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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Play checkers
Two nuns
Ward Stradlater
Holding hands with Jane
2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A prostitute
3. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops
His razor
Vicks Nose Drops
4. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Grand
Benedict Arnold
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist
5. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Ward Stradlater
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Pacifist
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
6. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The Secret Goldfish
Joining a monastery
A poem by Robert Burns
7. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
8. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
9. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Holden's dream job
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver
10. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
11. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
12. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
His baseball glove
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A mental hospital
13. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Joining a monastery
A mental hospital
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
14. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Joining a monastery
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
15. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
16. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He has prematurely graying hair.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers
17. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Holden's dream job
Leukemia
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
18. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
19. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Leukemia
Holding hands with Jane
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Her Christmas money
20. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger
Her Christmas money
21. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Jane Gallagher
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops
22. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
23. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Ossenburger
December
24. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He has prematurely graying hair.
'Secret slob'
25. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
Two nuns
Benedict Arnold
26. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
27. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A prostitute
28. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holden's dream job
29. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Holden's dream job
The ducks
30. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
A cab driver
The 39 Steps
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
31. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Play checkers
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Benedict Arnold
32. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
33. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A red hunting hat
Two nuns
Vicks Nose Drops
34. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Grand
Pacifist
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
35. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Holding hands with Jane
The ducks
37. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
To a matinee and a skating rink
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Benedict Arnold
38. What is D.B.'s profession?
Ward Stradlater
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Hollywood screenwriter
His razor
39. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
40. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
A mental hospital
His baseball glove
A mental hospital
To a matinee and a skating rink
41. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Allie Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
'Secret slob'
42. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Holding hands with Jane
Gary Cooper
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Benedict Arnold
43. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
44. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
45. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
46. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Benedict Arnold
Pacifist
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
47. In what month does the novel take place?
See the Lunts
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Holden's dream job
December
48. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A mental hospital
He has prematurely graying hair.
49. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
50. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Holden's dream job
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The 39 Steps