Who sits next to Holden on the train?

The mother of one of Holden's classmates

Who says... “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” ?

Mr. Spencer, Holden's history teacher

Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the others rooms?

Faith Cavendish, a girl whose number he has

Where does Holden go once he gets to the city?

To a seedy hotel called the Edmont

Why is everyone at the football game that Holden watches from the top of the hill?

It's the popular last game against a school rival

Why does Holden decide to punch Stradlater?

Stradlater refused to answer the question about his date

Why does Ackley annoy Holden?

He has really, really bad personal hygiene

What does Stradlater ask Holden to do for him while he's out on his date?

Write a compostition for him describing a room

Why does Holden flee from the nightclub?

Because he runs into Lillian Simmons, who annoys him.

What question plagues Holden throughout the book?

Where do the ducks in Central Park go in the winter?

Who does Holden dance and drink (a coke) with in the hotel bar?

A groups of girls visiting from out of town

In the beginning of the novel, where is Holden?

In some sort of psychiatric unit

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A Quiz to test your knowledge of the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

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1
What happened to Holden's brother Allie?
He was sent to juvie.
He had a sudden heart-attack.
He was in a terrible car crash.
He died of leukemia.
2
Who sits next to Holden on the train?
His old friend Sally Hayes
The mother of one of Holden's classmates
The headmaster's daughter
Luce, a grad student at Columbia
3
Who says... “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” ?
Holden
Ackley, Holden's neighbor
Holden's roomate, Stradlater
Mr. Spencer, Holden's history teacher
4
What does Holden's brother D.B. do for a living?
He's a Hollywood writer.
He's a headmaster at a school.
He's a pitcher.
He's a zookeeper.
5
What or who is the "Catcher in the Rye"?
Holden's dream job
None of the above
Holden's father
Phoebe's stuffed animal
6
Why does Holden get beat up in the hotel room?
He insulted the bell boy, with a particularly raunchy joke
He laughs at a man who plays the harmonica with his nose
He didn't pay a hooker
He stole the next room's "USA Today"
7
Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the others rooms?
Jane, the girl he used to play checkers with
Phoebe, his sister
His parents
Faith Cavendish, a girl whose number he has
8
Where does Holden go once he gets to the city?
Right to his old English teacher's apartment
He sleeps on a park bench
To a seedy hotel called the Edmont
Straight home to talk to Phoebe
9
What did Allie write on his baseball glove?
The names of girls he liked
Bible verses
Poems
Baseball stats
10
What's the name of the school that Holden was attending during the course of telling his story?
The Whooton School
Don Bosco High
Elkton Hills
Pencey Prep
11
What is the reason for Holden leaving his school?
He was expelled for fighting
He was expelled for destruction of school property.
He's moving
He failed most of his classes
12
Who is Jane Gallagher?
An old friend of Holden
Holden's girlfriend
None of the above
A Prostitute
13
Why is everyone at the football game that Holden watches from the top of the hill?
It's the popular last game against a school rival
There is a particularly good half time show
There is a mandatory attendance
It's the popular first game against a school rival
14
Why does Holden decide to punch Stradlater?
Stradlater refused to answer the question about his date
Stradlater attacked Holden first
Stradlater brags about his date with Jane
Stradlater was teasing Holden
15
Why does Ackley annoy Holden?
He's really smart and always showing off his good grades.
He has a really high, screechy voice and always makes messes
He always snaps people with his towel after taking a shower
He has really, really bad personal hygiene
16
What does Stradlater ask Holden to do for him while he's out on his date?
Write a composition about a personal memory
Write a compostition for him describing a room
Do his laundry
Do his math homework
17
Why does Holden flee from the nightclub?
He sees his parents across the room.
He feels dizzy and his nose starts bleeding.
He can't get Mr. Spencer's lecture out of his head.
Because he runs into Lillian Simmons, who annoys him.
18
What does the elevator operator offer Holden?
A Prostitute
None of the above
Money
Drugs
19
What question plagues Holden throughout the book?
Which came first: the chicken, or the egg?
Where do the ducks in Central Park go in the winter?
Who killed FDR?
Would aliens be less phony?
20
What happened to the fencing equipment in New York?
The team left it in a taxi
He left it all on the subway
Holden sold it at a pawn ship in New York
It was stolen
21
What do Mal, Ackley, and Holden end up doing when they take the bus into town?
Eating burgers
Going to the movies
Stealing cars
Going for a walk on the beach
22
Where is Holden while he is writing the story?
In a writing class
In prison
In a rest home
In church
23
Who does Holden dance and drink (a coke) with in the hotel bar?
A groups of girls visiting from out of town
He brings Phoebe, who is half-asleep
A burlesque dancer whose number he had
A prostitute he hires
24
In the beginning of the novel, where is Holden?
At a football game
In some sort of psychiatric unit
In his dorm
Home for Christmas break

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