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