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