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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
The 39 Steps
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish

2. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
A poem by Robert Burns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The ducks

3. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
He has prematurely graying hair.
A red hunting hat
Play checkers

4. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane
Vicks Nose Drops
Allie Caulfield

5. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
Joining a monastery
The Secret Goldfish

6. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Sunny
A mental hospital

7. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
A red hunting hat
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
Allie Caulfield

8. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
His baseball glove
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

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

10. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
Pacifist

11. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Jane Gallagher
Holden's dream job
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

12. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

13. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
His razor
Her Christmas money
Allie Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

15. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Doesn't like anything
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital

16. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
A cab driver
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

17. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
A cab driver
He has prematurely graying hair.

18. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Ward Stradlater
Her Christmas money
Holden's dream job

19. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Leukemia
A mental hospital
A poem by Robert Burns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

20. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

22. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Allie Caulfield
Sunny
Benedict Arnold
See the Lunts

23. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hollywood screenwriter
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

24. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Vicks Nose Drops

25. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A red hunting hat
Joining a monastery
Sunny

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

27. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
A prostitute
A prostitute
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Sunny

28. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Pacifist
Holding hands with Jane
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Ward Stradlater

29. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Ossenburger
To a matinee and a skating rink
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Grand

30. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor
A red hunting hat

31. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Two nuns
To a matinee and a skating rink

32. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Gary Cooper
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

33. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The 39 Steps
A red hunting hat
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

35. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
To a matinee and a skating rink
His baseball glove

36. In what month does the novel take place?
The 39 Steps
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The ducks
December

37. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
Pencey Prep

38. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

39. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Doesn't like anything
Her Christmas money
A cab driver
Pacifist

40. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Gary Cooper
The 39 Steps
A mental hospital

41. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His baseball glove
A prostitute
Her Christmas money

42. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
He has prematurely graying hair.
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops
His razor

43. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Play checkers
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

44. Where does the title of the novel come from
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
His razor
A red hunting hat

45. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Holden's dream job
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

46. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A cab driver
His baseball glove
The ducks
A red hunting hat

47. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Allie Caulfield

48. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
See the Lunts
Two nuns
A prostitute

49. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A poem by Robert Burns
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

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