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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Jane Gallagher
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vicks Nose Drops
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Ward Stradlater
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital

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

4. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pacifist
Jane Gallagher
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

5. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Doesn't like anything
Sunny
Holding hands with Jane
The ducks

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

7. In what month does the novel take place?
Two nuns
Joining a monastery
His razor
December

8. How did Allie die?
Allie Caulfield
A cab driver
Leukemia
Two nuns

9. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A poem by Robert Burns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

10. How did Allie die?
He has prematurely graying hair.
A cab driver
Leukemia
Holding hands with Jane

11. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
'Secret slob'
Play checkers
To a matinee and a skating rink
Likes Romeo and Juliet

12. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Holding hands with Jane
Gary Cooper
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

13. In what month does the novel take place?
December
A prostitute
See the Lunts
He has prematurely graying hair.

14. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Doesn't like anything
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

16. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A cab driver
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Ward Stradlater

17. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A poem by Robert Burns

18. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Holden's dream job
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield
A mental hospital

19. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Joining a monastery
See the Lunts
Pencey Prep

20. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Gary Cooper
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Jane Gallagher

21. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
Leukemia
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A cab driver

22. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Hollywood screenwriter
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

23. What is D.B.'s profession?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Sunny
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter

24. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pacifist
Two nuns
His razor
Gary Cooper

25. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts
Joining a monastery
Allie Caulfield

26. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep
Two nuns
Ward Stradlater

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

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

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

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

31. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holden's dream job
He lost the fencing team's equipment
His baseball glove

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

33. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
Two nuns
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Jane Gallagher

34. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
Pacifist
December

35. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Holding hands with Jane
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver
'Secret slob'

36. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

37. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Doesn't like anything
Grand
He has prematurely graying hair.

38. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

39. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops

40. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops
The ducks

41. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Benedict Arnold
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A red hunting hat

42. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
A cab driver
Her Christmas money
A poem by Robert Burns

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

44. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The 39 Steps
Doesn't like anything
The Secret Goldfish

45. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A cab driver
His baseball glove
Pacifist
Ward Stradlater

46. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Grand
A red hunting hat
The ducks
A cab driver

47. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Jane Gallagher
Holden's dream job
A red hunting hat

48. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A poem by Robert Burns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Leukemia

49. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital
Pacifist
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

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