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Catcher in the Rye
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1
What medical condition does Holden most likely have?
Cancer
Diabetes
Autism
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2
What did Holden keep as a memento of Allie?
Baseball glove
Baseball hat
Baseball jersey
Baseball
3
Why was Holden expelled?
He skipped school to wander around NYC
He got in too many fights
He left the fencing team's equipment on the train
He failed most of his classes
4
How does the language Holden uses affect peoples' opinions about him?
It makes them want to be his friend
It makes them like him, they think he's mature
It impresses them, he has a huge vocabulary
It makes them hate him, he's too negative
5
What is Holden's last name?
Spencer
Stradlater
Weatherfield
Caulfield
6
What does Holden's hunting hat symbolize?
His trip to NYC and his subsequent expulsion from school
His wish to hide from the world
His love of hunting
His independence
7
Why does Holden wear his
red
hunting hat?
Because it's cold
Because he wants to be left alone, but also noticed
Because it matches his red coat
Because Jane gave it to him
8
Why does Holden hate males?
He almost always has negative experiences with them
He thinks they're rude
He's jealous of all of them
He feels like he can't relate to them
9
Who does Holden get in a fight with?
DB
Stradlater
Ackley
Sunny
10
Why does Holden consider returning to Mr. Antolini's apartment after he ran away?
He ahs nowhere else to go
He thinks that maybe such behavior is normal
He thinks Mr. Antolini may have just been being nice
All of the above
11
What might have contributed to Holden's attitude and potential mental illness?
Being molested as a child
All of the above
Witnessing a classmate's death
His peers disliking him
12
What woke Holden up at Mr. Antolini's house?
Mrs. Antolini washing dishes
Mr. Antolini stroking his head
Loud music from outside
Mr. Antolini blowing smoke in his face
13
What does Holden mean when he says he wants to be a "catcher in the rye"?
He wants to work alone in a field of wheat
He wants to save young children from real life
He wants to hide from the world in a field of wheat
He wants to be a catcher for his favorite baseball team
14
Why doesn't Holden sleep with Sunny?
He thinks she's too young and he wants to protect her
He just needs someone to talk to
All of the above
He is uncomfortable with it
15
Why do Holden and Maurice fight?
Holden kidnapped Phoebe
Maurice interrupts Holden & Sunny during their time together
Holden punches Maurice for corrupting Sunny
Holden won't pay Maurice more money
16
What is the main type of conflict in this book?
Man vs. nothing, there is no conflict
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
17
Why does Holden want to be a "Catcher in the Rye"?
Because he just really loves the song
Because he wants to protect innocent children
Because he can't think of anything else to be
18
Why doesn't Holden like his father?
He keeps annoying Holden about grades
He was abusive when Holden was younger
He killed Allie
He thinks he is a phony who only does his job for the praise
19
Who does Holden plead with to not fall off the sidewalk?
Allie
Jesus
Harambe
Himself
20
Who tells Holden that he hates everything?
His mother
Mr. Antolini
Phoebe
Sally
21
What is the name of the school Holden got expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Penn State
Penn Prep
Penn Tech
22
Why is Holden's desire for "realness" ironic?
Because nothing around him is real
Because he himself is "phony"
Because he admits that he is a liar
Both 1 & 2
23
Why does Holden lie so much?
He never lies
He thinks his lies make him more interesting
He loves liars and phonies
24
How old is Holden?
12
17
21
15
25
How does Holden misinterpret the song lyrics?
He thinks it's "if a body catch a body"
He thinks it's "if a body hugs a body"
He thinks it's "is a body trip over a body"
He thinks it's "if a body meet a body"
26
What does Holden like because it never changes?
His home
The hospital he's in
The duck pond in Central Park
The Museum of Natural History
27
What is the name of the character Phoebe writes about?
Basil Beatherfield
Hazel Weatherfield
Phoebe Caulfield
Mazel Heatherfield
28
Who was James Castle?
A potential friend who committed suicide
An acquaintance Holden met up with at a bar
Holden's roommate at Pencey
Holden's best friend who moved away
29
Who does Holden finally turn to for help?
Sally
The ducks
Phoebe
Mr. Antolini
30
Why does Holden ask Allie for help?
He's about to die
He thinks that he will sink/fall into the sidewalk
Numbers 1 and 2
He's going crazy
31
What does Holden's father do for a living?
Construction Worker
Scientist
Lawyer
Priest
32
Where is the novel narrated from?
Pencey
A hotel in NYC
DB's house
A mental hospital
33
Why does Holden admire Stradlater?
He gets all the girls
He thinks he's handsome
He's popular
All of the above
34
Holden often focuses on...
Carousels
The health of his family and friends
His school assignments
Violence and death
35
How did Allie die?
Bear attack
Shooting
Leukemia
Car accident
36
Who bought Holden the red hunting hat?
Phoebe
Sally
His mother
No one, he bought it for himself
37
Why is Holden so interested in the ducks in Central Park?
They're his only friends
They remind him of his childhood
He wants to follow them in the winter
He just thinks ducks are fascinating
38
Which of the following is
not
a theme of the book?
Innocence vs. Experience
Love Conquers All
The Difficulties of Growing Up
Authentic vs. Artificial
39
What do most older characters tend to think of Holden?
That he's a brilliant, undiscovered genius
That he's handsome and mature
That he's trying too hard to look older
40
What is the author's name?
JK Rowling
JD Salinger
JM Barrie
