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