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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






2. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






3. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






4. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






5. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






6. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






7. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.






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


9. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?






10. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is






11. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






12. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?






13. How did Allie die?






14. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






15. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






16. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


17. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






18. What school did Holden get expelled from?






19. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was






20. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?






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


22. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






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


24. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






25. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






26. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






27. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?






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


29. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






30. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






31. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?


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


33. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






34. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






35. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?






36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






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


38. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


39. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






40. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






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


42. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


43. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






44. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






45. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






46. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






47. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?






48. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






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


50. Where does the title of the novel come from