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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Joining a monastery
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Two nuns

2. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He has prematurely graying hair.
December
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Sunny

3. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Leukemia
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ward Stradlater

4. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
The 39 Steps
Hollywood screenwriter
The Secret Goldfish

5. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Holding hands with Jane
Vicks Nose Drops
Ossenburger

6. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Jane Gallagher
His razor
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

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

8. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

9. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Sunny
Vicks Nose Drops
A mental hospital
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

10. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Sunny
Pencey Prep
Sunny

11. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Holden's dream job
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

12. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Benedict Arnold
Joining a monastery
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

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

14. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts
Leukemia
Pencey Prep

15. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A prostitute
His baseball glove
Jane Gallagher
A cab driver

16. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Hollywood screenwriter
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops

17. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Her Christmas money
To a matinee and a skating rink

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

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

20. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A prostitute
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger
December

21. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
His baseball glove
The ducks
A cab driver
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

22. How did Allie die?
December
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Leukemia

23. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Allie Caulfield
December
His baseball glove
Holding hands with Jane

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

25. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher

26. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pacifist
A mental hospital
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

28. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
See the Lunts

29. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A cab driver
Joining a monastery

30. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
December
Benedict Arnold
Two nuns

31. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
Pencey Prep
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Allie Caulfield

32. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Leukemia
Benedict Arnold
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vicks Nose Drops

33. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A cab driver
Play checkers
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops

34. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Her Christmas money
Holding hands with Jane
Pacifist

35. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
The Secret Goldfish
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Play checkers
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

36. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Holding hands with Jane
A prostitute
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

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

38. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

39. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Gary Cooper
A red hunting hat
A poem by Robert Burns

40. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Joining a monastery
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The Secret Goldfish
He lost the fencing team's equipment

41. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
To a matinee and a skating rink
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers

42. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
The ducks
A prostitute
A mental hospital
He has prematurely graying hair.

43. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
A poem by Robert Burns
To a matinee and a skating rink

44. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
His razor
December
Two nuns

45. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Two nuns
Joining a monastery
Gary Cooper
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

46. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Vicks Nose Drops
Pencey Prep
Leukemia
A prostitute

47. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
December
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher

48. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
See the Lunts
A prostitute
Vicks Nose Drops
Ossenburger

49. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A red hunting hat
Allie Caulfield
The 39 Steps

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