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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Jane Gallagher
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Grand

2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute

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

4. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Pencey Prep
The ducks
Jane Gallagher
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

5. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
Pacifist
Sunny

6. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He has prematurely graying hair.

7. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Benedict Arnold
The ducks
Pencey Prep

8. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Ossenburger
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Likes Romeo and Juliet

9. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He has prematurely graying hair.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Hollywood screenwriter

10. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
His baseball glove
See the Lunts
Sunny
The 39 Steps

11. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Leukemia
Sunny
Ossenburger
The 39 Steps

12. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Sunny

13. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
A mental hospital
He has prematurely graying hair.
Likes Romeo and Juliet

14. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He has prematurely graying hair.
Jane Gallagher

15. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Doesn't like anything
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
December

16. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Two nuns
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
The ducks

17. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
His baseball glove
'Secret slob'

18. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Holding hands with Jane
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Allie Caulfield
Ossenburger

19. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

20. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
'Secret slob'
Leukemia
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His baseball glove

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

22. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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

24. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A red hunting hat
The 39 Steps

25. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Hollywood screenwriter
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

26. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holden's dream job
Ward Stradlater
To a matinee and a skating rink
Holding hands with Jane

27. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
A prostitute
Leukemia
The 39 Steps
Ossenburger

28. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Likes Romeo and Juliet
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Her Christmas money
Sunny

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

30. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
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Benedict Arnold
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger

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

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

33. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Ossenburger
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Joining a monastery
Holden's dream job

34. Where does the title of the novel come from
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A poem by Robert Burns
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

35. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Holding hands with Jane
'Secret slob'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops

36. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
December
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns
Benedict Arnold

37. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Joining a monastery
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holding hands with Jane
Holden's dream job

38. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
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Ward Stradlater
Jane Gallagher
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

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

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

41. What is D.B.'s profession?
Pencey Prep
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hollywood screenwriter

42. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ossenburger
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

43. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Ossenburger
A mental hospital
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
His razor

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

45. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Pencey Prep
His baseball glove

46. How did Allie die?
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Doesn't like anything
A poem by Robert Burns
Leukemia

47. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'Secret slob'
Benedict Arnold

48. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A mental hospital
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Ossenburger

49. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Benedict Arnold
Doesn't like anything

50. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Ward Stradlater
Benedict Arnold
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