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Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Questions
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Questions
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1
According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was..
Fooling “phonies” with elaborate lies
Holding hands with Jane
Listening to Ernie play piano
Writing essays for Mr. Spencer
2
Phoebe chastises Holden because, in her mind, he...
contradicts himself
Smokes too many cigarettes
gets kicked out of too many schools
Doesn’t like anything
3
What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
An autographed photograph of Robert Donat
A book titled Out of Africa
Tickets to a broadway show
A record titled “Little Shirley Beans”
4
What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team’s trip to New York?
A hound’s-tooth jacket
A brown derby
a record
A red hunting hat
5
Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
He lost the fencing team’s equipment.
He desperately wanted to see the final football game.
He needed to see Mr. Spencer.
His parents caught him in their apartment.
6
The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden..
Drugs
Alcohol
A prostitute
Cigrettes
7
Who is Mr. Spencer?
A man that Holden knows
Holden's History teacher
Holden's English teach
The Headmaster at Pencey Prep
8
Just before he leaves her room, Phoebe gives Holden..
A stern scolding
A record she had bought for him
His red hunting hat
Her Christmas money
9
What is the main characters full name?
Holden Morrisey Caulfield
Holden Allie Caulfied
Holden Morrisey Cauliflower
Holden Ford Caulfield
10
Although Phoebe’s real middle name is “Josephine,” she signs her name as..
Phoebe “Mad Dog” Caulfield
Phoebe Allie Caulfield
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Phoebe Benedict Arnold Caulfield
11
Once back in New York, the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is..
A cab driver
Jane Gallagher
Sally Hayes
Carl Luce
12
Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n)..
"Clean and nice roommate”
“Anal-retentive neat-freak”
“Secret slob”
“Guy whose mess you don’t mind”
13
What or who is the “catcher in the rye”?
Phoebe’s favorite stuffed animal
An old college buddy of Holden’s father
Holden’s dream job
A symbolically important drinking glass
14
What is the name of Holden's sister?
Phoebe
Allie
Sally
Sunny
15
Holden claims he can’t sleep with Sunny because..
He’s just had an operation on his “clavichord.”
He's mourning the death of his brother
He's in love with someon else
He’s a virgin.
16
At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun...
Eats fatty foods
Has a drink with him
Shows no remorse over stealing the collection money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
17
What is the name of Holden's older brother?
Allie
D.B
D.D
B.D
18
As he prepares to leave New York City, Holden repeatedly encounters..
Ackley and Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His brother’s ghost
Mr. Antolini
19
After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher fooling around with Stradlater
A parade
A flock of ducks flying away from the Central Park lagoon
20
As Holden predicted, Sally is excited to...
Openly discuss their problems and emotions
Talk about their futures
Listen to “Little Shirley Beans”
See the Lunts
21
When the novel begins, Holden describes...
iding a carousel in Central Park
Taking a train to New York
Recuperating in a tuberculosis rest home
Watching a football game
22
What did Holden's brother, Allie, die of?
a car crash
leukemia
pneumonia
a cold
23
Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to..
Play checkers
Write stories
Talk about the Museum of Natural History
Ride her bike
24
According to Holden, what is “the best thing” about the Museum of Natural History?
“That this one crazy Indian always reminds [him] of Allie”
“That everything always stayed right where it was”
“That the birds look exactly like the ducks in the lagoon”
“That no goddam phonies ever went there”
25
What word does Holden often call people?
moron
phoney
stupid
dumb
26
What is the name of Holden's younger brother?
Phoebe
Allie
Ellie
D.B
27
Holden is flunking every subject but one, which is?
English
Math
History
Geography
28
After his encounter with Maurice, Holden...
Pretends he’s a movie character who has been shot
Calls the police
Cries on the bathroom floor
Calls Jane Gallagher
29
Holden wonders about the fate of which animals in Central Park?
The squirrels in the Sheep Meadow
The feral dogs roaming the Nature Preserve
The ducks in the lagoon
The goats in the Children’s Zoo
30
Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after..
Stradlater brags about his sexual conquests.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holdens questions about his his date with Jane
Stradlater suddenly attacks him.
Stradlater rips his hound’s-tooth jacket
31
Holden leaves Mr. Antolini’s apartment because..
Mr. Antolini passes out drunk
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Mr. Antolini throws him out.
He feels sick.
32
Why is Holden leaving Pencey Prep?
He wants to go onto bigger and better things
He isn't being kicked out, is this a trick question?
He is being kicked out
He has had enough of his peers and teachers
33
What is a common habit that Holden often does when he talks to us as readers that he isn't aware of?
Lies
Is sad
Is honest
Contradicts himself
