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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...


2. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?






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






4. How did Allie die?






5. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






6. What school did Holden get expelled from?






7. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






8. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






9. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






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






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


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


13. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






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






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






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






17. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






18. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






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


20. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






21. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


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


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






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






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






26. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?


27. Where does the title of the novel come from






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






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






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






31. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






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






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






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






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


36. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






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


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






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


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






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






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






43. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


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






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


46. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?






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






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






49. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






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