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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
The ducks
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Grand
Likes Romeo and Juliet

3. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Benedict Arnold
The ducks

4. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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

6. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Play checkers
The Secret Goldfish
The ducks

7. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
The 39 Steps
Doesn't like anything
Her Christmas money
His razor

8. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
He lost the fencing team's equipment
'Secret slob'
Benedict Arnold

9. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The 39 Steps
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

10. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
A mental hospital
Grand

11. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Allie Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Allie Caulfield
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

12. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Doesn't like anything
See the Lunts
Holden's dream job
Ossenburger

13. What is D.B.'s profession?
A red hunting hat
Hollywood screenwriter
Leukemia
A cab driver

14. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Pencey Prep
His razor
Gary Cooper

15. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
The Secret Goldfish
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove

16. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Pencey Prep
Ossenburger
Grand
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

17. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A mental hospital
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts

18. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Holden's dream job
Pencey Prep
Sunny
Joining a monastery

19. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
Two nuns

20. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Play checkers
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Allie Caulfield
A cab driver

21. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Leukemia
Benedict Arnold
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

22. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Doesn't like anything
Doesn't like anything
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

23. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
A cab driver
The 39 Steps
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

24. Where does the title of the novel come from
His razor
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
A poem by Robert Burns

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

26. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Sunny
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Benedict Arnold
Gary Cooper

27. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Doesn't like anything
A red hunting hat
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist

28. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Grand

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

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

31. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
Two nuns
He lost the fencing team's equipment

32. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
His razor
Benedict Arnold
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Jane Gallagher

33. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Holding hands with Jane
Pacifist
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Leukemia

34. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Grand
His razor
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

35. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
The 39 Steps
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops

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

37. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Grand
Pacifist

38. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Ward Stradlater
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

39. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Holding hands with Jane
Joining a monastery
A prostitute

40. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Holden's dream job
His razor
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

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

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

43. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The ducks
See the Lunts
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

44. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Ward Stradlater
Pencey Prep
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Jane Gallagher

45. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Jane Gallagher
A red hunting hat

46. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Doesn't like anything

47. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A red hunting hat
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

48. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
His baseball glove
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

49. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Pacifist
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
His razor

50. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Jane Gallagher
Joining a monastery
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Gary Cooper