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What do these symbols in The Catcher in the Rye mean?
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1
Where is Pencey Prep located?
Florida
Pennsylvania
Toronto
New York City
2
What is the significance of the Carousel's Gold Ring?
The risk we must take reaching for our hopes and dreams
It represents risk taking and excitement
It wins the child a prize
Child like wonder
3
What is the name of the old classmate Holden meets for a drink?
...it was a girl
D.B. Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
Carl Luce
4
What does The Museum of Natural History represent in
The Catcher in the Rye
?
Holden has gotten taller
An ideal that Holden wishes could be real- Life being static
People should always love change
Protection of innocence
5
What do the prep schools symbolize for Holden?
A place of friendship
A place where phonies live
A place of learning
A place where Holden lives
6
What is the name of the man whom Holden's dorm is named after?
Caulfield
Haas
Ossenburger
Spencer
7
We watched a video on a boy in the 1950's struggling with...
Shyness
Manners
His sexuality
Lying
8
What is the only subject that Holden passed?
English
Math
Science
History
9
What is the name of Sunny's Pimp?
Moe
Mohid
Maurry
Maurice
10
What is the name of Holden's Roommate?
Robert Ackley
Ward Stradlater
Carl Luce
Ernest Morrow
11
What war did J.D. Salinger fight in?
WWI and II
He didn't fight in the war
WWI
WWII
12
Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
His parents caught him in the apartment
He needed to talk to Mr. Spencer
He lost the teams fencing equipment
He really wanted to see the football game
13
Who is Holden talking to?
A psychiatrist
Phoebe
Allie
His parents
14
Just before Holden leaves Phoebe's room, Phoebe gives him...
Cigarettes
A record
A Red Hunting Hat
Her Christmas money
15
What colour ink did Allie write his poem's in?
Green
Red
Purple
Blue
16
What is the name of the boy who committed suicide at one of Holden's prep schools?
James Castle
Ernest Morrow
Edward Cullen
Ward Stradlater
17
What is the importance of Allie's Baseball Glove?
Its just a baseball glove
A symbol of the Caulfield's love of sports
A symbol of Allie's unique qualities
A symbol of Allie's love of poetry
18
The 1950's is characterized by...
Suburbanization
Urbanization
Dancing
Game Boys
19
Over how many days does the novel take place?
A week
A month
3
5
20
When the novel begins, what does Holden describe watching?
A football game
TV
Hockey
Fencing
21
Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because...
He realizes he needs to go back to school
He is drunk
His couch is uncomfortable
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him
22
What play do Holden and the Nuns talk about?
A Midsummer's Nights Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
Hamlet
23
In contrast to how Holden describes Ackley- Holden describes Stradlater as...
A really mean dude
A beautiful skinned Adonis
The star of the yearbook
A secret slob
24
What was the name of the bar that Holden met the ladies at?
The Penthouse
The Lavender Room
The Black Room
Ernie's
25
What year did J.D Salinger write The Catcher in the Rye in?
1945
1960
1930
1951
26
Holden constantly reminices about the way Jane used to...
Play Checkers
Hold his hand
Ride her bike
Re-enact famous war battles
27
What is the occupation of Holden's older brother?
Actor
Director
Firefighter
Screen play writer
28
What does Holden's Red Hunting Cap represent in the story?
Holden's appreciation of unique qualities
It stands for innocence and love
Can't a dude just like his hat?
Holden's desire for independence and adulthood
29
What did Holden's brother die from?
The flu
A car accident
Leukemia
Depression
30
What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
A record called "Little Shirley Beans"
nothing... she deserves nothing
A book called "Out of Africa"
A bike
31
Why is Holden so concerned about the ducks in Central Park?
Dude just likes ducks okay?
The ducks are Holden & winter is the changes in his life
They represent loss of innocence and isolation
He's not, he's concerned about the fish
32
What illness does Holden pretend to have when having the conversation with Mrs. Morrow?
A brain tumor
Swine Flu
A cold
Leukemia
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How old is the Holden TELLING the story?
17
15
Whose Holden?
16
