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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Ward Stradlater

2. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Sunny
A cab driver
Allie Caulfield

3. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

4. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The 39 Steps
Grand
A prostitute

5. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
To a matinee and a skating rink
A cab driver
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

6. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Two nuns
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep
Grand

7. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
A cab driver
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Sunny
Hollywood screenwriter

8. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Doesn't like anything
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Holding hands with Jane
Benedict Arnold

9. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
December
A prostitute
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job

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

11. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
A mental hospital
A red hunting hat
Two nuns

12. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
His razor
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Benedict Arnold
Ossenburger

13. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Benedict Arnold
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pacifist
A mental hospital

14. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A red hunting hat
See the Lunts
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A red hunting hat

15. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A prostitute
Pacifist

16. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
His baseball glove
Holding hands with Jane
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink

17. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Jane Gallagher
Two nuns

18. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery
His razor
Gary Cooper

19. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
A mental hospital
Allie Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The Secret Goldfish

20. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Doesn't like anything
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Likes Romeo and Juliet

21. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Doesn't like anything
A mental hospital
Ossenburger
Doesn't like anything

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

23. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Her Christmas money
Ward Stradlater
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

24. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The ducks
The 39 Steps
Her Christmas money

25. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Doesn't like anything
Leukemia

26. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops

27. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Her Christmas money
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver

28. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
December
'Secret slob'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Vicks Nose Drops

29. What is D.B.'s profession?
The ducks
Hollywood screenwriter
A prostitute
Joining a monastery

30. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
His razor
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Sunny
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

31. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Her Christmas money
Allie Caulfield
Gary Cooper
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

32. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
See the Lunts
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops
Holden's dream job

33. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Vicks Nose Drops
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Hollywood screenwriter

34. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Gary Cooper
Her Christmas money
Benedict Arnold

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

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

37. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A mental hospital
Ossenburger
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.

38. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Hollywood screenwriter
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

39. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
A prostitute
A poem by Robert Burns
Play checkers
A cab driver

40. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Leukemia
Her Christmas money
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

41. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops
Ward Stradlater
Likes Romeo and Juliet

42. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Leukemia

43. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
December
He has prematurely graying hair.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holding hands with Jane

44. In what month does the novel take place?
The ducks
December
The 39 Steps
A red hunting hat

45. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Leukemia
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He has prematurely graying hair.

46. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Joining a monastery
The 39 Steps
A cab driver
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

47. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater

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

49. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Ossenburger
Holding hands with Jane

50. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden