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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






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


3. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






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






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






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






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






8. What is D.B.'s profession?






9. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...






10. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






11. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






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






13. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






14. Where does the title of the novel come from






15. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






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






17. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






18. What school did Holden get expelled from?






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






20. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






21. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


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






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






24. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


25. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






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






27. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






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






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


31. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...






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






36. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






37. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?






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?






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






42. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?


43. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






44. What is D.B.'s profession?






45. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






46. How did Allie die?






47. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






48. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?


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






50. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?