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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Allie Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
His razor
Joining a monastery

3. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Ossenburger
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

4. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
Joining a monastery
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

5. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

6. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
See the Lunts
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns

7. How did Allie die?
A prostitute
His razor
Two nuns
Leukemia

8. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Benedict Arnold
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pacifist

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

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

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

12. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A cab driver
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops

13. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A mental hospital

14. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
Sunny
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

15. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?

16. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Grand
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Two nuns

17. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Allie Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Grand
Allie Caulfield

18. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Ward Stradlater
The 39 Steps
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Joining a monastery

19. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Sunny
To a matinee and a skating rink
Ward Stradlater
A cab driver

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

21. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pencey Prep

22. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Jane Gallagher
Two nuns
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A red hunting hat

23. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A cab driver
Grand
He has prematurely graying hair.
A prostitute

24. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor

25. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His razor
Joining a monastery
His baseball glove
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

26. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

27. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Joining a monastery
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
The Secret Goldfish

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

29. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Holding hands with Jane
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
'Secret slob'
Two nuns

30. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Leukemia
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holding hands with Jane
Gary Cooper

31. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
Pacifist
Allie Caulfield

32. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Grand

33. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Leukemia
Holden's dream job
Jane Gallagher

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

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

36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Her Christmas money
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops

37. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...

38. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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

40. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Jane Gallagher

41. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane
See the Lunts

42. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
December
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

43. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Play checkers
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

44. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Her Christmas money
The ducks
Two nuns

45. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
December
A cab driver
Sunny
Ossenburger

46. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
A mental hospital
The 39 Steps
See the Lunts

47. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

48. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?

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

50. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Hollywood screenwriter
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Ward Stradlater
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.