What is the new hat that Holden is so excited about?

A read hunting cap with earflaps

Who does Holden dance and drink (a soda) with at a hotel bar?

A group of girls visiting from out of town

What happens between Holden and the prostitute?

She sits in his lap, but he tells her he is injured and can't have sex.

Why was the book The Catcher in the Rye banned multiple times in the United States?

Because it contained inappropriate language and controversial themes.

Why does Holden call his brother D.B. a prostitute?

Because he lives in Hollywood, writing for the movie industry.

What does Holden think of his sister, Phoebe?

He thinks she's pretty, smart, likable, nice, and funny.

The next morning, what does Holden arrange to do?

Go on a date with a girl named Sally Hayes

How does Holden know Stradlater's date, Jane?

They played checkers together one summer.

Where does Holden go once he gets into the city?

To a seedy hotel called the Edmond

Why is Holden so worried about Stradlater's date with Jane?

He likes Jane and doesn't want Stradlater coming on to her.

What does Holden decide while he is in Ackley's room?

That he'll leave school that night and head into the city

What does Mr. Spencer tell Holden?

He counsels him in trusting his instincts.

What was Holden's relationship with Jane?

They became good friends one summer, and Holden was attracted to her.

Why does Holden flee from the nightclub?

He runs into Lillian Simmons, who annoys him.

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1
What is the new hat that Holden is so excited about?
A read hunting cap with earflaps
A top hat
A baseball cap of his favorite team
A woolen cap with tassels
2
Who does Holden dance and drink (a soda) with at a hotel bar?
A prostitute he hires
A group of girls visiting from out of town
A burlesque dancer whose number he had
He brings Phoebe, who is wearing her nightgown and is half-asleep.
3
What happens between Holden and the prostitute?
He asks her to run away with him.
They have sex.
She sits in his lap, but he tells her he is injured and can't have sex.
She sits in his lap but says she's really tired and just wants to sleep.
4
Why was the book The Catcher in the Rye banned multiple times in the United States?
Because the main character was too moody.
Because it contained inappropriate language and controversial themes.
Because people thought it was about baseball and got disappointed.
Because it revealed the secret recipe for the best American burger.
5
Why does Holden call his brother D.B. a prostitute?
Because he works as a male escort.
Because he lives in Hollywood, writing for the movie industry.
Because he writes best sellers.
Because he became an actor and lives in Hollywood.
6
What does Holden think of his sister, Phoebe?
He thinks she's annoying, immature, and whiny.
He thinks she's pretty, smart, likable, nice, and funny.
He worries that she's sickly and might die like Allie.
He's afraid that she'll be a promiscuous teenager.
7
The next morning, what does Holden arrange to do?
Go see a doctor to figure out what's wrong with him
Go see the mummy exhibit at the Museum of Natural History
Go on a date with a girl named Sally Hayes
Meet his sister for lunch
8
How does Holden know Stradlater's date, Jane?
They were next-door neighbors growing up,
They played checkers together one summer.
Jane is his sister.
He dated her when he was at his old school.
9
Where does Holden go once he gets into the city?
He checks his bags at Grand Central and sleeps on a park bench
Right to his old English teacher's apartment
Straight home to talk to Phoebe
To a seedy hotel called the Edmond
10
Why is Holden so worried about Stradlater's date with Jane?
He's worried he won't get a chance to say goodbye to Stradlater.
He's worried Stradlater will make a fool of himself.
He likes Jane and doesn't want Stradlater coming on to her.
He doesn't want Stradlater to mention that he knows him.
11
What does Horwitz, the cab driver, get angry at Holden about?
Pigeons
Anti-Semitism
Crime
Ducks
12
How did Holden's younger brother, Allie, die?
A terrible car crash
Leukemia
His brother D.B. accidentally shot him
A sudden heart attack
13
What does Holden decide while he is in Ackley's room?
To ccall his parents and tell them what's going on
That he'll leave school that night and head into the city
To apologize to Stradlater
To beg the headmaster to let him stay
14
What does Mr. Spencer tell Holden?
He counsels him in trusting his instincts.
He tells him not to worry so much and that everything will be fine.
He tells him stories of when he was a kid and went to Pencey.
He lectures him about failing in school and life by not applying himself.
15
What was Holden's relationship with Jane?
They dated on and off but were never too serious about each other.
They went out for years but had a terrible breakup.
They became good friends one summer, and Holden was attracted to her.
He loved Jane passionately, but she always ignored him.
16
What do you call the narrator Holden in The Catcher in the Rye?
First-person narrator
The invisible ghost writer
The all-knowing storyteller
The gossip guy
17
Why does Holden flee from the nightclub?
He can't get Mr. Spencer's lecture out of his head.
He feels dizzy and his nose starts bleeding.
He runs into Lillian Simmons, who annoys him.
He sees his parents across the room.

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