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Who was Holden's grade-school teacher?
What sports team did Holden manage?
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1
What sports team did Holden manage?
Debate team
Fencing team
Academic team
Lacrosse team
2
Who was Holden's grade-school teacher?
Mrs. Morrow
Mrs. Aigletinger
Mr. Spencer
3
The conversation Holden has with Carl mainly deals with
sex
drinking
ducks
students at Pencey
4
What really disturbs Holden about Sunny? (other than the fact that she is a prostitute)
she's pregnant
she's ugly
she is very young; maybe even Holden's age
she is married to her pimp
5
Holden is offered a companion for the night by
the night clerk
one of the hotel guests
the elevator operator
Faith Cavendish
6
Holden experiences a moment of intense joy at the park when he watches Phoebe doing what?
feeding the ducks
riding the carousel
taunting the lions
roller skating
7
..
he
hardly won't talk to you unless you're a big shot or celebrity or something." - who is
he
?
Ernie
Mr. Vinson
Maurice
Mr. Antolini
8
Holden asks Horwitz, the cab driver, where
a good place to get a drink might be
the fish live in the winter
Ernie's is located
the ducks have gone
9
Who thought Holden should let his hair grow long?
D.B.
Sunny
Allie
Sally Hayes
10
One thing Holden loved to do with Jane was...
dance on her screened-in porch
hold hands
lie outside, looking at the stars
go out to eat
11
"I'll come over and trimma tree for ya, okay? Okay, hey?" (identify the speaker)
Holden
Ackley
Stradlater
Allie
12
"Well look Mr. Cawffle, I'm not in the habit of making engagements in the middle of the night."
Sally Hayes
Phoebe Caufield
Jane Gallagher
Faith Cavendish
13
Holden dislikes movies and most plays because he believes that
movies and plays are too sad and depressing
people should live life and not rely on fake experiences
most actors don't really do a good job of acting like people
14
"I used to kid
her
because she wouldn't take
her
kings out of the back row" -who is her?
Sally
Phoebe
Sunny
Jane
15
Who borrowed Holden's hounds-tooth jacket?
Robert Ackley
Ward Stradlater
Carl Luce
Horwitz
16
Holden knows Jane from
Falls in California
Winters at Pencey
Springs in New York
Summers in Maine
17
In New York, Holden gets a room at
Mr. Antolini's house
the Edgewood Hostel
the Edmont Hotel
the Egmont Hotel
18
Who knew everyone was a "flit"?
Mr. Spencer
James Castle
Carl Luce
Jane Gallagher
19
Holden finds nearly everything
depressing
fixable
exciting
happy
20
Mr. Spencer is Holden's
History teacher
Science teacher
English teacher
Oral Expressions teacher
21
How does Holden view children?
evil
annoying
innocent
self-centered
22
The majority of the book takes place around which holiday?
Christmas
Halloween
Valentine's Day
Arbor Day
23
"...
he
was more witty than intellectual when you were with him..." -who is
he
?
James Castle
Ernie
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Antolini
24
What did Holden write Stradlater's composition about?
his brother in California
poetry written in pencil
a baseball mitt
his date with Jane
25
Phoebe is angry with Holden because...
He never wrote her a return letter
He has flunked out of school
He scared her when he woke her up
He broke her record
26
After seeing a show with Sally, Holden takes her
ice skating
to Ernie's
to the Wicker bar
to a hockey game
27
One thing Holden really hates to see people carrying is
bags from expensive department stores
little dogs in carrying cases that look like purses
cheap suitcases
28
"Innarested in having a good time, fella? Or is it too late for you?" (identify the speaker)
Maurice
Ackley
Stradlater
D.B.
29
Where is Holden as he narrates the story?
on a plane flying to Europe
his parents house in NYC
in a psych ward
the school library
30
Who is Robert Ackley?
Holden's BFF
Holden's brother-in-law
Holden's dormitory neighbor
Holden's roommate
31
"The whole time
he
roomed next to me, I never even saw him brush his teeth." - who is
he
?
Ackley
Stradlater
Carl Luce
James Castle
32
At Pencey, Holden has failed every subject
EXCEPT
History
Math
English
Gym
33
True or False: Holden comes from a poor family.
True
False
34
Holden throws a snowball...
at a car in the parking lot
at a fire hydrant
at Ackley
away before getting on the bus
35
Who jumped out of a window at Elkton Hills?
Robert Ackley
James Castle
Mr. Spencer
Sunny
36
What would Holden like to be?
a lemon
a catcher in the rye
a ninja
a batter in the wheat
37
Who failed Holden in history class?
James Castle
Mr. Spencer
Mrs. Aigletinger
Carl Luce
38
She's
quite skinny, like me, but roller skate skinny." - Who is
"she"
in this quote?
Sally Hayes
Jane Gallagher
Sunny
Phoebe Caufield
39
Which question plagues Holden throughout the book?
who killed FDR?
would aliens be less phony?
which came first; the chicken or the egg?
where do the ducks in Central Park pond go in the winter?
40
Before Holden leaves, Phoebe gives him
a broken record
some money
a letter
a pair of gloves
41
Who is that author of The Catcher in the Rye?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ms. Brown
J.D. Salinger
William Shakespeare
42
Who never puts things back where he finds them?
James Castle
Ward Stradlater
Robert Ackley
Carl Luce
43
What happens when Holden tries hooking up with the prostitute?
he doesn't have sex with her but pays her anyway
he can't perform because he's thinking about his mother
he has the night of his life
they talk about their dreams in life
44
"what" or "who" is The Catcher in the Rye?
Phoebe's favorite stuffed animal
a symbolically important drinking glass
Holden's dream job
an old college buddy of Holden's father
45
Who is described as being "muckle-mouthed"?
Allie
Sally Hayes
Mrs. Morrow
Jane Gallagher
46
"
He's
got a lot of dough now.
He
didn't use to.
He
used to be a regular writer." - who is
he
?
Allie
Ackley
D.B.
Stradlater
47
Holden gets kicked out of Pencey Prep
for fighting with his peers
False
True
48
The protagonist of
The Catcher in the Rye
is
Phoebe
Mr. Antolini
Holden
Jane
49
The elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel offers to get Holden
complimentary breakfast
movie tickets
a prostitute
drugs
50
Where does Holden decide to go after being kicked out of Pencey?
stay in a hotel in NYC for a few days before going home
go visit Jane Gallagher
go directly to his parents house
California to see his brother
51
According to Holden, what is the "best thing" about the Museum of Natural History?
"That this one crazy Indian always reminds (him) of Allie."
"That everything always stayed right where it was."
"That no goddamn phonies ever went there."
"That the birds look exactly like the ducks in the lagoon."
52
Holden's favorite word is
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
phony
whom
booger
53
All of the following are main themes in the novel EXCEPT
growing up
loneliness
innocence
good vs. evil
54
After talking to the nuns, Holden accidentally
forgets to say goodbye
knocks their basket over
blows smoke in their faces
drops cigarette ash into their collection can
55
Who was the prostitute recommended by Maurice?
Jane Gallagher
Sunny
Sally Hayes
Phoebe Caufield
56
While at the Wicker bar, Holden pretends to have a bullet wound in his
head
arm
stomach
leg
57
Who will be Benedict Arnold in a play?
Holden Caufield
Sally Hayes
Phoebe Caufield
Sunny
58
The elevator operator at Holden's parent's home did not recognize Holden because...
The lights were not working
Holden looked older
The operator was new
Holden was wearing his hat
59
While in New York for a fencing match, Holden buys himself a
new jacket
pair of earmuffs
baseball cap
red hunting hat
60
"
You
give me a royal pain in the ass if you want to know the truth." -who is
you
in this quote?
Mrs. Morrow
Jane
Phoebe
Sally
61
Who sat next to Holden on the train to new York?
Mrs. Morrow
Horwitz
Jane Gallagher
Mrs. Aigletinger
62
What is the name of the game Holden used to play with Jane?
checkers
Candy Land
Monopoly
Chutes and Ladders
63
What color is Holden's hat?
blue
rainbow
black
red
64
Holden describes his kid sister Phoebe as
a spoiled brat
the prettiest and smartest kid you ever saw
a kid who loves to tattle on her siblings
a little kid who gets on your nerves in less than 5 minutes
65
Who died of cancer and had a baseball mitt?
D.B.
Phoebe
Allie
Sunny
66
"
He
was strictly a pain in the ass, but
he
certainly had a good vocabulary." -who is he?
Horwitz
Carl Luce
Mr. Antolini
Maurice
67
What is the word Holden uses to describe most of the people he encounters?
phonies
jerks
creeps
losers
68
Who thinks fish absorb nutrients in ice?
Phoebe
Stradlater
Horwitz
Ackley
69
Who is a writer in California?
Stradlater
Sally Hayes
Horwitz
D.B.
70
Holden tells the girls from Seattle that his name is
Jim Steele
Grant Green
Carl Luce
James Bond