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