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