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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Grand
A mental hospital

2. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A mental hospital
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Grand
Ward Stradlater

3. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
The ducks
His razor
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Pacifist

4. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
A cab driver
Holden's dream job
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

5. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
The Secret Goldfish
Allie Caulfield
December

6. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
See the Lunts
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
His razor

7. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Sunny
His razor
A prostitute
Joining a monastery

8. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Grand
Holden's dream job
To a matinee and a skating rink
He has prematurely graying hair.

9. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Grand
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holden's dream job
A mental hospital

10. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
The ducks
Gary Cooper
Allie Caulfield
December

11. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep
A red hunting hat

12. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The 39 Steps

13. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

14. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

15. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
His razor
The 39 Steps
See the Lunts
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

16. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
See the Lunts
Leukemia
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

17. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
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His baseball glove
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Gary Cooper

18. In what month does the novel take place?
A cab driver
Two nuns
December
The ducks

19. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Allie Caulfield
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

21. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Doesn't like anything
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
To a matinee and a skating rink
Sunny

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

23. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
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Sunny
The Secret Goldfish

24. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

25. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
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Pacifist
Two nuns

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

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

28. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
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Benedict Arnold

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

30. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Hollywood screenwriter
The ducks
Doesn't like anything
Pacifist

31. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Gary Cooper
Joining a monastery
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

32. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

33. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
December
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
See the Lunts
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

34. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Sunny
Hollywood screenwriter
To a matinee and a skating rink
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

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

37. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pencey Prep
Two nuns
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38. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
The Secret Goldfish

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

40. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Play checkers
Leukemia

41. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pencey Prep
A cab driver
To a matinee and a skating rink
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

42. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A cab driver
The 39 Steps

43. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
The Secret Goldfish
His baseball glove
Holden's dream job
'Secret slob'

44. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A red hunting hat
Allie Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

45. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

46. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
A poem by Robert Burns

47. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Sunny
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Grand
Vicks Nose Drops

48. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A mental hospital
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

50. In what month does the novel take place?
To a matinee and a skating rink
December
Joining a monastery
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'