English II Honors Catcher in the Rye Test

Question 1

At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun

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Likes

Question 2

Just before he leaves her room, Phoebe gives Holden

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Her Christmas money

Question 3

Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because

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He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

Question 4

What does Holden not being able to erase all the bad words symbolize?

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Not being able to protect all the children from everything.

Question 5

After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out of his window?

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A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

Question 6

Why can't Holden ride the carrousel anymore?

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He's not a child anymore

Question 7

Who does Holden call

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Sally, Both Faith and Sally, Faith

Question 8

Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because

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He's just had an operation on his "clavichord."

Question 9

The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden

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A prostitute

Question 10

what does the gold ring symbolizes?

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Free ride and staying in childhood longer.

Question 11

As he prepares to leave New York City, Holden repeatedly encounters

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Vulgarity scrawled on walls

Question 12

What does Holden's red hunting hat symbolize?

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searching for his identity

Question 13

What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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A record titled "Little Shirley Beans"

Question 14

How does disappearing relate to the novel?

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Holden becomes older and ends up losing his identity as a child.

Question 15

After his encounter with Maurice, Holden

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Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

Question 16

Stradlater threatened Janes childhood

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Kings in the backrow, Buddhism

Question 17

Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because

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He lost the fencing team's equipment.

Question 18

What does money refer to?

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references to being depressed.

Question 19

According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was

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Holding hands with Jane

Question 20

According to Holden, what is "the best thing" about the Museum of Natural History?

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"That everything always stayed right where it was"

Question 21

Holden wonders about the fate of which animals in Central Park?

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The ducks in the lagoon

Question 22

Holden will be returning home to Chicago during winter break.

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False

Question 23

Although Phoebe's real middle name is "Josephine," she signs her name as

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Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

Question 24

Holden again calls his brother DB from the phone in his hotel room.

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False

Question 25

Holden gets drunk on the train in the club car.

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False

Question 26

Holden enjoys being at Pency Prep.

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False

Question 27

When the novel begins, Holden describes

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Watching a football game

Question 28

Holden is able to get an alcoholic drink at Eddie's.

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True

Question 29

Definition of Motif

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Something repeated

Question 30

What was Holden's realization?

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He cannot protect the children, he has to let them take their chances.

Question 31

what makes Holden happy?

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buying Phoebe a record, The museum., The kid signing in the street

Question 32

What does the carrousel symbolize?

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Childhood

Question 33

As Holden predicted, Sally is excited to

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See the Lunts

Question 34

Holden ends up taking a cab back to his hotel room with the blonde girl.

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False

Question 35

What does the children reaching for the gold ring represent?

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Taking a risk.

Question 36

Once back in New York, the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is

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A cab driver

Question 37

Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n)

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"Secret slob"

Question 38

What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?

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A red hunting hat

Question 39

Ackley doesn't like Stradlater

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True

Question 40

What or who is the "catcher in the rye"?

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Holden's dream job

Question 41

Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after

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Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

Question 42

Stradlater lives next door to Holden and he has many pimples and is accused of never brushing his teeth.

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False

Question 43

What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of his story?

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Pencey Prep

Question 44

After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch, what does Holden do?

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He repeatedly insults Maurice, resulting in further physical punishment.

Question 45

What does Holden have to let the children do?

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kids fall off the cliff into adulthood. can't keep them children forever.

Question 46

Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to

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Play checkers

Question 47

What does the rain symbolize in Catcher in the Rye?

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New beginning/ life or rebirth

Question 48

What kind of views do they have on woman in Catcher in the Rye?

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They see woman just for they're looks and not they're personalities.

Question 49

Holden leaves Eddie's because he does not want to sit and chat with a girl that recognizes him.

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True

Question 50

Who did Holden go to talk to before he left Pency Prep

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Mr. Spencer

Question 51

what are the themes in Catcher in the Rye?

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all

Question 52

What are the signs of Holden's down fall?

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Shaking, Headaches, Passing out/headaches, Inability to communicate

Question 53

What do the ducks symbolize in Catcher in the Rye?

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Holden being pushed into adulthood.

Question 54

What are the motifs in Catcher in the Rye?

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all

Question 55

Before catching a cab, Holden calls his brother DB from a phone booth.

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False

Question 56

While looking out of his window in the hotel, Holden sees a couple spitting liquid on each other.

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True

Question 57

Who does Holden NOT get into a fight with

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D.B.

Question 58

While in the Lavender Room, Holden dances with 3 girls.

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True

Question 59

Phoebe chastises Holden because, in her mind, he

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Doesn't like anything

English II Honors Catcher in the Rye Test

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