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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1-11
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1-11
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A Quiz to test your knowledge of chapters 1-11 of The Catcher in the Rye.
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1
Why does Ackley annoy Holden?
He has really, really bad personal hygiene
He's really smart and always showing off his good grades.
He always snaps people with his towel after taking a shower
He has a really high, screechy voice and always makes messes
2
What did Allie write on his baseball glove?
Poems
The names of girls he liked
Bible verses
Baseball stats
3
Who sits next to Holden on the train to NYC?
The mother of one of Holden's classmates
The headmaster's daughter
Luce, a grad student at Columbia
His old friend Sally Hayes
4
Who does Holden dance and drink with in the Lavender room hotel bar?
A burlesque dancer whose number he had
He brings Phoebe, who is half-asleep
A prostitute he hires
A groups of girls visiting from out of town
5
“I’m quite illiterate but I read a lot.”
The above quote illustrates Holden’s tendency to…
contradict himself
read a lot
make jokes
use words that he does not understand
6
Why does Holden decide to punch Stradlater?
Stradlater attacked Holden first
Stradlater was teasing Holden
Stradlater refused to answer the question about his date
Stradlater brags about his date with Jane
7
Who says... “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” ?
Holden's roomate, Stradlater
Mr. Spencer, Holden's history teacher
Holden
Ackley, Holden's neighbor
8
What is the reason for Holden leaving his school?
He was expelled for destruction of school property.
He failed most of his classes, so they expelled him
He's moving
He was expelled for fighting
9
After his fight with Stradlater, Holden refers to himself as…
an anarchist
a pacifist
a wimp
a sadist
10
Who is Jane Gallagher?
A Prostitute
An old friend of Holden
None of the above
Holden's girlfriend
11
What does Stradlater ask Holden to do for him while he's out on his date?
Do his math homework
Write a compostition for him describing a room
Write a composition about a personal memory
Do his laundry
12
Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the others rooms?
His parents
Jane, the girl he used to play checkers with
Phoebe, his sister
Faith Cavendish, a girl whose number he has
13
What does Holden's brother D.B. do for a living?
He's a Hollywood screenwriter.
He's a headmaster at a school.
He's a zookeeper.
He's a pitcher.
14
What is the name of the third school that Holden gets kicked out of (the most recent)?
Elkton Hills
The Whooton School
Pencey Prep
Don Bosco High
15
What question plagues Holden throughout the book?
Would aliens be less phony?
Which came first: the chicken, or the egg?
Who killed FDR?
Where do the ducks in Central Park go in the winter?
16
Holden’s style (stream of consciousness writing) employs what characteristics?
All of the above
slang
digression
repetition
17
What happened to Holden's brother Allie?
He was in a terrible car crash.
He had a sudden heart-attack.
He was sent to juvie.
He died of leukemia.
