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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Two nuns

2. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
'Secret slob'
To a matinee and a skating rink
A red hunting hat
Ossenburger

3. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pacifist
Two nuns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

4. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The ducks
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops

5. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Doesn't like anything
Her Christmas money

6. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?

7. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Two nuns

8. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
His baseball glove
Holding hands with Jane
Vicks Nose Drops

9. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops
Benedict Arnold
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

10. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
A cab driver
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper

11. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Her Christmas money
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

12. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops

13. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
Sunny
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

14. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Ward Stradlater
Leukemia
Allie Caulfield
Joining a monastery

15. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The 39 Steps
The ducks
Leukemia

16. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pacifist
See the Lunts
His razor

17. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Jane Gallagher
Leukemia

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

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

20. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.

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

22. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

23. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps
Play checkers
A prostitute

24. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Two nuns
His baseball glove
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The 39 Steps

25. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Two nuns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Benedict Arnold
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

26. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Ossenburger
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The ducks

27. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Hollywood screenwriter
Ossenburger
He lost the fencing team's equipment

28. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Allie Caulfield
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

29. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Doesn't like anything
Two nuns
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor

30. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Pencey Prep
A prostitute
Pacifist
Allie Caulfield

31. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver
Allie Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

32. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

33. Where does the title of the novel come from
Gary Cooper
A poem by Robert Burns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Hollywood screenwriter

34. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pencey Prep
See the Lunts
A cab driver
Two nuns

35. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
A prostitute
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Allie Caulfield
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

37. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
See the Lunts

38. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

39. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
See the Lunts
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Play checkers
Sunny

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

41. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
Ossenburger
Holden's dream job
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

42. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish
Benedict Arnold
Play checkers

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

44. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Holden's dream job
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

45. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
To a matinee and a skating rink
Play checkers
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

46. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
A cab driver
Sunny
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money

47. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Pencey Prep
Pacifist
A mental hospital
Doesn't like anything

48. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Grand
The 39 Steps

49. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Joining a monastery
He has prematurely graying hair.
Benedict Arnold

50. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Ward Stradlater
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.