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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
The 39 Steps
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish
2. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...
3. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money
4. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The 39 Steps
Joining a monastery
The Secret Goldfish
December
5. In what month does the novel take place?
Benedict Arnold
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
December
6. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Play checkers
Grand
His baseball glove
7. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
A cab driver
A poem by Robert Burns
Play checkers
Her Christmas money
8. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
9. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
10. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The ducks
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
11. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A prostitute
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep
12. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher
The Secret Goldfish
Gary Cooper
13. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Ward Stradlater
The Secret Goldfish
14. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Ossenburger
Vicks Nose Drops
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
15. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
December
Leukemia
16. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
See the Lunts
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Two nuns
17. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
December
Ward Stradlater
Hollywood screenwriter
Her Christmas money
18. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Ward Stradlater
Grand
Play checkers
19. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
20. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
A cab driver
Doesn't like anything
December
21. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
22. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Pencey Prep
Holding hands with Jane
Her Christmas money
His baseball glove
23. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Ossenburger
24. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
His baseball glove
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
See the Lunts
Benedict Arnold
25. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Jane Gallagher
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
26. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Holden's dream job
December
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.
27. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
28. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
29. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
December
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ossenburger
30. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The 39 Steps
His baseball glove
The ducks
31. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The Secret Goldfish
December
32. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
His baseball glove
The Secret Goldfish
To a matinee and a skating rink
33. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
His baseball glove
The Secret Goldfish
34. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A cab driver
To a matinee and a skating rink
Benedict Arnold
35. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Leukemia
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
36. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Two nuns
Pacifist
Leukemia
The 39 Steps
37. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
His baseball glove
Allie Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops
A red hunting hat
38. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Joining a monastery
39. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He has prematurely graying hair.
Sunny
40. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
41. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
42. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Holding hands with Jane
A mental hospital
Her Christmas money
43. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Pacifist
His baseball glove
Leukemia
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
44. Where does the title of the novel come from
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A poem by Robert Burns
Vicks Nose Drops
45. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
46. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny
Jane Gallagher
47. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Ossenburger
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
To a matinee and a skating rink
A cab driver
48. How did Allie die?
'Secret slob'
Leukemia
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pacifist
49. In what month does the novel take place?
December
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A cab driver
50. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Grand
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Ossenburger