Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?

He had just returned to school and had to see his teacher

The three boys ended up not seeing the movie Saturday night because...

Mal Brossard and Ackley had already seen it

What really "knocks" Holden out about a book?

When you're done and wish you could call up the author

What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?

He read out loud Holden's exam answer & note he had written

Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?

He was expelled for failing four out of five subjects

Who is Holden Caulfield?

A teenage student at a prep school in Pennsylvania

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Catcher: Chp 1-5

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1
Where is Holden as he narrates the story?
At a rest home in California
At his parents' house in NY
On a plane flying to Europe
In the school library
2
Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?
He had just returned to school and had to see his teacher
He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday
He was on academic probation and not allowed to attend
He couldn't afford a ticket
3
Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
ride her bike
write stories
talk about the Museum of Natural History
play checkers
4
The three boys ended up not seeing the movie Saturday night because...
They stayed in the dorm to play bridge and canasta
Mal Brossard and Ackley had already seen it
They missed the last showing
Holden didn't feel like it
5
What really "knocks" Holden out about a book?
When he is related to the author by blood
When you're done and wish you could call up the author
Stories that chronicle young children growing up
A really great title
6
What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
He read out loud Holden's exam answer & note he had written
He threw Holden a surprise going away party
He called Holden's parents in front of him
He pretended to be dead to scare Holden
7
What does Holden write about for Stradlater's composition?
Allie's baseball glove
D.B.'s car
Ackley's acne
Phoebe's necklace
8
Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
He lost his athletic scholarship and couldn't afford tuition
He was expelled for failing four out of five subjects
He was accepted to college early and starting in the Spring
His father was sick so he needed to support his family
9
Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n)...
"Guy whose mess you don't mind"
"Clean and nice roommate"
"Secret slob"
"Anal-retentive neat-freak"
10
Who is Holden Caulfield?
A teenage student at a prep school in Pennsylvania
An up and coming movie star in Hollywood
A psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California
A writer for a New York newspaper

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