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