Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A cab driver
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A cab driver
Grand


2. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Gary Cooper
Ward Stradlater
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter


3. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
See the Lunts
He has prematurely graying hair.
Joining a monastery
The 39 Steps


4. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Joining a monastery
Ward Stradlater
Grand


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

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6. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Ossenburger
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
His razor
A prostitute


7. In what month does the novel take place?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The 39 Steps
December
The ducks


8. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pacifist
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Vicks Nose Drops


9. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Holden's dream job
Ossenburger
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He has prematurely graying hair.


10. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Joining a monastery


11. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hollywood screenwriter
Gary Cooper
His baseball glove


12. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Allie Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ossenburger


13. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Sunny
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Allie Caulfield
The ducks


14. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Ward Stradlater
December
Pacifist
Two nuns


15. What is D.B.'s profession?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hollywood screenwriter


16. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money


17. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Pacifist
Her Christmas money
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob


18. In what month does the novel take place?
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Ossenburger
A prostitute


19. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A poem by Robert Burns
Likes Romeo and Juliet


20. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
December
Allie Caulfield
December
The ducks


21. What is D.B.'s profession?
December
Play checkers
Hollywood screenwriter
December


22. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Ossenburger
A mental hospital
A cab driver
The 39 Steps


23. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Ward Stradlater
Ossenburger
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
His razor


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

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25. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
The Secret Goldfish
The ducks
Joining a monastery
Pacifist


26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job
A cab driver
A mental hospital


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

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28. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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29. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Play checkers
A mental hospital
His baseball glove
Likes Romeo and Juliet


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

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

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32. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
His baseball glove
A red hunting hat
Jane Gallagher
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


33. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


34. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The ducks


35. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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36. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The ducks
To a matinee and a skating rink
Play checkers


37. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
December
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield


38. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Gary Cooper
A red hunting hat
Holding hands with Jane


39. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A red hunting hat
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pencey Prep
Hollywood screenwriter


40. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
'Secret slob'
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield


41. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Sunny
A prostitute
See the Lunts


42. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The 39 Steps
Her Christmas money
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.


43. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
A mental hospital
The Secret Goldfish
Pacifist


44. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Holden's dream job
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The Secret Goldfish


45. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
'Secret slob'
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


46. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Gary Cooper
Two nuns
He has prematurely graying hair.


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

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48. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
See the Lunts
Pacifist
A poem by Robert Burns


49. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Doesn't like anything
Play checkers
December
Hollywood screenwriter


50. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pencey Prep
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls