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The Catcher of the Rye
The Catcher of the Rye
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(Ch.7) What decision does Holden make at the end of the chapter?
To go back home
To apologize to Stradlater
To write a letter to Jane
To leave Pencey early
2
(Ch.5) What is Holden’s composition about?
Jane Gallagher’s smile
A football game
His parents’ divorce
His brother Allie’s baseball glove
3
(Ch. 3) How does Holden describe Ackley?
Smart and witty
Friendly and respectful
Clean and polite
Nosy and unhygienic
4
(Ch.6) What happens between Holden and Stradlater?
They go out for drinks
They talk things out calmly
They get into a physical fight
They study together
5
(Ch.4) Who is Stradlater going on a date with?
Sunny
Jane Gallagher
Sally Hayes
Phoebe Caulifield
6
(Ch.10) What does Holden think of the women he meets in the lounge?
He wants to marry one of them
He thinks they are intelligent
He thinks they are shallow and obsessed with celebrities
He admires their kindness
7
(Ch.2) Who does Holden visit before leaving Pencey?
Mr. Antolini
Mr. Haas
Mr. Ossenburger
Mr. Spencer
8
(Ch.13) How does Holden feel after Sunny, the prostitute, arrives?
He leaves immediately
He gets angry
He feels sad and depressed
He’s excited
9
(Ch.13) Who does Holden meet in the elevator at the Edmont Hotel?
Maurice
Ackley
Phoebe
A cab driver
10
(Ch.14) What happens when Maurice returns to Holden’s room?
He gives Holden a refund
He threatens Holden for more money
He apologizes
He gives Holden advice
11
(Ch.9) Where does Holden go after arriving in New York?
His parent’s house
A museum
The Edmont Hotel
A movie theater
12
(Ch.12) What topic does Holden talk about with the cab driver?
The movies
Where ducks go in the winter
The Yankees
His school
13
(Ch.12) How does the cab driver react to Holden’s question?
He gets angry and annoyed
He laughs and tells a joke
He gives him a detailed answer
He ignores him
14
(Ch. 7) How much time does Holden have before leaving Pencey officially?
Until Wednesday
Two days
Until the end of the semester
A week
15
(Ch.14) Who does Holden pretend to talk to during this chapter?
Phoebe
His parents
Allie
Jesus
16
(Ch.15) What kind of people does Holden talk about seeing in the morning?
Police officers
Nuns
Poor families
Teenagers
17
(Ch.5) What does Holden reveal about his brother Allie?
He moved to California
He ran away from home
He died of leukemia
He is in the army
18
(Ch.11) How does Holden feel thinking about Jane?
He feels sad and nostalgic
He feels happy and hopeful
He feels angry
He feels indifferent
19
(Ch.3) What does Holden say about being a “terrific liar”?
He is ashamed of it.
He hates lying.
He blames other for it.
He is proud of it.
20
(Ch.30) What does Holden admire about the nuns?
Their simple lifestyle and kindness
Their expensive clothes
Their cooking
Their dislike of phonies
21
(Ch.8) What lie does Holden tell Mrs. Morrow?
That he’s the class president
That her son is popular and well-liked
That he’s going home because he’s sick
All of the above
22
(Ch.9) What idea does Holden toy with at the end of the chapter?
Ordering a prostitute
Calling Jane
Going to sleep
Jumping out the window
23
(Ch.10) How does Holden describe Phoebe?
Shy and introverted
Smart and affectionate
Immature and annoying
Angry and rebellious
24
(Ch.8) What fake name does Holden give Mrs. Morrow?
Peter Lorre
James Castle
Jim Steele
Richard Kinsella
25
(Ch.6) What does Stradlater think of the composition Holden writes?
He plagiarizes it
He says it’s off topic
He loves it
He doesn’t read it
26
(Ch.2) What does Mr. Spencer read aloud to Holden?
A poem
A school announcement
Holden’s history exam
A letter from Holden’s parents
27
(Ch.4) What game did Holden used to play with Jane Gallagher?
Tennis
Checkers
Chess
Monopoly
28
(Ch. 1) What school does Holden attend at the beginning of the novel?
Columbia Prep
Elkton Hills
Pencey Prep
Whooton School
29
(Ch.11) What does Holden remember about Jane Gallagher?
Her voice
How she used to cheat at cards
Her laugh
How she kept her kings in the back row in checkers
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(Ch.1) Why is Holden being expelled from Pencey Prep?
He wants to transfer
He got into a fight.
He broke a school rule.
He failed four out of five classes.
