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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
The 39 Steps
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vicks Nose Drops

2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Grand
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater

3. In what month does the novel take place?
Pencey Prep
The Secret Goldfish
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
December

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

5. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
December
Joining a monastery
Leukemia
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

6. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Pacifist
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute

7. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The 39 Steps
The ducks
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

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

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

10. How did Allie die?
His razor
Sunny
Pencey Prep
Leukemia

11. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Ward Stradlater
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A prostitute

12. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Her Christmas money
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Holden's dream job
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

13. In what month does the novel take place?
His baseball glove
Leukemia
Doesn't like anything
December

14. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
See the Lunts
To a matinee and a skating rink
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger

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

16. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A poem by Robert Burns
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops

17. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Ward Stradlater
A mental hospital
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vicks Nose Drops

18. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Hollywood screenwriter
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
December

19. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Two nuns
Benedict Arnold
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

20. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

21. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
'Secret slob'
His razor
The ducks

22. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Joining a monastery
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

23. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield
Two nuns
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

24. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His razor
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pacifist

25. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A prostitute
Ward Stradlater

26. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
His baseball glove
To a matinee and a skating rink
Likes Romeo and Juliet

27. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
His baseball glove

28. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
The ducks
Two nuns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute

29. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Play checkers
Allie Caulfield
A mental hospital

30. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops

31. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Ward Stradlater
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

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

33. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A cab driver

34. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
A red hunting hat
A cab driver
Pacifist

35. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Gary Cooper
Sunny
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops

36. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A mental hospital
Sunny
A cab driver
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

37. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater
Play checkers
Her Christmas money

38. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny
A prostitute
Play checkers

39. What is D.B.'s profession?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Two nuns
Hollywood screenwriter

40. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hollywood screenwriter
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Jane Gallagher

41. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
The ducks
Pencey Prep
Grand
Joining a monastery

42. What school did Holden get expelled from?
'Secret slob'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep
A cab driver

43. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The 39 Steps
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Doesn't like anything

44. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
He has prematurely graying hair.

45. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

46. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Holden's dream job
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

47. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Play checkers
He has prematurely graying hair.
A prostitute
Joining a monastery

48. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

49. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
'Secret slob'
Gary Cooper

50. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Holding hands with Jane
His baseball glove
He has prematurely graying hair.