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