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A #Literature Quiz for #Year11 based on chapters 1-15
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1
Why does Robert Ackley irritate Holden?
He is always reading
He has bad skin and teeth and interrupts a lot
He is not interested in girls
He is too vain and sporty
2
Why does Holden's hand sometimes hurt?
No-one knows
He punched windows when Allie died
He keeps punching people
It has been deformed since birth
3
After the scene with the Sunny, to whom does Holden give $10?
No-one
Nigel
Nancy
Nuns
4
What does Holden say when he flees from Pencey Prep?
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"
Nothing
"You're a bunch of phoneys!"
"Nighty night, phoneys!"
5
What play does Holden discuss with the nuns?
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
6
When Holden doesn't want to sleep with Sunny, what excuse does he give?
He had surgery on his clavichord
He hasn't enough money
She isn't pretty enough
He needs to check on the ducks
7
Which of the following applied to JD Salinger?
All of these
Never graduated from college
Son of a Jewish cheese importer
Went into hiding
8
Where is Holden writing from?
Pencey Prep
The Edmont Hotel
Some sort of rest home
The zoo
9
Holden is very depressed but he decides not to take his own life - why?
He wants to visit his sister
He doesn't want rubbernecks looking at his body
He needs to find out more about the ducks
He wants to grow up
10
Who is Bernice Krebs?
A former girlfriend whom Holden met in Maine
A woman in a bar who dances with Holden
A cab driver who gives Holden a lift
An elevator operator who rips Holden off
11
Why does Ward Stradlater irritate Holden?
He is not interested in girls
He teases Holden about his interest in books
He is always reading
He is vain and sporty and dates Jan Gallagher
12
On the train, how does Holden's describe Ernest Morrow to Ernest's mother?
Ernie is so popular he could be class president
Ernie is phoney and unpopular
13
What does Holden admire about Jane Gallagher?
Her fidelity to Holden
Her willingness to date jocks
Everything
The way she plays checkers
14
What does Mr Spencer want Holden to realise?
He needs to apply himself more to succeed
Literature is not as important as History
Old people are wise
Life is a game with rules
15
To which character has Holden shown Allie's baseball mitt?
Jane Gallagher
Robert Ackley
Mr Spencer
Sally Hayes
16
What do both Stradlater and Maurice do to Holden?
Give him sensible advice
Rip him off
Punch him
Try to steal his girlfriend
17
In Holden's memory, why was Jane crying when he kissed her?
Holden has no idea
Because of her stepfather
Because of Allie
Because Holden got punched
18
Who is Sally Hayes?
A former girlfriend who agrees to go on a date with Holden
A cab driver who gives Holden a lift
A girl who loves playing checkers
A woman in a bar who dances with Holden
19
What makes Holden feel "blue as hell"?
Girls
What happened to Allie
Money
What happened to Jane
20
What does the essay that Holden writes for Stradlater reveal?
That Holden is a master of descriptive writing
That Holden can easily stray from the topic
That Stradlater is a bully
That Holden is still grieving for his dead brother Allie
