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