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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...


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






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






4. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






5. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


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






7. How did Allie die?






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






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


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


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


12. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






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






14. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






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


16. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






17. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






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






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






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


21. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






22. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






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






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






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






26. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






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






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


29. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






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






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






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






33. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






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


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


36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






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


38. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


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


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






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






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






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






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






45. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is






46. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






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






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


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


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