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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

2. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield

3. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield
Gary Cooper

4. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
'Secret slob'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Jane Gallagher

5. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A prostitute
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
See the Lunts
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

7. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A poem by Robert Burns
Holding hands with Jane
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

8. How did Allie die?
The Secret Goldfish
A poem by Robert Burns
Leukemia
Holden's dream job

9. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Joining a monastery
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat
The 39 Steps

10. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Grand
Sunny
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

11. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Grand
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money

12. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
'Secret slob'

13. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
'Secret slob'
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold

14. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He has prematurely graying hair.
To a matinee and a skating rink
The ducks

15. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield
Benedict Arnold
Holden's dream job

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

17. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A mental hospital
Play checkers

18. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ossenburger
Sunny
Ward Stradlater
A cab driver

19. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pencey Prep
The 39 Steps
Benedict Arnold

20. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Leukemia
Play checkers
A red hunting hat
Hollywood screenwriter

21. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A prostitute
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Doesn't like anything
Likes Romeo and Juliet

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

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

24. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Grand
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He has prematurely graying hair.

25. What is D.B.'s profession?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pencey Prep
Leukemia
Hollywood screenwriter

26. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
See the Lunts
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

28. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
A cab driver
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

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

30. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Her Christmas money
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

31. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Doesn't like anything
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
To a matinee and a skating rink

32. Where does the title of the novel come from
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns
Jane Gallagher
Pacifist

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

34. Where does the title of the novel come from
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns

35. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Two nuns
Ossenburger
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

37. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
See the Lunts
Likes Romeo and Juliet

38. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He has prematurely graying hair.
Benedict Arnold
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

39. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Two nuns
Doesn't like anything
Ward Stradlater

40. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Vicks Nose Drops
Ossenburger

41. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A cab driver
Hollywood screenwriter
Jane Gallagher
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

42. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Benedict Arnold
Joining a monastery
A red hunting hat

43. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

44. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Vicks Nose Drops
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Jane Gallagher
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

45. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
The ducks
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Jane Gallagher

46. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Hollywood screenwriter
A mental hospital
The ducks
See the Lunts

47. How did Allie die?
The 39 Steps
Jane Gallagher
Gary Cooper
Leukemia

48. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

49. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
His baseball glove
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

50. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
See the Lunts
The 39 Steps
He has prematurely graying hair.