Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Her Christmas money
A cab driver


2. How did Allie die?
Benedict Arnold
The Secret Goldfish
Leukemia
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'


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

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

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5. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pacifist
The ducks
A cab driver


6. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Grand
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A cab driver
Her Christmas money


7. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Joining a monastery
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A mental hospital


8. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Leukemia
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield


9. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he

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10. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A red hunting hat
Her Christmas money
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Holding hands with Jane


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

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12. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A mental hospital
His baseball glove
Benedict Arnold
Likes Romeo and Juliet


13. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vicks Nose Drops
Holden's dream job


14. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
A poem by Robert Burns
The 39 Steps
December


15. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...

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

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17. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
See the Lunts
Holding hands with Jane
Doesn't like anything


18. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Grand
Play checkers
Two nuns
Holding hands with Jane


19. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
His baseball glove
Gary Cooper
To a matinee and a skating rink
Ward Stradlater


20. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
Sunny
Allie Caulfield


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

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22. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Ossenburger
December
He has prematurely graying hair.


23. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Play checkers
Sunny
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Two nuns


24. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


25. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps
Holden's dream job


26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Holden's dream job
A mental hospital
Her Christmas money


27. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A poem by Robert Burns
Her Christmas money
Joining a monastery
A mental hospital


28. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pencey Prep
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


29. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Allie Caulfield
Leukemia
A prostitute


30. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Holden's dream job
Ossenburger
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob


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

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32. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater


33. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Benedict Arnold
His razor
A mental hospital
Allie Caulfield


34. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Benedict Arnold
Holding hands with Jane
Vulgarity scrawled on walls


35. In what month does the novel take place?
Grand
To a matinee and a skating rink
December
Vulgarity scrawled on walls


36. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Jane Gallagher


37. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A red hunting hat
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He has prematurely graying hair.


38. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
See the Lunts


39. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
He has prematurely graying hair.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Ward Stradlater


40. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
'Secret slob'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
See the Lunts
A mental hospital


41. What is D.B.'s profession?
A cab driver
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hollywood screenwriter


42. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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43. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Vicks Nose Drops
Vicks Nose Drops
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Ossenburger


44. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Vicks Nose Drops
Grand
Benedict Arnold
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


45. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
His baseball glove
Ward Stradlater
Leukemia
To a matinee and a skating rink


46. 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
Her Christmas money
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He lost the fencing team's equipment


47. Where does the title of the novel come from
December
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A poem by Robert Burns


48. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holden's dream job
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield


49. In what month does the novel take place?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Two nuns
Play checkers
December


50. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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