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Catcher In The Rye Chapter 1-9 Quiz
Catcher In The Rye Chapter 1-9 Quiz
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What happened to the composition Holden wrote for Stradlater?
Stradlater turned it in and got an "A" on it
Stradlater insulted him about the topic & Holden ripped it
He didn't use it because Jane wrote one that he liked better
The teacher recognized Holden's style and failed Stradlater
2
Who is the author or CiR?
JD Salinger
Holden Caufield
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Lennon
3
Who was Robert Ackley?
He was fair-skinned and had a large birthmark on his cheek
He was tall and athletic, with a good sense of humor
He had a pimply face. He was a nuisance and rather nasty
He was short and heavy with a mean disposition
4
Whom did Holden meet on his train ride?
He met a friend of his mother's
He met one of his teachers from elementary school
He met the mother of a school mate
He met a friend who had graduated from Pencey last year
5
Who is Holden Caulfield?
He is a 16-year-old student at a prep school in PA
He is a writer for a New York newspaper
He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood
He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital.
6
Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?
He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday
He couldn't afford the ticket
He was on academic probation and was not allowed to attend
He just returned w/ the fencing team & had to see a teacher
7
Identify Jane Gallagher
She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey
She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team
She was the daughter of his mother's best friend
He was the headmaster's daughter
8
Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane?
He wasn't in the mood, even though he kept mentioning it.
He didn't think she would remember him
He didn't want to get stuck taking her out
Stradlater threatened to punch him if he did
9
Where did Holden decide to go after he left Pencey Prep?
He decided to visit Jane Gallagher
He thought he would go to California to see his brother
He thought it best to go directly to his parents' house
He decided to stay in a hotel in New York for a few days
10
What did Holden write Stradlater's descriptive composition about?
It was about his bedroom when he was a little boy
It was about the inside of a New York subway car
It was about the shower stall between his room and next
It was about his dead brother's baseball glove
11
What does Holden keep calling Stradlater during their fight?
Idiot
Creep
Phony
Moron
12
Who was Stradlater?
He was Holden's English professor
He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate
He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden
He was the coach of the fencing team.
13
Why did Stradlater hit Holden?
It was his way of showing that he didn't want Holden to go
Holden called him a moron, and then threw a punch at him
Holden cursed at Stradlater for stretching out his jacket
Holden refused to turn the lights out and stop smoking
14
What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
He called Holden's parents while Holden was present
He orally read back Holden's exam answer & note Holden wrote
He pretended to be dead to scare Holden
He had a surprise going away party for Holden
15
Why won't Holden be returning to Pencey Prep after Christmas vacation?
He had been given an early acceptance to college
He had lost his athletic scholarship
He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects
His father was sick and he had to help support the family
16
The entire story is a flashback. Where is Holden when he is retelling his story?
Pencey Prep
his NYC apartment
on the train
mental facility
17
What does Holden's hunting hat symbolize?
his favorite sport
his childhood
confidence
his brother
