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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
The ducks
Holding hands with Jane
Holden's dream job
Grand

3. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Grand

4. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
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To a matinee and a skating rink
Her Christmas money
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

5. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield
'Secret slob'
Sunny

6. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Pacifist
Jane Gallagher
His razor

7. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Allie Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts

8. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Holding hands with Jane
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A cab driver
Pacifist

9. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Two nuns
Play checkers
Benedict Arnold

10. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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

12. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Holden's dream job
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A cab driver
Jane Gallagher

13. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

14. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
'Secret slob'
Holding hands with Jane
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15. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The ducks
Ossenburger
A cab driver

16. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Her Christmas money
Two nuns
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hollywood screenwriter

17. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
He lost the fencing team's equipment
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hollywood screenwriter

18. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Gary Cooper

19. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
His razor
He lost the fencing team's equipment
To a matinee and a skating rink

20. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A poem by Robert Burns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Benedict Arnold
A cab driver

21. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield
Her Christmas money
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

22. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A prostitute
Play checkers
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

23. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Holding hands with Jane
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

24. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery
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25. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
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Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The Secret Goldfish

26. Where does the title of the novel come from
Leukemia
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns

27. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Pencey Prep
A cab driver
Ward Stradlater
Allie Caulfield

28. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
Pencey Prep
Sunny
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

29. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Play checkers
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His baseball glove
Benedict Arnold

30. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job
A cab driver
A prostitute

31. 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
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
December
Hollywood screenwriter

32. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
See the Lunts

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

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

35. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

36. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He has prematurely graying hair.
His baseball glove
See the Lunts

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

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

39. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His baseball glove
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His razor
His baseball glove

40. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A red hunting hat
His baseball glove
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Likes Romeo and Juliet

41. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He has prematurely graying hair.
See the Lunts
Ossenburger

42. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
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Sunny
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
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43. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
His razor
Jane Gallagher
Allie Caulfield
A cab driver

44. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Her Christmas money
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His razor
Holding hands with Jane

45. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Sunny
See the Lunts
His razor

46. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
A red hunting hat
Two nuns
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
To a matinee and a skating rink

47. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
A cab driver
Gary Cooper
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

48. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Gary Cooper
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
His razor
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

49. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Play checkers
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Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'

50. In what month does the novel take place?
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Her Christmas money
Grand
December