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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






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






3. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






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






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






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


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






16. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






17. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






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






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






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






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






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


23. In what month does the novel take place?






24. What school did Holden get expelled from?






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


26. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






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






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






29. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






30. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?






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


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


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


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






35. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






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






37. What school did Holden get expelled from?






38. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






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






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






41. How did Allie die?






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






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






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


45. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






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






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






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


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






50. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun