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