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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Joining a monastery
Pacifist
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

3. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
Leukemia
Likes Romeo and Juliet
December

4. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
See the Lunts
Joining a monastery
Holding hands with Jane
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

5. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Likes Romeo and Juliet

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

7. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane

8. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Holding hands with Jane
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher
December

9. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A cab driver
A mental hospital
Pacifist

10. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Hollywood screenwriter
A red hunting hat
Holden's dream job
Vicks Nose Drops

11. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A red hunting hat
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Holding hands with Jane

12. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A cab driver
He has prematurely graying hair.
Sunny
A prostitute

13. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The Secret Goldfish
Joining a monastery
See the Lunts

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

15. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Hollywood screenwriter
Leukemia
His razor
Pencey Prep

16. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Two nuns

17. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns
A red hunting hat

18. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Sunny
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet

19. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He has prematurely graying hair.
A cab driver

20. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Ward Stradlater
To a matinee and a skating rink
The Secret Goldfish
A red hunting hat

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

22. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Her Christmas money
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Vicks Nose Drops

23. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A red hunting hat
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher
Hollywood screenwriter

24. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Doesn't like anything
Two nuns
A cab driver
See the Lunts

25. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
The 39 Steps
Vicks Nose Drops
Holden's dream job
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

26. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pencey Prep
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Jane Gallagher

27. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
The ducks
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Benedict Arnold
Jane Gallagher

28. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The 39 Steps
Gary Cooper
Pacifist

29. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
A poem by Robert Burns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

30. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A red hunting hat
Her Christmas money

31. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Ward Stradlater
Two nuns
A cab driver

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

33. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
The ducks
Benedict Arnold
Gary Cooper
'Secret slob'

34. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Holding hands with Jane
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A poem by Robert Burns
His razor

35. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Sunny
A poem by Robert Burns
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

36. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Her Christmas money
Two nuns
To a matinee and a skating rink
He lost the fencing team's equipment

37. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A red hunting hat
Benedict Arnold
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

38. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
December
Holding hands with Jane
A cab driver

39. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Pacifist
The 39 Steps

40. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

41. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Likes Romeo and Juliet
To a matinee and a skating rink

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

43. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
To a matinee and a skating rink
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield

44. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Play checkers
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops

45. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

47. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Pencey Prep
Holden's dream job
His baseball glove
Grand

48. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

49. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His baseball glove

50. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Joining a monastery
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Her Christmas money