the time.
28
Once he checks in the hotel, where does Holden go next?
The Purple Room
The Blue Room
The Red Room
The Lavendar Room
29
Why does Holden get into a fight with Stradlater?
All of these.
Stradlater gets mad that Holden keeps calling him a moron.
He thinks Stradlater "gave Jane the time".
He is jealous that Stradlater got a date with Jane.
30
What does Holden hate most of all?
Teachers
Adults
Liars
Phonies
31
How would you describe Ackley?
Pimples, gross teeth, poor manners
Liar, womanizer, hot-shot
Weird, outcast, sad
Clean, neat freak, very polite
32
What image would best represent Allie?
A baseball mitt
A winter glove
A baseball bat
A hunting hat
33
Who is the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye?
J.D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
D.B. Caulfield
34
What is Holden's sister, Phoebe, like?
Rude and spoiled
Strange and opinionated
Stupid and unapologetic
Wise and emotional
35
What does he ask her to do?
Come back to his hotel room.
Hook him up with Jane.
Marry him.
Run away with him.
36
D.B. is a perfect example of...
what Holden does not want to become.
All of these.
a sell-out. 
what it means to grow up.
37
Which characters are Holden's foils (opposites)
Spencer and D.B.
Jane and Sally
Stradlater and Ackley
Phoebe and Allie
38
Who is Allie?
Holden's younger brother who died of luekemia.
Holden's younger sister who is really smart.
Holden's other roommate.
Holen's ex-girlfriend
39
Who is J.D. Salinger?
No idea
Holden's mother
The author of The Catcher in the Rye
Holden's father
40
Why does Holden start laughing at Sally?
He thinks she is pathetic
She said something funny
She trips and falls as she walks away from him.
He is nervous and feels guilty for making her cry
41
What is with the ducks?
They are just there.
Holden wants to be a duck.
They symbolize Holden's current situation in life.
Holden likes ducks.
42
What city was J.D. Salinger from?
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Boston
43
How would you describe Stradlater?
Womanizer, secret slob, conformist
Sell-out, talented, rich
Liar, outcast, depressed
Dirty, obvious slob, rebel
44
Which character could be represented by the image shown below?
Jane
Sally
Pheobe
Sunny
45
When she says no, how does he react?
He leaves her at the ice skating rink.
He tells her she is rude and to never speak to him again.
He calls her a "pain in the ass"
He tells her she is ugly and fake.
46
How does Sally react when Holden calls her a "pain in the ass"?
She says, "Back at ya!"
She walks out on the check
She slaps him
She starts crying
47
What war did J.D. Salinger fight in?
WWII
Vietnam
WWI
Civil War
48
Why is Spencer concerned about Holden?
He worries about Holden's drug use.
He worries about Holden's mental health.
He worries about Holden's future.
He worried about Holden's social life.
49
Who is Phoebe?
Holden's kid sister
Holden's new crush
Holden's cousin
Holden's ex-girlfriend
50
Who is Old Spencer and what role does he play in the story?
History teacher, mentor
History teacher, antagonist
History teacher, villain
History teacher, protagonist
51
When Holden gets to the hotel in New York, has he found his "pond"?
No.
Yes.
52
What do Holden and Spender discuss?
Holden's poor grades
Holden's poor attitude
Holden's ideal behavior
Holden's fantastic grades
53
What does Holden decide to write about?
Allie's tragic death
Allie's love of poetry
Allie's red hair
Allie's baseball mitt
54
What image could represent Stradlater?
A bottle of acne cream
A movie reel
A history book
A varsity jacket
55
Who is D.B. and why is he a "sell-out"?
Holden's best friend who ditched him
Holden's older brother who gave up on his dream
Holden's history teacher
Holden's little brother who died
56
What does Holden decide to do after he fights Stradlater?
He leaves Pencey early for New York.
He calls Jane to tell her how much of a jerk he is.
He will get his revenge.
He snitches about the fight to the headmaster.

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