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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. How did Allie die?
Her Christmas money
Leukemia
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
2. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Her Christmas money
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A cab driver
3. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
4. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Leukemia
Ossenburger
5. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
6. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
7. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
A cab driver
A mental hospital
Hollywood screenwriter
Pacifist
8. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Sunny
December
A red hunting hat
Holding hands with Jane
9. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Allie Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Benedict Arnold
10. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
11. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
A red hunting hat
Gary Cooper
Doesn't like anything
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
12. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
The 39 Steps
The ducks
December
Her Christmas money
13. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Her Christmas money
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
14. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pacifist
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A mental hospital
15. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
16. In what month does the novel take place?
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
December
He lost the fencing team's equipment
17. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Hollywood screenwriter
A prostitute
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist
18. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Hollywood screenwriter
He has prematurely graying hair.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
19. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A red hunting hat
Allie Caulfield
The 39 Steps
20. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Holding hands with Jane
21. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane
Jane Gallagher
22. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pacifist
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns
Ossenburger
23. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
The ducks
His baseball glove
A prostitute
24. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...
25. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
See the Lunts
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
26. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Pacifist
Leukemia
A mental hospital
Grand
27. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
28. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops
Vicks Nose Drops
29. Where does the title of the novel come from
Grand
A poem by Robert Burns
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
30. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Vicks Nose Drops
31. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
32. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
His baseball glove
His razor
Joining a monastery
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
33. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Gary Cooper
Two nuns
Pencey Prep
34. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Pencey Prep
Play checkers
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pacifist
35. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
'Secret slob'
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
See the Lunts
36. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
37. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
38. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
A red hunting hat
'Secret slob'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
39. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Sunny
Benedict Arnold
His razor
40. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Jane Gallagher
Two nuns
Doesn't like anything
Play checkers
41. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
The Secret Goldfish
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Her Christmas money
42. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A poem by Robert Burns
The ducks
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
43. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
See the Lunts
The 39 Steps
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
44. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
See the Lunts
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Ossenburger
45. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Likes Romeo and Juliet
46. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Doesn't like anything
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops
47. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Benedict Arnold
A prostitute
His baseball glove
The 39 Steps
48. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The 39 Steps
Play checkers
His razor
49. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
Jane Gallagher
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
50. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Holden's dream job
The 39 Steps
Grand
Likes Romeo and Juliet