Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vicks Nose Drops


2. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Play checkers
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
Pencey Prep


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

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

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5. How did Allie die?
Joining a monastery
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Her Christmas money
Leukemia


6. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A poem by Robert Burns
Vicks Nose Drops
Hollywood screenwriter


7. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane


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

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9. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
A red hunting hat
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink


10. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Benedict Arnold
Two nuns
He has prematurely graying hair.
Jane Gallagher


11. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Ossenburger
Doesn't like anything
Holden's dream job


12. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The 39 Steps
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


13. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Joining a monastery


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

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15. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
A poem by Robert Burns
Leukemia
Ward Stradlater
Play checkers


16. What is D.B.'s profession?
The 39 Steps
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
Hollywood screenwriter


17. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps
His razor


18. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Pencey Prep
A poem by Robert Burns
The Secret Goldfish
Allie Caulfield


19. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Two nuns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Grand
Benedict Arnold


20. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Vicks Nose Drops
Holden's dream job
Doesn't like anything
A cab driver


21. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
December
Vicks Nose Drops
Benedict Arnold


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

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23. Where does the title of the novel come from
To a matinee and a skating rink
A poem by Robert Burns
Jane Gallagher
Hollywood screenwriter


24. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A prostitute
A mental hospital
To a matinee and a skating rink
The ducks


25. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Doesn't like anything
Grand
A prostitute
Pacifist


26. In what month does the novel take place?
His baseball glove
Pacifist
Doesn't like anything
December


27. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops


28. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
Gary Cooper
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane


29. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
The 39 Steps
Play checkers
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pencey Prep


30. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The 39 Steps
His razor


31. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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32. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
The Secret Goldfish
To a matinee and a skating rink
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vicks Nose Drops


33. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vicks Nose Drops
December
His baseball glove
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


34. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops
A red hunting hat
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'


35. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A poem by Robert Burns
Grand
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His baseball glove


36. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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37. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor
Vulgarity scrawled on walls


38. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Benedict Arnold


39. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Ward Stradlater
A prostitute
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A mental hospital


40. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
A prostitute
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


41. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pacifist
Holding hands with Jane
Play checkers


42. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Two nuns
Benedict Arnold
Holden's dream job
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


43. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher
He lost the fencing team's equipment


44. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
December


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

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46. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
A mental hospital
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher


47. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Leukemia
Joining a monastery
Hollywood screenwriter
The Secret Goldfish


48. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Ossenburger
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


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

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

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