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Catcher in the Rye
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1
What is the name of the character Phoebe writes about?
Phoebe Caulfield
Hazel Weatherfield
Basil Beatherfield
Mazel Heatherfield
2
Who tells Holden that he hates everything?
His mother
Phoebe
Mr. Antolini
Sally
3
What woke Holden up at Mr. Antolini's house?
Mrs. Antolini washing dishes
Mr. Antolini blowing smoke in his face
Loud music from outside
Mr. Antolini stroking his head
4
What medical condition does Holden most likely have?
Cancer
Autism
Diabetes
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
5
Hold old is Holden?
15
21
17
12
6
Where is the novel narrated from?
A mental hospital
DB's house
Pencey
A hotel in NYC
7
Who does Holden finally turn to for help?
Sally
The ducks
Mr. Antolini
Phoebe
8
What did Holden keep as a memento of Allie?
Baseball hat
Baseball jersey
Baseball glove
Baseball
9
What is the author's name?
JM Barrie
JD Salinger
JK Rowling
10
Why do Holden and Maurice fight?
Holden kidnapped Phoebe
Holden punches Maurice for corrupting Sunny
Holden won't pay Maurice more money
Maurice interrupts Holden & Sunny during their time together
11
Why doesn't Holden sleep with Sunny?
All of the above
He just needs someone to talk to
He thinks she's too young and he wants to protect her
He is uncomfortable with it
12
What is the name of the school Holden got expelled from?
Penn Prep
Penn State
Pencey Prep
Penn Tech
13
Why does Holden wear his
red
hunting hat?
Because he wants to be left alone, but also noticed
Because it matches his red coat
Because Jane gave it to him
Because it's cold
14
Why does Holden want to be a "Catcher in the Rye"?
Because he can't think of anything else to be
Because he wants to protect innocent children
Because he just really loves the song
15
Which of the following is
not
a theme of the book?
Authentic vs. Artificial
Love Conquers All
Innocence vs. Experience
The Difficulties of Growing Up
16
Who does Holden plead with to not fall off the sidewalk?
Jesus
Harambe
Allie
Himself
17
Why does Holden consider returning to Mr. Antolini's apartment after he ran away?
All of the above
He thinks Mr. Antolini may have just been being nice
He ahs nowhere else to go
He thinks that maybe such behavior is normal
18
Why was Holden expelled?
He failed most of his classes
He skipped school to wander around NYC
He got in too many fights
He left the fencing team's equipment on the train
19
Why does Holden admire Stradlater?
He gets all the girls
All of the above
He's popular
He thinks he's handsome
20
What is Holden's last name?
Spencer
Caulfield
Stradlater
Weatherfield
21
How did Allie die?
Car accident
Leukemia
Bear attack
Shooting
22
Why doesn't Holden like his father?
He keeps annoying Holden about grades
He killed Allie
He was abusive when Holden was younger
He thinks he is a phony who only does his job for the praise
23
Why does Holden ask Allie for help?
He thinks that he will sink/fall into the sidewalk
Numbers 1 and 2
He's going crazy
He's about to die
24
What does Holden's hunting hat symbolize?
His maturity
His superiority complex
His independence and wish to hide from the world
His love of hunting
25
What does Holden's father do for a living?
Lawyer
Scientist
Priest
Construction Worker
26
Who was James Castle?
An acquaintance Holden met up with at a bar
A potential friend who committed suicide
Holden's roommate at Pencey
Holden's best friend who moved away
27
Why does Holden lie so much?
He never lies
He loves liars and phonies
He thinks his lies make him more interesting
28
How does the language Holden uses affect peoples' opinions about him?
It makes them want to be his friend
It makes them hate him, he's too negative
It impresses them, he has a huge vocabulary
It makes them like him, they think he's mature
29
Who does Holden get in a fight with?
Stradlater
Sunny
Ackley
DB
30
Why is Holden so interested in the ducks in Central Park?
He just thinks ducks are fascinating
They remind him of his childhood
He wants to follow them in the winter
They're his only friends
31
Why is Holden's desire for "realness" ironic?
Because nothing around him is real
Because he himself is "phony"
Both 1 & 2
Because he admits that he is a liar
32
Who bought Holden the red hunting hat?
Sally
No one, he bought it for himself
Phoebe
His mother
33
What is the main type of conflict in this book?
Man vs. Classroom Hamster
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
34
Why does Holden hate males?
He thinks they're rude
He's jealous of all of them
He almost always has negative experiences with them
He feels like he can't relate to them
35
What does Holden like because it never changes?
His home
The Museum of Natural History
The duck pond in Central Park
The hospital he's in
36
What does Holden mean when he says he wants to be a "catcher in the rye"?
He wants to work alone in a field of wheat
He wants to be a catcher for his favorite baseball team
He wants to save young children from real life
He wants to hide from the world in a field of wheat
37
Holden often focuses on...
Violence and death
Carousels
The health of his family and friends
His school assignments
38
What might have contributed to Holden's attitude and potential mental illness?
Being molested as a child
His peers disliking him
All of the above
Witnessing a classmate's death
39
How does Holden misinterpret the song lyrics?
He thinks it's "is a body trip over a body"
He thinks it's "if a body meet a body"
He thinks it's "if a body catch a body"
He thinks it's "if a body hugs a body"
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What do most older characters tend to think of Holden?
That he's immature
That he's handsome and mature
That he's a brilliant, undiscovered genius
That he's inherently violent
