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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Leukemia
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A red hunting hat
Gary Cooper

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

4. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Leukemia
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

5. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Sunny
Play checkers

6. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

8. What is D.B.'s profession?
The 39 Steps
Hollywood screenwriter
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A red hunting hat

9. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Sunny
Leukemia
Ossenburger
'Secret slob'

10. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
December
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

11. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
His razor
A prostitute
Holding hands with Jane
Hollywood screenwriter

12. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Holden's dream job
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

13. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Grand
A mental hospital
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

15. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops

16. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

17. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
The Secret Goldfish
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The 39 Steps

18. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Her Christmas money
Holden's dream job
He has prematurely graying hair.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

19. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Gary Cooper
A cab driver

20. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
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A prostitute
'Secret slob'

21. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pacifist

22. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Doesn't like anything
Jane Gallagher
Hollywood screenwriter
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

24. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

25. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
A cab driver
Jane Gallagher
Joining a monastery

26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A prostitute
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital
Likes Romeo and Juliet

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

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

29. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
December

30. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Grand
Her Christmas money
The 39 Steps

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

32. How did Allie die?
Pencey Prep
Leukemia
The Secret Goldfish
Ward Stradlater

33. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
A red hunting hat
Holding hands with Jane
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Joining a monastery

34. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
December
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns

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

36. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hollywood screenwriter

37. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
To a matinee and a skating rink
A mental hospital
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He has prematurely graying hair.

38. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pencey Prep
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops

39. Where does the title of the novel come from
Allie Caulfield
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A poem by Robert Burns
To a matinee and a skating rink

40. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Her Christmas money
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
His razor
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

41. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money
His baseball glove
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

42. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Joining a monastery
Ward Stradlater
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Allie Caulfield

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

44. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

45. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Jane Gallagher
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The Secret Goldfish
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46. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

47. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
See the Lunts
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pacifist

48. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Sunny
Her Christmas money
A poem by Robert Burns
Pacifist

49. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A mental hospital
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops

50. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
His baseball glove
Two nuns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops