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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Pacifist
His baseball glove
See the Lunts
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

2. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Joining a monastery
Gary Cooper

3. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
'Secret slob'

4. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Two nuns
Allie Caulfield

5. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
A mental hospital
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

6. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Jane Gallagher
Holding hands with Jane
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

7. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
Ossenburger
December

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

9. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Allie Caulfield
Doesn't like anything
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

10. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

11. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

12. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
See the Lunts
Ward Stradlater
'Secret slob'

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

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

15. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Ossenburger
Joining a monastery
Allie Caulfield

16. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Holding hands with Jane
Benedict Arnold
Joining a monastery

17. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Jane Gallagher
Grand
See the Lunts

18. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Two nuns
A red hunting hat
Pacifist
Grand

19. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Holden's dream job
His baseball glove
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Allie Caulfield

20. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
The ducks

21. In what month does the novel take place?
He has prematurely graying hair.
December
A prostitute
Gary Cooper

22. Where does the title of the novel come from
His razor
A poem by Robert Burns
To a matinee and a skating rink
A mental hospital

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

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

25. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
Doesn't like anything
His baseball glove

26. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
Benedict Arnold

27. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holding hands with Jane
Grand
His razor

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

29. What school did Holden get expelled from?
'Secret slob'
Hollywood screenwriter
Pencey Prep
See the Lunts

30. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hollywood screenwriter
To a matinee and a skating rink

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

32. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Gary Cooper
A cab driver
Ward Stradlater
Gary Cooper

33. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish

34. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
The 39 Steps
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Ward Stradlater
Jane Gallagher

35. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
A cab driver
Two nuns
Her Christmas money

36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
His razor

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

38. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A red hunting hat
Sunny
Vicks Nose Drops

39. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Hollywood screenwriter
He has prematurely graying hair.
Leukemia

40. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Allie Caulfield
Grand
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

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

42. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

43. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A mental hospital
'Secret slob'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holding hands with Jane

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

45. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Allie Caulfield
A prostitute
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

46. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Leukemia
The 39 Steps
A mental hospital

47. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops

48. How did Allie die?
A cab driver
Holding hands with Jane
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Leukemia

49. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

50. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Gary Cooper
A red hunting hat
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield