J.D. Salinger Flashcards

1

Which colleges did Salinger study at?

Harvard and Yale
Princeton and Oxford
Stanford and Brown
Ursinus and Columbia

2

When did Salinger die?

2008
2005
2012
2010

3

What did Salinger do after 1965?

Became a journalist
Stopped publishing but continued writing privately
Appeared on television
Wrote a new novel

4

Which of the following battles did Salinger participate in?

D-Day Operation
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Midway

5

Where did Salinger move later in life?

Cornish, New Hampshire
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles

6

What was Salinger's mother's ancestry?( ota bobolari)

French
Scottish- Irish
German
Italian

7

Who is the main character of the novel?

Holden Caulfield
Jerome Glass
Buddy Salinger
Zooey Smith

8

What are the main themes of the novel?

Identity, alienation, loss of innocence
Adventure, friendship, victory
Fiction, fantasy, sadness
War, politics, heroism

9

In which world war did Salinger serve?

World War I
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II

10

Which military academy did he attend?

West Point
Marine Corps Academy
Harvard Military Academy
Valley Forge

11

Where were Salinger’s early stories published?

Reader's Digest
Time Magazine
The New Yorker
Life Magazine

12

When was “The Catcher in the Rye” published?

1951
1953
1950
1945

13

What is Salinger’s most famous novel?

Franny and Zooey
The Catcher in the Rye
Reader's Digest
Life Magazine

14

Which of the following quotes is by Salinger?

“I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.”
“A thinking man is a free man.”
“Books are mirrors of truth.”
“Reading changes lives.”

15

When was Jerome David Salinger born?

January 1 1919
February 14, 1921
April 10, 1918
March 5, 1920

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