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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






2. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






3. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






4. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.






5. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






6. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?






7. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






8. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






9. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






10. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






11. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was






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


13. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






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


15. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






16. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






17. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was






18. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






19. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






20. What school did Holden get expelled from?






21. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?






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


23. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






24. Where does the title of the novel come from






25. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






26. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






27. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






28. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






29. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






30. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?






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


32. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






33. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?






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


35. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?






36. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?






37. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?






38. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






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


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


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


42. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






43. How did Allie die?






44. What school did Holden get expelled from?






45. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is






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


47. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?






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


49. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






50. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is