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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






2. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






3. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






4. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?






5. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...






6. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






7. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






8. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?


9. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






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






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






12. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?


13. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...


14. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






15. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


16. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






17. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






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






19. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?






20. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






21. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


22. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?


23. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






24. What is D.B.'s profession?






25. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






26. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






27. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.






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


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






30. What school did Holden get expelled from?






31. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






32. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






33. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...


34. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was






35. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






36. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






37. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






38. In what month does the novel take place?






39. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






40. How did Allie die?






41. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






42. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


43. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?






44. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...


45. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






46. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






47. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






48. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






49. Where does the title of the novel come from






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