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